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Strange But True: Hello Kitty Police
Police officers in Thailand can be forced to wear Hello Kitty armbands as punishment for transgressions such as illegal parking or arriving late to work.
Fun Fact: Bananas are Radioactive
Bananas are radioactive — yes, really! They contain potassium, and a small fraction of it is naturally radioactive. But relax: You'd have to eat about 100 bananas in a single day…
Pipeline Online: Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Hall of Fame inductee Eldon McIntyre passes at 84
Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Hall of Fame inductee Eldon McIntyre died on May 27 at the age of 84. Here is the obituary published by Parkside Funeral Home…
Salome's Stars: June 4
LEO (July 23 to August 22) Try to keep your spending at an affordable level. Splurging now -- especially on credit -- could create a problem if your finances are too low...
Best Bites: Stacked Caprese Salad
When it's time to prep a dinner meal this week, get your kids stacking the green, white and red layers of fresh basil, mozzarella and tomato.
Trivia Test: Powerpuff Girls
TELEVISION: What are the names of the three girls in the animated series "Powerpuff Girls"?
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Building the Future
The future is rarely built by the people who wait for certainty. It’s built by the people who take the next step anyway.
Streaming Source for the week of June 8
Here's what to watch and where to watch it for the week of June 8, 2026.
Magic Maze: Warnings
Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions forward, backward, up, down and diagonally.
Co-op Kids Club Birthdays of the Week: May 31 to June 6
Happy birthday to all the Kindersley & District Co-op Kids Club birthdays of the week for May 31 to June 6!
Co-op Kid's Korner, June 4
Hey kids, enjoy some puzzles and games! The young at heart can enjoy these too!
Celebrity Extra: Marion Cotillard
What ever happened to French actress Marion Cotillard? She was everywhere for a long time.
Moments in Time: First Viking Attack
On June 8, 793, in the first recorded Viking attack in Europe, Norse invaders launched a raid of looting and murder on England's Lindisfarne monastery…
Funny Business: Small Town Traffic Jam
In the city, a traffic jam is six lanes of nobody moving. In a small town, it’s two grain trucks meeting on Main Street and the drivers rolling down their windows to catch up.
Pipeline Online: Southeast Saskatchewan Legends, Don Spearing
Don Spearing was literally born into the oilfield. His father, Ken, started hauling fluids from some of the first wells drilled in Saskatchewan, near Frobisher, in 1956.
Fun Fact: Baby Bones
Every three seconds, somewhere in the world a baby is born. A baby has 300 separate bones at birth but by adulthood has only 206. Some bones, like the skull, fuse together over time.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Constants in Life
There are three constants in life ... change, choice and principles.