Yorkton News | Local Breaking

City of Yorkton proposes 3.93% property tax increase in 2023 preliminary budget

Yorkton City Administration has tabled its preliminary budget for 2023 which could raise taxes to 3.93 per cent $6.50 to $7 more per average property owner.

Yorkton City Hall is pictured. (Kaylyn Whibbs / CTV News Yorkton)

'Goodbye to Hunger' campaign raises more than $30K for Yorkton organizations

A Yorkton fundraising campaign is helping some local businesses and organizations.

Yorkton Tribal Council makes major donation to Brick Mill site, adds naming rights to grounds

Yorkton Tribal Council (YTC) wants to ensure that the City of Yorkton continues to work together, promising $100,000 over five years to the Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society.

Yorkton Newscasts

CTV News Regina Top Stories

Provincial government looks for ways to ease workload for Sask. doctors

The provincial government is looking for ways to ease the workload for Saskatchewan doctors. It is proposing that pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and paramedics play a greater role in treating patients.

Video of Sask. hockey rink's 95-year-old staircase grabs national attention online

One of Saskatchewan’s oldest hockey rinks has garnered national attention for its unique features and unusual design.

Milestone Selects players use the catwalk to get onto the ice from their dressing room. (AllisonBamford/CTVNews)

'Embrace our winter': Frost 2.0 puts final touches on festival prep

The final details are being chiselled into place at the REAL District in preparation for the second annual Frost Festival taking place Feb. 3 to 12.

More than 300,000 lights have been lit at the International Trade Centre as part of Glow at the Frost Festival. (Donovan Maess / CTV News)

Mental wellness network for agriculture community launched

The Farmer and Rancher Mental Health (FARMh) Initiative has launched a mental wellness network along with a virtual toolbox full of mental health resources for the agriculture community.

Regina hospital patient died while waiting for admission, paramedic logs reveal

Paramedic logs from 2022 are highlighting some of the pressures Regina EMS workers have been facing for months including one instance where a patient died following offload delays at the hospital, the documents indicate.

Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme not seeking another term

Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme will not be seeking another term as Chief, he said in a Facebook post on Thursday.

A brief history of Saskatchewan's attempts to possess an official groundhog

The annual spectacle of Groundhog Day is here. However, in Saskatchewan, the prophesying event is without its central figure, an official groundhog.

Connor Bedard shines at Calgary WHL game, leads Regina to shootout win

Calgary's Scotiabank Saddledome was packed to the rafters with fans eager to take a look at Canadian phenom Connor Bedard and the 17-year-old did not fail to impress.

CFIB gives Sask. 'B' grade on its red tape report card

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has given Saskatchewan a “B” grade on its 13th annual red tape report card.

STAY CONNECTED

Don't Miss Videos

The story behind this charming Saskatchewan hockey rink

A small Saskatchewan town is on the map for a volunteer-run hockey rink that was featured in a video that went viral. Jill Macshyon reports.

Boy places GrubHub orders worth $1K from dad's phone

Ryan Reynolds surprises students at a Toronto college

Ryan Reynolds surprises staff and students by taking part in a sports media class while touring a local Ontario college.

Canadian groundhogs offer annual winter weather predictions

Thieves steal centuries-old bell from Alberta church

Chloe Cooley’s role in the end of slavery in Canada

'Jeopardy!' dedicates entire category to Ontario

Ukrainian refugees torn apart by war fight as one on the ice

NFL superstar Tom Brady announces his retirement (for real)

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

NORAD tracking high-altitude surveillance balloon detected over the U.S., Canada says

The Department of National Defence says Canada is working with the United States to protect sensitive information from foreign intelligence threats after a high-altitude surveillance balloon was detected.

A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)

Are magic mushroom stores the next pot shops?

Magic mushroom dispensaries are popping up in cities across Canada, with customers ranging from those looking for treatment for depression or PTSD to people wanting to 'micro-dose' a small amount of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound in magic mushrooms. But while the situation is in some ways reminiscent of when cannabis retailers set up shop before marijuana was legalized in 2018, Health Canada says there are no plans to legalize or decriminalize psilocybin products.

Migrant workers sneak secret menus into Canadian restaurants to expose exploitation

Hundreds of customers who scan QR codes for restaurant menus across Canada are being surprised by secret menus instead, revealing the hidden costs behind the food they eat.

Q & A with a Russian warfare expert: 'This is not a proxy war' with the U.S.

With the anniversary of Ukraine's invasion by Russia around the corner, CTV News sat down with a Russian warfare expert to discuss how he sees the conflict playing out and what happens next.

'Brutally cold': Extreme weather warnings spread across Canada

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, as of Thursday morning there were extreme cold or winter storm warnings active from coast to coast, with the harshest extreme cold warnings stretching from northern Alberta all the way to Nova Scotia.