Yorkton News Review - Archive

To the Editor: What was unthinkable a few years ago is now happening. In an unprecedented move, the United States Depart­ment of Agriculture has established a voluntary program to label food products with non-GMO content.

To the Editor: Canadians are looking for leadership from the federal government to build our national health care system, rather than tear it down, a new poll from Abacus Data, commissioned by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions shows.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) warns all taxpayers to beware of telephone calls or emails that claim to be from the CRA but are not. These are phishing and other fraudulent scams that could result in identity and financial theft.

June is Stroke Awareness Month and St. John Ambulance wants to remind everyone how to recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke. When most people think of a stroke they think of the elderly.

A last minute cancellation in the Skills Canada National Championships this year has once again put Yorkton Regional High School at the top of the country in robotics.

On Saturday, June 6, Royal Canadian Legions all across Canada will commemorate D-Day – a military term used to indicate the day a combat attack or operation is set to be initiated.

The STARS Sask­atchewan Lottery has launched and two weeks into the campaign it is over 55 per cent sold! The lottery is the air ambulance service’s single largest, annual fundraiser that directly supports the care and transportation of critically il

The Sunrise Regional Health Authority recently approved what is planned as a balanced operating budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year.

Police will be watching for new drivers not following restrictions outlined in the Graduated Driver’s Licensing (GDL) and Motorcycle Graduated Driver’s Licensing (MGDL) programs throughout the month of June.

Audiology/Hearing Aid Program services in Yorkton will be reduced over the next 12 months to manage a leave of absence. The health regions regret that recruitment to the temporary vacancy was unsuccessful.