Skip to content

Yorkton This Week

Manitoba: Self-isolate or face fines

Manitoba: Self-isolate or face fines

Reports of individuals failing to self-isolate as they joined large-group gatherings in the Prairie Mountain Health region has led the province to crack down and impose a new public health order.
Sask. to create Canada's first rare earth processing facility

Sask. to create Canada's first rare earth processing facility

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced $31 million in funding for a Rare Earth Processing Facility in Saskatchewan – delivering on a key element of the 2030 Growth Plan.
Nominations open for Sask. Order of Merit

Nominations open for Sask. Order of Merit

Nominations are now being accepted for the province's highest honour, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.
Potential COVID-19 exposure at business in Yorkton

Potential COVID-19 exposure at business in Yorkton

Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public that an individual who tested COVID-19 positive visited the Starbucks location at 19-233 275 Broadway St.
Graduated approach proving successful in training resumption at RCMP Academy

Graduated approach proving successful in training resumption at RCMP Academy

Training resumed on June 12, 2020 at RCMP Academy, Depot Division, after the initial shutdown in March due to COVID-19.
Sask. reports five new COVID-19 cases Thurs.

Sask. reports five new COVID-19 cases Thurs.

There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on August 27. This brings the total to 1,609 reported cases. The new cases are in the North West (3) and Saskatoon (2) zones. Of the 1,609 reported cases, 58 are considered active.
“Grossly inadequate”: NDP slams first quarter financial report

“Grossly inadequate”: NDP slams first quarter financial report

Today, NDP finance critic Trent Wotherspoon rejected the government’s first-quarter report as a “grossly inadequate” smokescreen, and committed to new measures to improve financial transparency. “This is the standard Sask.
Thinking I do with words - Divided nation on display at Conservative vote

Thinking I do with words - Divided nation on display at Conservative vote

The Conservative Party of Canada accidentally revealed a problem at their leadership vote over the weekend. I’m not talking about the extremely delayed vote count, which was attributed to a machine tearing ballots.
Farmers in the east-central region make good harvest progress

Farmers in the east-central region make good harvest progress

Warm, dry conditions continued this week which allowed crop development and maturation to progress and farmers in all regions of the province to make some harvest headway.
First quarter budget update shows improving economy

First quarter budget update shows improving economy

Forecast deficit is $2.1 billion at first quarter
push icon
Be the first to read breaking stories. Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks