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Theft of lumber: Kamsack RCMP

Theft of lumber: Kamsack RCMP

On Saturday July 17, between the hours of 02:40 a.m. and 03:00 a.m., a light colored 4-door Dodge Ram truck entered into the Norquay Co-op compound and stole approximately 10 sheets of 1/2" Plywood and 5- 16' 2x6's .
Sask. boaters reminded to stop at watercraft inspection stations

Sask. boaters reminded to stop at watercraft inspection stations

Saskatchewan residents travelling across provincial and international borders with boats are reminded to keep an eye out for inspection stations along highways and near waterbodies.

Grassroots farmers, ranchers in Saskatchewan share lands to honour treaty rights

As the province of Saskatchewan verges on making land less accessible to Indigenous hunters and gatherers through pending trespassing legislation, a group of farmers and ranchers are acting as a “counterpoint.

No date for resuming road tests in rural towns

While a lot of things have returned to normal or are returning to normal since the Covid-19 pandemic first hit, one thing that has not returned to normal is driver testing.

Researchers say that TB at residential schools was no accident

(ANNews) – Two experts in tuberculosis say the mass death from TB at residential schools was no accident, but the result of deliberate neglect that was part of Canada’s broader genocidal project.

Landowners weigh how to help 'dire' grassland bird populations

Lorne Scott has never wished more for a magic wand.

'We want to heal peacefully:' Families of survivors gather for Delmas residential school search

Content Warning: Details in this story may be upsetting to readers. A ground-penetrating radar search has begun to lift the secrecy clouding Delmas Indian Residential School.
An alternative for procurement looked at by City

An alternative for procurement looked at by City

The City of Yorkton is investigating a new way to procure some of its needs.
Editorial - Grandstand shows its importance

Editorial - Grandstand shows its importance

Any time the city invests in a project there will be those who are against the spending. That of course is to be expected. Rarely do you find unanimous support for anything.
Wordy Wednesday - capricious

Wordy Wednesday - capricious

Welcome to 'Wordy Wednesday' brought to you by our friends at Yorkton Public Library, (including Slow the friendly sloth), and appearing here courtesy of Yorkton This Week. Today's word is capricious - impulsive, unpredictable.
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