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Are Canadians still winning the birth lottery? According to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a research company related to The Economist magazine, the answer is yes, and no.

A Yorkton man will not face a cocaine trafficking charge following a judge's ruling last week in Yorkton court. Brady Baumgartner had been charged with trafficking for his role in facilitating an alleged drug transaction on November 23, 2012.

Sunrise Health Region Volunteer Resources is hosting a Volunteer Recruitment Fair at Yorkton Regional Health Centre on Thursday, January 24 and Friday, January 25.

Amie Zamonsky is the new president of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce. Zamonsky, in her fifth year on the Board was sworn in as president last week.

A respiratory influenza circulating in the community has infected several staff and patients in the medicine and inpatient surgery wings of the Yorkton Regional Health Centre.

Anyone know who owns the trademark on the word 'hoser'? In 2008, Jason Farrell, owner of Farrell Agencies, was digging around at the Salvation Army store and came across a hat with a maple leaf and 'hoser' emblazoned on it.

"In the quiet stillness of a beautiful spring Sunday afternoon on the Canadian prairie, members of the Clergy, Christian Brothers, Reverend Sisters, students and former students of St. Joseph's College, Mayor Chas. A.

The Yorkton Prostate Group will hold its next meeting Jan. 17. Guest speaker will be Murray Straker. Anyone wanting to know more about their struggles with diabetes and/or prostate cancer would benefit from this meeting. For more info call 782-5748.

People wanting to make a financial contribution towards helping preserve the old brick mill in Yorkton can now receive a tax receipt through the City following a decision made by Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday.

After more than a month of protests, hunger strikes and a meeting between some aboriginal leaders and the prime minister, there is still a lot of confusion surrounding Idle No More, the grassroots movement started in Saskatchewan to oppose Bill C-45,