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The Swift Current Fencing Club brought home an impressive line-up of awards at the Saskatchewan Fencing Association Virtual Awards Night, held on December 5. This is the second year in a row that Swift Current fencers have swept the awards, claiming the top provincial spots in many categories. These awards acknowledged first-place rankings for the 2019-2020 provincial season. Fencers receiving awards were: Dane Block – U13 Men’s Foil Taylor Collier – Cadet Women’s Foil Lesle...

The life and destructive legacy of Graham James IT’S an image that came to haunt Ivano Buccini. The longtime teacher at Silver Heights Collegiate recalled being impressed in the early 1980s after watching Graham James help a young hockey player with his homework in a classroom. "I remember thinking, ‘Wow, what a great coach to take this kind of interest,’" said Buccini, who died of cancer in March. About this series Graham James was last seen in a courtroom in the summer of 2015. ...

WFP Exclusive It was midway through Sheldon Kennedy’s seventh NHL season, and the Calgary newspapers were calling for his head. The life and destructive legacy of Graham James It was midway through Sheldon Kennedy’s seventh NHL season, and the Calgary newspapers were calling for his head. After discovering Kennedy had collapsed into tears and was unable to suit up for the Calgary Flames’ April 8, 1996 game against the Edmonton Oilers, they published stories he had suffered a nervous break...

Hundreds of people from around the province gathered at the Saskatchewan Legislature to protest the government...

Dillon Curries holiday single Staying Home This Christmas a heartfelt anthem for 2020. With so many unique things on the horizon for Christmas 2020, a pandemic inspired Christmas song has been released by Dillon Currie to share a message specifically for December 25, 2020. Currie, the lead singer for the League of Wolves, branched out into a solo project when he was inspired to share a message of support this Christmas season. He quickly became passionate about recording and releasing the song ...

Posted: Dec 29, 2017 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 29, 2017 Craig Hilts says the rosebush bubble was a challenge for him: I was looking for something unique to make it look different.(Craig Hilts) This story was originally published on Dec 29, 2017. During the summer, Craig Hilts chases storms and aurora, but when its too cold outside to do either, he takes pictures of bubbles. Hilts runs Prairie Fire Photography in Swift Current, Sask., and his photo of a frozen bubble on a rose bush in...

Saskatchewan export numbers remain strong, with October exports up 22.5 per cent year-over-year, the highest percentage increase among the provinces. The New Delhi office will be led by Victor Lee, who has over ten years of experience in international business development and foreign affairs. Prior to this appointment, Lee served as the Director, Trade and Investment – Asia Pacific, Government of Alberta, and Trading Manager – Energy and Mineral Resources, Mitsui & Co. (Canada). India is...

WFP Exclusive It’s a warm late-August afternoon and Jay Macaulay is sitting in the empty lobby of Winnipeg’s train station fidgeting with a pen. The life and destructive legacy of Graham James It’s a warm late-August afternoon and Jay Macaulay is sitting in the empty lobby of Winnipeg’s train station fidgeting with a pen. He just finished putting a check mark in his day planner, indicating another successfully finished workshop he’s required to attend each week as part of his parole c...

New City Council discussing a wage cut at the start of their term December 10, 2020 A proposed change to the remuneration paid to members of Swift Current City Council could result in a pay decrease for both the mayor and councillors. A notice of motion was tabled at the November 30 City Council meeting, the first meeting of the new council’s mandate, which would result in the elimination of per meeting fees for council members. And even when combined with a small renumeration increase, all m...

Two food banks in southwest Saskatchewan are participating in a new initiative by the Saskatchewan SPCA to keep families and their pets together during the COVID-19 pandemic through support provided by the Saskatchewan Emergency Pet Food Bank. The Salvation Army operated community food banks in Maple Creek and Swift Current are both collaborating with the Saskatchewan SPCA. “Were really grateful for the opportunity to be able to partner with the SPCA and to be able to offer this to a wider...