Estevan Mercury

So, here's some early strategy for getting to the Grey Cup Game, which has become almost a national holiday in Canada: Start your season 0-5, then 1-6, then start getting serious. Usually, 0-5 means at last three things: 1.

The Canadian Football League is down to its final four in the running for the 2011 Grey Cup but the Saskatchewan Roughriders got a head start on all of them in the news this past week.

There is something about being around draft horses that I have always enjoyed. It probably goes back to stories my dad used to tell about how he quit school in Grade 8 to stay home and work the big horses in the field.

November has been transformed into a moustache lovers' paradise. Aptly affectionately renamed "Movember," the month has been dedicated to spreading awareness and raising funds toward the prevention of prostate cancer.

The Christmas season is kicking up already and what better way to check things off your list than making a stop at one Estevan's final farmers' markets of the season.

There has been a near zero flow from Rafferty Dam reservoir the past two weeks, but it was for a good reason.

Senior girls narrowly miss playoffs at 5A regionals

During a trial on Nov. 10 in Estevan provincial court, a youth said being kicked while on a school trip led to the removal of a testicle four months later.

No property tax increase expected

The Estevan Bruins lost more than $60,000 last season, but the team is optimistic about its financial situation due to revenue generated since the 2010-11 fiscal year ended.