Yorkton This Week

A total of 23 people including the Chief of the Key First Nation have now been charged as the result of a six-month prescription drug trafficking investigation between the Yorkton, Canora, and Kamsack RCMP.

On New Year's Eve, 5,000 red-winged blackbirds dropped out of the sky in Beebe, Arkansas. Necropsies revealed no evidence of poisoning but did indicate the birds had suffered massive internal trauma.

Health organizations are drawing attention to new tobacco policies in the province during National Non-Smoking Week, January 16-22. Smoking rates in Saskatchewan are among the highest in Canada at 25.

It's always interesting how games evolve over time, and how subtle difference can become whole new games. We see that a lot in the world of chess where a new piece, or two, or a change in the board creates a whole new variant on the game.

Saskatchewan's health regions are taking steps to address the risk of accidental exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) fumes through a systemic installation of detectors in health facilities.

Another gold medal is hanging up in the trophy case at the Yorkton Regional High School. A medal might not be as pretty as a large, shiny, heavy trophy but it serves similar purpose.

My sister recently bought a quinoa cookbook. You've probably heard of quinoa, it's been in gardening news a lot in recent years.

The bantam AA Terriers hosted the Regina AA Hurricanes January 13 at the Yorkton Kinsmen Arena in what was a low scoring game until the third period. Yorkton took a 1-0 lead into the break and a 3-1 lead into the third period.

The recent news of long-time New Democrat Pat Atkinson's pending departure from politics reminds us of an important turning point for the NDP.

SaskTel announced that it has reached an agreement with PFM Capital Inc. (on behalf of a group of investors) for the sale of Hospitality Network Canada Inc. (HN) assets. The sale price net of working capital adjustments is $36.6 million.