Yorkton This Week

A woman, a dog and a cat are dead after a house fire burned the front of a home in Gravelbourg on Christmas Eve.

Children in care at Payukotayno-James and Hudson Bay Family Service will have a face mask to keep them safe during the pandemic thanks to the Indigenous Face Masks initiative.

In a sterile hospital room, around 3 p.m. on Nov. 28, 2020, Toronto’s homeless population increased by one. A six-pound, 12-ounce infant with a shock of dark hair came into the world without a fixed address.

One Saskatchewan resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. This individual was in the age group 80+ and was reported in the Saskatoon zone.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American quarterback Mason Fine to a three-year contract.

Beginning the first week of January, Echo Valley Provincial Park is once again pleased to offer Skate the Park as part of Sask Parks’ series of safe winter offerings.

The joint review panel’s public hearings on Benga Mining Ltd.’s proposed Grassy Mountain project concluded Dec. 2 with interested parties arguing for and against the open-pit mine.

Saskatchewan’s new recycling program for consumer batteries will provide an option for people in various parts of the province to dispose of their household batteries in an environmentally responsible manner.

As climate change causes more extreme temperature events, heat waves have the potential to hit marine environmentsespecially hard.

Regina– New COVID-19 cases have come down, but that could be due, in part, to fewer people getting tested over the holidays. Vaccinations are rolling out, but it’s going to be several months before they are really widespread in distribution.