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The Ministry of Education, together with SaskTel, recently announced the completion of upgraded CommunityNet Internet speeds for approximately 500 schools across the province.

To say WolfCop is becoming a cult classic even before hitting the theatres might be gross understatement.

A Court of Queen's Bench judge in Yorkton has deferred her verdict in the murder trial of Richard Lesann. Lesann is accused of murdering Tammy Kulaway on March 12, 2011.

The Western Financial YRHS Female Student of the month for January 2014 is Rachael Machnee. Rachael is an academic Grade 12 student who takes initiative and approaches most activities with a positive outlook and determination.

Three current Terriers have bloodlines connecting them to the team's past, their fathers having laced up the skates for the organization.

An extremely popular service at Yorkton Public Library will continue thanks to a grant from Sask Lotteries. Last November, the library obtained a grant from a program called Sask YI.

The Yorkton Film Festival kicks off its 67th edition tomorrow with one of the strongest lineups of movies in its history.

The Yorkton Terriers were facing elimination from Wednesday on, but a win in semi-final action Saturday has the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League champs in the Royal Bank Cup final.

The chief of the Key First Nation will have to step down from his post having pled guilty May 15 to an indictable offence at Court of Queen's Bench in Regina.

The government announced the launch of a new tool designed to track information related to cemeteries. The Saskatchewan Genealogical Society (SGS) designed the Cemetery Database with support from the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA).