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Following a bizarre encounter in which a stranger attacked a man who was tobogganing with his two-year-old son, the accused will spend three further months in jail. Kevin Robillard appeared in Estevan provincial court on Feb.

When the topic of patient safety and risk management arises, the Sun Country Health Region has the incident reports and statistics to back up claims that they are making significant progress in the reduction of such things as falls, medication errors

A former Weyburn resident and graduate of the Weyburn Comprehensive School was recently named a winner in the economic development profession's "40 under 40" awards.

News and notes from the Jan. 29 regular meeting of Estevan city council

Estevan Branch No. 60 of the Royal Canadian Legion is approaching the remaining 11 months of 2013 with renewed vigour and more than a handful of new members.

Staffing in the smaller long-term care sites remains a challenge for the Sun Country Health Region. Marga Cugnet, CEO of Sun Country, presented an operational report to trustees during their monthly board meeting on Wednesday.

The coldest days experienced in the Energy City in the past several years struck last week with a Wednesday evening cold snap sending SaskPower into a record-setting power consumption mode.

Olymel announced the acquisition of the Canadian assets of Big Sky Farms on Jan. 21. They won the acquisition, after bidding $65.25 million for the company.

Photographer Tina Hudson holds the first-place trophy for winning the James Weir People's Choice Art Exhibition, presented on Thursday evening at a reception at the Allie Griffin Art Gallery.

Large cocaine bust follows investigation