Skip to content

Yorkton This Week

Meet the new Hudson Bay council

Meet the new Hudson Bay council

There will be no election in Hudson Bay. Mayor Glenn McCaffery and five out of six councillors will return, while a newcomer will fill the last seat.
Positive test temporarily closes SIGN daycare

Positive test temporarily closes SIGN daycare

The Early Learning Centre at the Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours (SIGN) on North Street will be closed until Thursday morning, after receiving notification from the Saskatchewan Health Authority on Sunday that a positive case of Covid‐
Mushroom pickers find a Wild West in backwoods of rainforest

Mushroom pickers find a Wild West in backwoods of rainforest

Beneath forest canopies, a multimillion-dollar wild mushroom industry lies hidden. Chanterelles, pine mushrooms, morels: British Columbia's understory is replete with fungi sought by fancy restaurants and foodies worldwide, often for a premium price.
Seventy-four new COVID-19 cases in Sask. Sunday

Seventy-four new COVID-19 cases in Sask. Sunday

Thirty-three are in hospital
The Meeple Guild - Sweet use of dice in Roots of Mali

The Meeple Guild - Sweet use of dice in Roots of Mali

While dice and I get along slightly less well than a wild dog and a feral cat, there is still something about the colourful cubes that catches my attention.
USask-led Global Water Futures announces 12 new projects to advance water security across Canada

USask-led Global Water Futures announces 12 new projects to advance water security across Canada

SASKATOON – After four years of transformative research, the University of Saskatchewan (USask)–led Global Water Futures (GWF) program—the world’s largest university-led freshwater research program —is launching the second phase of its seven-year mis
Indigenous teen drafted by Stanley Cup champions

Indigenous teen drafted by Stanley Cup champions

Jaydon Dureau born at White City, SK.
Willowbrook producer focused on rare Lacombe pigs

Willowbrook producer focused on rare Lacombe pigs

Lacombe pigs are rather unique among a myriad of swine breeds. To begin with it is the only breed developed in Canada. The breed is also considered critically endangered by Rare Breeds Canada.
International team tracks record-setting smoke cloud from Australian wildfires

International team tracks record-setting smoke cloud from Australian wildfires

USask Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies part of global team
Sunny Side Up - Only the King can fix us

Sunny Side Up - Only the King can fix us

I’m grateful for democratic elections, for national assistance programs and government watchdogs. But more than a restoration of what we had before COVID, Canada needs God. We need changed hearts.
push icon
Be the first to read breaking stories. Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks