Southwest Booster Staff

Detours remain in place while emergency crews respond to a train derailment near Cabri late Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 6 p.m. on July 27, RCMP members from Swift Current, local EMS crews and Fire Departments responded to a train derailment on the rail line which runs adjacent to Highway #32. No...

The newly formed Swift Current Cricket Association will hold a ‘Exhibition Kick-off and Player Recruitment Dayn’ which will take place Saturday, July 24 starting at 4 p.m. Anyone interested in learning about cricket, trying out the sport, or registering as a player is invited to come out. Spectators are also welcome. The event will...

The Swift Current Municipal RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in finding the person(s) responsible for the theft of a number of firearms during a break and enter in Swift Current. RCMP report that sometime between 2 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 14, a residence in the 200 block of 6th Ave....

The Swift Current Municipal RCMP have issued a statement advising the community of an increased number of fraud complaints over the past weeks. The RCMP are currently investigating a series of fraud complaints in Swift Current in response to numerous complaints from victims of fraud. “There are a wide variety of...

The U14 Sonic won two lopsided games at the Swift Current Recreation Complex on Saturday against the Moose Jaw Ice and the Kindersley Royals.  In the morning game against the Moose Jaw Ice the Sonic offense was on display early as they scored 14 runs in the first three innings to jump out to...

Swift Current Christian Taekwondo had seven competitors secure silver and bronze medals in the Dan-Do Online Poomsae Nationals – a tournament that focused on poomsae, or defined patterns of defence and attack motions, and was open to all Canadian Taekwondo practitioners.  “This competition provided another opportunity for our students to shine and put Saskatchewan...

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has issued a provincial fire ban for Crown lands, provincial parks and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District as a result of the hot and dry conditions which have created extreme fire risks for most of the province. The SPSA fire ban includes any open fires, controlled burns, and fireworks...

A number of daytime heat records dating back to the Dirty 30s were erased across the Southwest on Canada Day. Environment Canada reported that 26 Saskatchewan communities set daily maximum temperatures on July 1. The Southwest recorded some of the province’s hottest temperatures on Thursday, with Leader reaching a sizzling 38.5...

The impact of a heat wave which began in British Columbia will now be felt across most of Saskatchewan for the remainder of the week. Environment Canada issued a Heat Warning for much of the province, with a prolonged heat wave setting in over Saskatchewan through to the end of the week.

The Lethbridge College men’s volleyball program is excited to announce the commitment of Shaye Wall for the 2021-22 season. Wall joins the Kodiaks from Swift Current, where he was a three-year member of the Swift Current Comprehensive High School Colts, as well as the Jr. Sundogs club system. Wall is another Kodiaks recruit already...