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House fires: are you aware of the dangers of electricity?
Fire Prevention Week runs from October 5 to 11, 2025. This year highlights the importance of electrical safety in the home. Did you know that half of all residential fires are caused by human error?
5 tips for safe home heating
As winter sets in, you must use various heating appliances to stay warm. However, with heat comes the risk of fire. Follow these five tips to keep yourself and your loved ones safe…
How to prevent fires caused by cigarettes and e-cigarettes
Every year, cigarettes that aren’t properly extinguished and issues with ecigarettes lead to numerous preventable fires.
KCS students honour their elders at Caleb Village
A group of students from KCS showed up at Caleb Village on a mission to honour their elders Monday afternoon, September 29th in recognition of National Day of Truth & Reconciliation.
Go Figure! October 2
The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram.
Funny Business: Melon-collie
My new pup swallowed a whole cantaloupe in one gulp. Since then, he’s been a little melon-collie.
Magic Maze: Have a Burger
Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions forward, backward, up, down and diagonally.
Salome's Stars: October 2
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) There are still some questions that need to be asked and answered before you can feel confident enough to make a potentially life-changing decision.
Celebrity Extra: Matt Dillon
What ever happened to Matt Dillion? He's always been one of my favorite actors, but his career seems to have slowed down in recent years.
Best Bites: Bread Pudding From Yesterday's Cinnamon Rolls
We often enjoy cinnamon rolls for morning coffee when relatives come for a visit during this time of year. We either pick them up at a bakery or bake this easy recipe…
34 Drilling rigs at work in Saskatchewan on Monday
Late September has been warm, dry and windy in southern Saskatchewan – so there’s no excuse for not drilling because of rain. So what does the rig count look like?
Strange But True: Zipline to School
In a remote area of Colombia called Los Pinos, some students have to get to school on a zipline up to 800 meters long.
Fun Fact: Black Bird
People may wonder, "What kind of black bird am I looking at?" The habitat you are observing provides important clues.
Streaming Source for the week of Oct 6
Here's what to watch and where to watch it for the week of Oct. 6, 2025.
Co-op Kids Club Birthdays of the Week: Sep 28 to Oct 4
Happy birthday to all the Kindersley & District Co-op Kids Club birthdays of the week for September 28 to October 4!
Co-op Kid's Korner, October 2
Hey kids, enjoy some puzzles and games! The young at heart can enjoy these too!
Weird News: A Stone’s Throw
Meanwhile, in Scotland, scandal erupted at the World Stone Skimming Championship, United Press International reported on Sept. 16.
Moments in Time: Whirlpool Galaxy
On Oct. 13, 1773, French astronomer Charles Messier discovered the first-known spiral galaxy and named it the Whirlpool Galaxy.