The City of Swift Current is keeping its temporary flood barriers in place as warmer temperatures drift into the region.

Since mid-February, the City and Water Security Agency have been closely monitoring the spring runoff conditions. The snowpack was 23 percent larger than it was in 2023, when Swift Current experienced widespread flooding.

Swift Current's Fire Chief Ryan Hunter said the recent weather has worked in their favour, slowing the melt.

"We still need to be prepared for any remaining meltwater, especially with Duncairn Dam now at a full-service level," he said in a City of Swift Current release Friday morning. 

"The dam being at full-service level is exactly where we would anticipate and want it to be at this time of year, as it benefits our community in the summer months ahead. This is a normal part of managing spring conditions, and we’re taking a cautious approach to ensure we can adapt to any potential remaining runoff while maintaining public safety."

The City says officials will continue monitoring the situation and make adjustments should they be required. 

Interim Health Minister John Haggie says “there is no acceptable number” of serious incidents in Newfoundland and Labrador’s personal care homes.

There is some general agreement that Canada must act urgently in response to what is happening in the United States. But Mark Carney’s recent statements point to what might be a split in the way the Liberal and Conservative leaders view the tumult that is unfolding.

Crown and defence lawyers made their sentencing arguments in a P.E.I. courtroom Friday for a man who was behind a string of fires that destroyed cottages and damaged homes in 2023. 

The New Brunswick government is now testing school air quality only in schools that have had a new mechanical ventilation system installed, CBC News has learned.

School zone safety continues to improve in Shaunavon thanks to a $22,603 SGI Provincial Traffic Safety Fund Grant they have received.

Additional funding received a year ago was used to install flashing crosswalk signs and these will now be added to as Bylaw Office for the Town of Shaunavon, Bonnie Lingenfelter explains.

"One of the school zones at the high school is just two signs so we added a third to cover the three corners like a triangular crosswalk and we also did the same at the Christ The King School. At the public school we actually installed two sets, two new ones there at the crosswalk that was kind of in the middle of the road and not the corner."

Lingenfelter adds that they have seen a vast improvement through the grant they had previously received.

"We've seen so much improvement through the grant from SGI provincial traffic safety grant. We just see drivers noticing crosswalks better, you know the flashing lights really bring attention to the kids."

The town had also done another CAA school safety assessment for the second year and Lingenfelter says they have seen improvement numbers from stop signs to crosswalks just from the previous grant and installations. So they are looking forward to seeing the safety numbers increase.

Queer films were a catalyst for Roshan Sethi's coming out. Now, the doctor-turned-director has made his own with A Nice Indian Boy.

A Nova Scotia judge has sentenced a teenage girl to three months in a youth detention centre for her role in the stabbing death last year of 16-year-old Halifax high school student Ahmad Al Marrach.

The girl, who was 14 at the time of the killing, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in October, having admitted she was one of four teens who attacked Al Marrach inside a parking garage at the Halifax Shopping Centre.

An agreed statement of facts, however, confirmed she did not stab the victim.

Quebec tree rings dating back nearly 200 years indicate snowpack in the Gaspésie mountains has declined considerably in recent decades, Concordia University researchers suggest in a study that could give further insight into dwindling caribou herds and hydro energy forecasts.

The tree ring study goes back to 1822, extending by more than 100 years the records otherwise kept by local weather stations and river gauges. It underlines how climate change has already reshaped the region, the study said.

Marilyn Davidson Elliot said that if the pieces are resubmerged, it will be another example of Halifax losing its history.

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Regina’s police chief has been temporarily removed from active duty pending the results of an investigation by the Saskatchewan Public Complaints Commission.

The Regina Board of Police Commissioners says a complaint filed by a community member against Farooq Sheikh is under review.

Saskatchewan’s health minister says he can’t pull the plug on a contract with an American company offering lab services in the province.

Jeremy Cockrill told the legislative assembly Thursday he will look at the deal with LifeLabs once it’s up for renewal but that patient care comes first.

The Canadian government updated its advice to travellers heading south to the United States on Friday.

In the update posted to the federal government’s website just after midnight, the government is reminding Canadians that it cannot intervene if U.S. border agents deny travellers entry.

