Category Archives: News
SaskEnergy launches furnace replacement program for low-income households
SaskEnergy is rolling out a new program aimed at helping low-income homeowners cut down on heating costs. The Crown corporation has launched the Heating Affordability Program (HAP), which will provide...
Sep 16, 2025 The SaskEnergy HQ in Regina, taken 2019. Devan C. Tasa / Humboldt Journal
Yorkton curling rink and sports lounge renamed under new sponsorship deal
A familiar Yorkton recreation facility is getting a new name. The City of Yorkton announced a 10-year naming rights agreement with Great Canadian Oil Change for the curling rink at the Gallagher Centr...
Sep 16, 2025 Photo courtesy of City of Yorkton
Inflation ticks higher to 1.9% in August, short of economists' expectations
Some stubbornness at the gas pumps pushed the headline inflation rate a couple ticks higher to 1.9 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Gasoline prices rose 1.4 per cent month-over-mont...
Sep 16, 2025 Statistics Canada building and signs are pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Keeping the dream alive - Terry Fox Run in Yorkton
The 2025 edition of the Terry Fox Run in Yorkton was held Sunday starting at 1 p.m. from the Royal Honda parking lot in the city, with participants encouraged to turn out to walk, run, or roll to help...
Sep 16, 2025
Another court appearance for man accused of seriously assaulting a young child
A new court date has been set for a Saltcoats man, facing numerous charges, including attempted murder, in connection with the assault of a young child in Yorkton. 41-year-old Frederick Stewart was in...
Sep 15, 2025
Trial set for Calder man, accused of second degree murder
Another court appearance has been made for a Calder man, arrested in connection with a death in that area. In June of 2023, Mounties were called to a home in the Calder district, to conduct a wellness...
Sep 15, 2025
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter on Keeseekoose First Nation
A man arrested in connection with a death on the Keeseekoose First Nation, has admitted his guilt. 21-year-old Edgar Kakakaway Junior pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Yorkton Court of King's Bench on...
Sep 15, 2025 An RCMP epaulette is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Saskatchewan RCMP ask for more information about highway shooting that killed woman
WEYBURN - RCMP in Saskatchewan are renewing calls for information about a shooting on a highway that left a woman dead. Mounties are asking people and businesses, particularly those in the Weyburn are...
Sep 15, 2025
Moe heads to Ottawa following China trip
SASKATOON - Premier Scott Moe is headed east to Ottawa this week after spending last week in the Far East in China and Japan. Moe returned home Saturday following his delegation to China on the tariff...
Sep 15, 2025
SIGA fined $1.175 million for compliance violations
REGINA - Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority faces a steep fine imposed by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada for a number of administrative violations. FINTRAC announce...
Sep 12, 2025
