Southwest Booster Staff
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The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning of an emergent situation in the southwest and west central areas of the province. As a result of aggressive contact tracing and testing, the SHA has identified additional individuals with COVID-19 in south west and west central Saskatchewan. Some of these individuals are linked to known chains of transmission and some...
The last two Saskatchewan junior women's champions are the day one leaders at the 2020 event in Swift Current.
2019 winner Autumn Neiszner and 2018 champion Brooklin Fry both shot opening rounds of 7-over, 79 at the Elmwood Golf Club in the 70th edition of the provincial championship.
Neiszner started strong...
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is issuing an advisory after confirmation that individuals were at several businesses in the Swift Current have now tested positive for COVID-19 as of July 11.
Anyone who attended these businesses during the listed times should be monitoring for symptoms. If symptoms develop, please isolate immediately and contact 811. For...
Southern Saskatchewan had a mixed bag of damaging weather conditions during the storm front which roared across the province on July 7.
A line of severe thunderstorms struck the region in the afternoon, with extreme weather persisting into the early evening in the Southwest.There were reports of nickel-sized hail in Golden Prairie, while extreme...
Three teens are dead following a fatal two vehicle collision on a grid road north of Waldeck on Wednesday night.
The Swift Current Rural RCMP reported that just after 9 p.m. on June 24, a car with five occupants collided with a pickup truck driven by a lone male on a narrow roadway with...
A number of openings are being announced today as part of Re-Open Saskatchewan Phase 4.2.
Effective on Monday, June 29, the province will allow the re-opening of libraries, museums, galleries, movie theatres and live theatres.
Other re-opening dates in this phase will be announced over the coming weeks, allowing for activity...
The Swift Current Municipal RCMP are crediting a call regarding suspicious activity with a pair of arrests.
The RCMP received a call advising of a suspicious person sleeping in a vehicle in the City limits during a call on June 22. Through the investigation police seized $700 in cash, drug Paraphernalia, and four grams...
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the Hutterian Safety Council (HSC) are working collaboratively to help guide Hutterite communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. The HSC includes Hutterite spiritual leaders, educators, volunteer firefighters, safety instructors, and first medical responders. These councillors are strong volunteers that serve their local communities without reservation.Since the pandemic began in March, the Hutterian...
Despite concerns around COVID-19 and the ability to hold mass gatherings, the Western Hockey League is planning to move ahead with a full 68-game schedule for the upcoming 2020-21 season.
The WHL made the announcement following the Annual General Meeting, which was conducted by a conference call on June 17. Highlighted in the WHL...
Earlier this evening the Saskatchewan Health Authority declared a COVID-19 outbreak in two Hutterite communities in the Rural Municipality of Maple Creek (No. 111).
Two members of a rural household in the area initially tested positive for COVID-19 last week, with an additional 14 confirmed positive cases verified on June 17. Contact tracing and...