“Individual border agents often have significant discretion in making those determinations. U.S. authorities strictly enforce entry requirements. Expect scrutiny at ports of entry, including of electronic devices,” the government shared.

“Comply and be forthcoming in all interactions with border authorities. If you are denied entry, you could be detained while awaiting deportation,” it added.

The government’s travel update comes after Canadians and other travellers have been detained at U.S. immigration facilities after being denied entry by our southern neighbours.

B.C. woman Jasmine Mooney was detained by ICE in early March while applying for a work visa at the U.S.-Mexico border. She was then sent to multiple immigration facilities, awaiting her deportation back to Vancouver. Another similar incident saw a British national beheld in a detention facility after being denied entry into the United States from Canada.

The federal government is also urging Canadians to always have their proof of status on hand.

“Authorities may request proof of legal status in the U.S. at any time. Be prepared to show evidence of your legal presence in the U.S.,” it explained.

Travellers and other migrants to the U.S. have been placed under the microscope since President Donald Trump signed his ‘Securing Our Borders’ executive order in January.

“Over the last 4 years, the United States has endured a large-scale invasion at an unprecedented level.  Millions of illegal aliens from nations and regions all around the world successfully entered the United States where they are now residing, including potential terrorists, foreign spies, members of cartels, gangs, and violent transnational criminal organizations, and other hostile actors with malicious intent,” the order stated.

“We have limited information on the precise whereabouts of a great number of these illegal aliens who have entered the United States over the last 4 years. This cannot stand.  A nation without borders is not a nation, and the Federal Government must act with urgency and strength to end the threats posed by an unsecured border.

“One of my most important obligations is to protect the American people from the disastrous effects of unlawful mass migration and resettlement. My Administration will marshal all available resources and authorities to stop this unprecedented flood of illegal aliens into the United States,” Trump said.

Blaine, Wash.,-based immigration lawyer Len Saunders is urging those who are heading to the U.S. to be extra prepared amid growing border tensions and uncertainty.

“If someone’s coming down for business meetings, you’re obviously going to want a letter from wherever you’re going to in the U.S. — whatever company you’re going to have meetings with. And maybe even a letter from your Canadian company, indicating that you’re not doing productive employment. You’re just coming down for meetings. You’re not getting paid by a U.S. employer,” Saunders advised.

For those who are applying for a visa, he says to do it at a Canadian airport pre-flight clearance facility.

“And the nice thing is that can’t be taken into custody because even though you’re trying to enter U.S. Customs, you’re still in Canada,” said Saunders. “The worst thing that can happen is you get denied entry, and you end up in the terminal, and you can go back to your house, no problem.”

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In a letter, CEO Elizabeth Murphy said contracts were cancelled because of financial and resource challenges at the SPCA.

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Students of a Swift Current high school can now access essential food and snacks, with no questions asked, thanks to the school's latest initiative. 

The Swift Current Comprehensive High School opened the Comp Eats community fridge just last week as a part of the school's all-new Comp Eats nutrition program.

Kelsey Tsougrianis, principal at the Swift Current Comprehensive High School, noted that they've had an overwhelming response, even completely clearing the fridge out twice already.

"As we know, food insecurity can impact health, wellness, attendance, and the academic success of the kids," shared Tsougrianis. "One of the goals that our new nutrition program has, is that it targets all kids, regardless of perceived need.

"We're super excited, this has been a wonderful initiative that's really taken off."

The Comp Eats fridge, located in student services, will be operated similarly to Swift Current's Community Fridge near the overpass.

"We're not tracking who's coming in and out of there," she said. "If you feel like you need something, you can come in and grab it." 

Additionally, the Comp Eats program will have non-perishable snacks in each of the classrooms. 

"We really do rely on community donations," Tsougrianis added. "Our school community council group has done a really good job of reaching out to businesses in town, but we do welcome any sort of monetary donation that can go to our nutrition program.

"At this point, we are opening up the idea of starting to do some food drives for the school and reaching out to some businesses about some partnerships to get donations in."

Groups or individuals who donate any monetary amounts over $20 will also be eligible for a tax receipt.

Anyone interested in donating to the Comp Eats nutrition program can call the school at (306) 773 - 2801 or email [email protected].