It was a week of high emotion and low comedy at the provincial legislature.

Wet conditions continue to slow harvest, with 80 per cent of the 2009 crop in the bin, up one per cent since last week, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's weekly crop report.

Few electoral battles were fought in RMs surrounding Saskatoon in Wednesday's rural government elections.

The Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert is likely to be locked down for the rest of the weekend after officials ordered a search of the facility on Friday.

Following a brief hearing in Saskatoon Friday, the executive committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan concluded Yorkton radiologist Dr. Darius Tsatsi "lacks skill and knowledge," clearing the way for a future decision about what action the college will take in his case.

For the second time in as many tries this season, the Prince Albert Raiders have defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings, the hosts of the 2010 Memorial Cup.

The Herald has received numerous reports of a fire reported near the area of PACI, at 22nd Street and First Avenue West.

Even with the news that thousands of new doses of H1N1 vaccine are on the way, across the province people eligible for the vaccine spent Thursday waiting in line.

Shortly after 12 a.m. Thursday, Spiritwood RCMP were called to a single-vehicle rollover north of Shell Lake that killed two people.

Sask atchewan is considering passing a law to save wild ponies from being shot.

Paul Dicks, manager of the La Ronge Hotel and Suites, knows what the painful results of H1N1 infl uenza can be; he initiated a H1N1 Infl uenza prevention plan that has been taken on by the staff.

Two Prince Albert men received fines for exceeding the limit of fish allowed under the Fisheries Regulations in Provincial Court Oct. 8 as a result of being caught with an over limit of walleye July 12, 2009.

“The glamour’s over; now the work starts,” La Ronge’s newly elected mayor, Thomas Sierzycki, said at celebrations following municipal elections Oct. 28, which resulted in the Town of La Ronge electing a new mayor with only one of the previous council returning - five new councillors out of six positions with Doreen Polischuk the only incumbent returning to Council.

Clint and Chris Unsworth have always been competitive. Being only one year apart in age, the two small-town boys from Piapot grew up as friends as well as each other’s foe and confidante on the basketball court.

Much to my delight, for the first time in my life this year I’ve not had to move my clock one-hour backwards as everyone else outside Saskatchewan did this weekend to signal the end of daylight savings time.

To the People of Maple Creek, Thank you for the privilege of serving you on the council of the town for the past 18 years, the last seven as mayor. I have learned much by the experience, and have been constantly impressed by the efforts and work of so many, both volunteer and staff.

The back and forth discrepancies revolving around the H1N1 pandemic situation have been confusing to say the least. Each province has its own strategy to deal with the vaccine shortage and failures have been plastered across media outlets throughout the country.

A countrywide campaign is underway to get more young people interested in agriculture to counter a rapid decline in the number of Canadian farmers over the past several years.

A coroner's jury in Saskatchewan says a man shot to death by RCMP officers responding to a domestic dispute was a form of suicide.

The organization representing First Nations in Saskatchewan opens a call centre to handle questions about the H1N1 vaccine.

The proposed domed stadium in Regina is still a $350 million project, not a $600 million one, the Saskatchewan government insists.

The Yorkton, Sask., doctor at the centre of a review of thousands of medical tests does not have the skills or knowledge to practise radiology, the College of Physicians and Surgeons announced Friday