Friday May 24, 2013
 




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  • Local News

    Drawn to chase storms

    By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Posted: May 22,2013

    Drawn to chase storms

    Watch Yorkton This Week for weekly storm photos from the ‘Stormchaser”

  • Local News

    Holding onto the reins of the past

    By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Posted: May 22,2013

    Holding onto the reins of the past

    Horsepower was on display in Rama, SK. Saturday, as a demonstration of heritage spring seeding technique was held.

  • Local Sports

    Hull's B.C. bound for junior football

    By Kelly Friesen Staff Writer Posted: May 22,2013

    Hull's B.C. bound for junior football

    The former Yorkton Regional High School Raider Gridders linebacker doesn't, however, know which team he will be playing for in the British Columbia Football Conference just yet.

  • Kaleidoscope

    Career fair steeped with tradition

    By Jennifer Zentner Staff Writer Posted: May 22,2013

    Career fair steeped with tradition

    The fourth annual Working Together Career Fair held at the St. Mary's Cultural Centre on May 17 delivered a deliberate and healthy dose of First Nations culture.

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Local

Hanishewski sentenced to nine years for murder attempt

A 47-year-old Rama man will serve nine years less time served for attempting to murder his...

posted: May 24,2013

Mental health has business impact

Helping employees maintain good mental health can have a positive economic impact for business.

posted: May 22,2013

Composting project at landfill

Not everything that goes to the Yorkton landfill these days is ultimately waste.

posted: May 22,2013

Western Grocers Limited building

This photo donated to the City of Yorkton Archives by Del Sveinssen shows the early commercial days ...

posted: May 22,2013

Problem gambling help line receives funding from SLGA

The provincial government is providing approximately $293,000 in financial support to agencies that ...

posted: May 22,2013

New Saskatchewan Provincial Park has its name

The Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport is pleased to announce that the Saskatchewan Legislature...

posted: May 22,2013
National

'I do not use crack cocaine': Ford ends week of silence on crack video scandal

TORONTO - Mayor Rob Ford broke his week-long silence Friday to deny he smokes crack cocaine and to...

posted: May 24,2013

Retired Vancouver police officer dead in Mexico recalled as friend, animal lover

A retired Canadian police officer slain in Mexico is being remembered as a generous and loving...

posted: May 24,2013

Ethics investigations can only go so far, commissioner reminds Canadians

OTTAWA - As the federal ethics commissioner readies for a third look at Stephen Harper's former...

posted: May 24,2013

Active hurricane season expected, centre tells Atlantic residents to get ready

HALIFAX - The Canadian Hurricane Centre is backing U.S. predictions of an active season this year,...

posted: May 24,2013

A win for Canada at the UN; country keeps its only United Nations agency

MONTREAL - The spirits of Canadian politicians were soaring Friday with news that the country's...

posted: May 24,2013

Saskatchewan premier no longer believes Senate can be reformed

SASKATOON - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, once a staunch supporter of a reformed federal Senate,...

posted: May 24,2013
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Short-covering rallies U.S. live cattle before holiday

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday aided by short-covering...

posted: May 24,2013

Ag players find Kazakhstan, Russia open for business

Industry representatives from Alberta and throughout Canada have told the federal and provincial...

posted: May 24,2013

U.S. soybeans drop on profit-taking, technical selling

Nearby U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday for the first time in seven sessions and spot corn...

posted: May 24,2013

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Raiders awarded Sportsmanship banner

The Yorkton Regional High School Raiders senior boys’ basketball team was awarded ...


No quarterback controversy in Sask.

The 2013 Canadian Football League season hasn’t even started yet, but there is no ...


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