Yorkton News Review - Archive

Saints and Raiders prepare

Yorkton is fast becoming synonymous with canola, and as a result many producers have questions and a need to learn more about canola production.

With the start of another school season, almost everyone's lives become a bit more hectic ñ the increased traffic on the road is a perfect example of this.

To the Editor: Recent controversies over whether or not to ban the burka and what to do about honour killings in Canada raise questions about how we should deal with diversity.

Local minister off to Jerusalem

On August 26 at approximately 5:50 a.m., Yorkton RCMP were called to an alarm at a restaurant located on the north side of Broadway Street West between Myrtle Avenue and Maple Avenue.

A week after shaking up the Regina Minor Football ranks, the Yorkton PeeWee Gridders were back at it this past Saturday. The Gridders were paid a visit by the White City Riders, as the two teams locked horns at Yorkton's Century Field.

It has been thirty years since Terry Fox attempted to run across the country to raise funds and awareness for cancer research. In the years since, the run that bears his name has been one of the biggest cancer fundraisers in the country.

The end of summer spells the end of many things, one of which is the summer movie season. Going back on the last few months in film one can see a very clear trend emerging, based on the films that did well and those that did not.

In what has become an annual tradition, Minnesota QB Brett Favre announced recently that he has reconsidered retirement and is coming back to play.