New alert system looks to give residents upper hand when emergent situations arise
A new emergency alert system is geared at saving lives in and around Yorkton.

A new emergency alert system is geared at saving lives in and around Yorkton.
Ten years after pulling back the reins on chuckwagon races in Yorkton, they are back.
Churchbridge Credit Union hosted a "Reality Check" Wednesday, which gives students real-life experience in a controlled setting.
Bagpipes blared and kilts were worn at Victoria Park in Regina on Saturday for the Highland Gathering and Celtic Festival.
With the construction season in Saskatchewan getting underway; the provincial government laid out its plans to improve approximately 1,100 km of provincial highways in 2022.
Health officials in Toronto say they are investigating the first suspected case of monkeypox in the city.
While the May long weekend is known as the unofficial start of summer, oftentimes in Saskatchewan, the holiday weekend comes with cold weather.
Ten children in Canada were found to be suffering from severe acute hepatitis not caused by known hepatitis viruses over a nearly six-month period recently, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced Friday.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has leased more than 110,000 sq. ft. of the former Co-operators building on College Avenue, with plans to move hundreds of employees into the space.
A Regina police dog was seriously injured during an arrest of a man charged with sexual assault, on Thursday morning.
An Estevan resident is calling for the return of more mobile clinics as Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is seeking more donations across the country.
Charleston Hughes is back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders after spending last season with the Toronto Argonauts.
CTV's Dylan Dyson reports on an Ottawa couple who delivered their baby on the side of the highway.
Canada's Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino insists the once unknown fate of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig was not why the government delayed its decision to ban Huawei technologies from Canada's 5G network.
Communities have been left reeling after a severe thunderstorm ripped through much of southern Ontario, leaving five people dead and tens of thousands without power.
Hydro Ottawa says it will take several days to restore power and clean up after a severe storm damaged hydro poles and wires on Saturday.
Health officials in Toronto say they are investigating the first suspected case of monkeypox in the city.
U.S. President Joe Biden said Sunday that recent cases of monkeypox that have been identified in Europe and the United States were something 'to be concerned about.'
Massive thunderstorms in southern Ont. knocked down trees, took out power lines and left at least three people dead.