Yorkton This Week

Hearing a heated squabble between her two young granddaughters, aged three and five, my friend removed the object of their dispute – her coveted cell phone.

Yorkton City Councillor Randy Goulden recently spent a week in Ukraine talking to municipal officials in that country on behalf of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).

Had we been alive 100 years ago today, we would have cheering for the Canadian boys to mark the success of the battle of Vimy Ridge.

There’s nothing quite like carrots fresh out of the ground. Too bad in Saskatchewan you can’t have them all year round.

The Yorkton Aquabatix Synchronized Swim Club held their year-end celebration and water show at the Gallagher Centre on Saturday, Apr. 8.

Zachary Pelly, 7, and Serenity Fabrick-Kequahtooway, 8, have already fought battles that most people don’t have to endure throughout their entire lives. Both children are facing different types of cancer. At the 31st annual student vs.

Last weekend, Yorkton played host to a senior men’s and women’s basketball tournament. Games were held throughout the weekend at both Sacred Heart High School and Yorkton Regional High School.

Since the Yorkton Terriers were knocked out of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoffs by the Estevan Bruins in March, the league has gotten much closer to naming a 2016-2017 champion.

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the end of what was arguably the most iconic battle in Canadian military history. The Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 9-12, 1917, was part of the opening phase of a much grander objective, the Arras offensive.