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Yankees fall to Indians for first loss of season

Yankees fall to Indians for first loss of season

They’re a pretty good team and they put together four runs in the bottom of the sixth to go up on us.
Storage facilities, campgrounds punished for being too small

Storage facilities, campgrounds punished for being too small

Hundreds of Canadian self-storage facilities and campgrounds are receiving massive bills from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), because they don’t have the required number of employees to qualify for the small business tax rate.
Health Regions to lift visiting restrictions

Health Regions to lift visiting restrictions

Recently, Health Minister Dustin Duncan confirmed that Saskatchewan will be the first Canadian province to take a provincial approach to an open family presence policy in health care facilities.
CWE results

CWE results

CWE made its return to Yorkton on Thursday with the Back to the Future Tour. Many top independent wrestlers competed in the five matches that took place. Jason ‘The Gift’ Kincaid defeated ‘The Dark Prophet’ Orin Veidt.
Rodeo kicks off Bicycle Safety Week

Rodeo kicks off Bicycle Safety Week

Throne speeches are not budgets, but they can set the tone for budgets.
Fire relief

Fire relief

The weather, gorgeous all week probably didn’t hurt, but Yorktonites showed their heart by coming out in droves Thursday in support of Fort McMurray evacuees. A barbecue held at City Centre Park garnered $5,500 in donations for the Red Cross.

Crime Diary - Threats an unpleasant part of the job

There’s an old saying: “If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime.” The same can be said about having your name in the newspaper, although that doesn’t really set up as well for the nice rhyming couplet.
The Hot Corner - Thank you Yorkton, you’ve been great

The Hot Corner - Thank you Yorkton, you’ve been great

Well ladies and gentlemen, the time has come.

Politics - Throne speech belies needed change

You wouldn’t know it from the Saskatchewan Party’s throne speech. Much like his low-key March re-election campaign, Premier Brad Wall’s throne speech downplayed the unpleasantness and accentuated the positives.

Correction

In the story, “Bail granted in police assault” (Page A6, Yorkton This Week, May 18, 2016), it was erroneously suggested that Michael Winter entered the Yorkton RCMP detachment “wielding a knife.” Mr.
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