Yorkton This Week

CNW/ - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian Pacific (CP) will donate to food banks in communities along its network and host a virtual concert in lieu of its regular Holiday Train program.

Fifteen new cases reported in Sask. Sunday

A newly released study has found that children in First Nations communities are 25 times more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes compared to other children in Manitoba.

Punnichy RCMP is requesting assistance from the public in locating 34-year-old Ryan Hunter. An arrest warrant has been issued for Hunter, who is charged with one count of Uttering Threats, contrary to Sec. 264.1 of the Criminal Code.

Regular readers will know that the gaming group behind this weekly column collectively have an addiction to miniature war gaming. If we can move minis around the gaming table doing battle, well chances are we want them.

Agriculture Minister David Marit has proclaimed Sept. 28 to Oct, 4, as Biotech Week in Saskatchewan to celebrate the role biotechnology plays in the agriculture industry.

I won’t be winning any “Best Grandparent” awards soon. Not after the week I recently spent with the Beans in their parents’ absence. Grandparents are just older, more tired parents.

On the fourth Sunday of September each year, Canada celebrates World Rivers Day. This is a day that recognizes and celebrates the many values of our waterways, and aims to create awareness and better stewardship of our environment.

Understanding depression is not easy, especially for the children of those suffering from it. A new book attempts to help kids understand better. Sometimes Daddy Cries is told through the eyes of a boy whose father suffers from depression.

PUSLINCH – The County of Wellington officially opened a pollinator garden at the site of a closed landfill in Aberfoyle. This garden project, led by the solid waste services division, was celebrated at an opening ceremony Wednesday afternoon.