Southwest Booster Staff

The Swift Current Broncos remain without an answer for Connor Bedard and the Regina Pats this season. Bedard finished with four points as the Pats defeated the Broncos for a third time this season in a 6-1 win. The Pats jumped ahead with Carson Denomie’s 12th goal of the season and a power play...

The Swift Current Broncos were unable to secure their first winning streak of the season as they suffered a 4-2 loss to the Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday. The Broncos lost the special teams battle in the opening frame as they allowed power play goals from Dallyn Peekeekoot and Justin Nachbaur. The Broncos replied...

Windy conditions forecast for Easter Sunday has prompted the Saskatchewan Health Authority to switch the April 4 COVID-19 immunization clinic from a Drive Thru Clinic into a Walk-In Clinic. The no appointment necessary clinic will be hosted from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the old Central Medical Clinic in the Hillside Plaza (#6...

Shaunavon’s Kole Lind is one step closer to making his National Hockey League debut. The Vancouver Canucks announced on Thursday that they have called Lind up to their taxi squad. https://twitter.com/UticaComets/status/1377983220319408136 Lind had an outstanding start to his American Hockey League season with eight points in as many games. His...

Earlier than expected allocations of AstraZeneca mean that Saskatchewan is scheduled to receive approximately 55,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine between today and April 7, 2021, including more than 45,000 doses allocated from the United States arriving today. As a result, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is expediting the opening of additional drive thru and walk-in clinics in communities...

An Open Letter to the People of Saskatchewan from your Community Medical Health Officers in Saskatchewan On Monday, March 29, 2021, the Province of Saskatchewan launched a campaign titled Stick It To COVID aimed at encouraging Saskatchewan residents to get their COVID-19 vaccine when it’s their turn. One of the most...

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is again expanding the age group eligible to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments, and starting at 8 a.m. on Wednesday (March 31), any Saskatchewan resident aged 60 and over will be able to access the COVID-19 vaccination appointment booking system. Both the online saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine booking system, along with the telephone booking...

Swift Current registered a 120 kilometre per hour wind gust at the peak of Monday’s severe winter storm. Environment Canada reported that Swift Current was one five locations where triple digit gusts were recorded on March 29. Mankota reported a 107 kilometre per hour gust, both Eastend and Estevan recorded gusts of 102 kilometres...

The Swift Current Broncos had their worst defensive performance of the season in a 9-4 loss to the Regina Pats on Monday evening. The Pats took advantage of some poor defensive coverage for first-period goals from Carson Denomie, Zack Smith, and Logan Nijhoff. Eric Houk scored for the Broncos when he tipped home an...

Swift Current RCMP are still on scene of a collision involving multiple semi tractor trailer units along the west bound lanes of Highway #1 just west of the 11th Avenue NW exit. Traffic cannot get through this area of the #1 Highway. RCMP have blocked all approaching traffic along the west...