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The Weyburn Humane Society ended 2012 in the black, and with a busy year at their animal shelter, members and supporters heard on Wednesday evening their annual meeting, with some new board members joining.

A Canadian flag is presented to the municipal head, or Provost, of Falkirk, the place where T.C. Douglas was born in Scotland, as part of a ceremony paying tribute to Douglas held there in October.

There is a new tax relief measures available to Canadians, that can be applied for the first time during the 2012 tax filing. The Family Caregiver Tax Credit can be claimed for the first time by Canadians when filing their 2012 taxes.

The quintessential Canadian music group with the colourful name, Blue Rodeo, brought its 25th anniversary tour through our province, and my wife and I were privileged enough to be in the sold-out audience for the concert on Jan.

Canada Post has issued a stamp to honour the late Tommy Douglas, "the Greatest Canadian", the father of universal medicare in Canada.

Cam Broten, one of the leadership candidates for the Saskatchewan New Democrats, speaks with Rod Watson, Sharon Elliott and Norma Hewitt-Lendrum after a leadership debate at the Weyburn Royal Canadian Legion on Saturday.

Local photographer Jon Gillies watches as Arts Council curator Ron Ror sets up his photographic entry to the James Weir People's Choice Art Exhibition at the Allie Griffin Art Gallery.

Prospective students of Luther College High School, along with their families, are invited to attend a new student information night in the gymnasium of Luther College High School on January 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Donors, volunteers, sponsors and partners across Canada helped The Salvation Army's 2012 Christmas Kettle Campaign collect $20.6 million, which is just short of the Army's $21 million goal.

Three generations of one Weyburn family - Barry and Freda Lautner, their daughter Tristyn, their son-in-law and daughter, Chris and Andrea Tessier and their four boys Orrin, Rowan, Gavin and Brycen Tessier - spent their Christmas holiday in Belize, a