Environment Canada is tracking a severe thunderstorm in eastern Saskatchewan that could be producing a tornado.

At 6:01 p.m. Sunday, it issued an alert for a possible tornado near the RM of Churchbridge, which includes the town of Churchbridge and the village of MacNutt.

Also in its path are Manitoba communities and areas such as Dropmore, Shellmouth, Inglis and Asessippi Provincial Park.

Listed as a “red warning”, the storm also brings the additional hazards of 90-110 kilometre per hour winds, golf ball to tennis ball-sized hail and heavy rainfall (50-100 millimetres).

The storm is moving northeast at about 40 km/h.

“This is a very dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation,” read Environment Canada’s alert.

Earlier in the day

A tornado watch has been issued for areas in southeast Saskatchewan and into Manitoba.

As of 1:09 p.m. Sunday, Environment Canada said conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms which may produce tornadoes, strong winds, large hail and heavy rain.

The watch covers areas including Estevan, Carnduff and Moosomin.

Environment Canada said the thunderstorms could bring wind gusts of up to 120 kilometres per hour, hail up to nine centimetres in diameter and rainfall in amounts exceeding 50 millimetres.

“There is an extreme risk for anyone in the path of these storms if they do develop and move onto the east, northeast,” said Keane Kokolsky, meteorologist with the Storm Prediction Centre in Winnipeg.

Kokolsky added it’ll be tricky to predict just how long the watch will be in effect, but said it will likely last well into the evening. It was still in place as of 4:44 p.m. Sunday.

“A severe weather outbreak is expected today. Multiple thunderstorms will rapidly develop this afternoon along a stalled front over southeastern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba,” read Environment Canada’s alert.

“Significant severe weather including tornadoes is probable, continuing into the evening hours.”

The alert went on to say that significant damage or destruction to homes, infrastructure or the natural environment is possible.

“In the event of a tornado, or if a tornado warning is issued for your area: go indoors to a room on the lowest floor, away from outside walls and windows, such as a basement, bathroom, stairwell or interior closet,” said Environment Canada.

“Leave mobile homes, vehicles, tents, trailers and other temporary or free-standing shelter, and move to a strong building if you can. As a last resort, lie in a low spot and protect your head from flying debris. Be prepared for severe weather. If you hear a roaring sound or see a funnel cloud, swirling debris near the ground, flying debris, or any threatening weather approaching, take cover immediately.”

Environment Canada also cautioned those out on water to be vigilant and to prepare for severe weather. Should they be faced with threatening weather, they are urged to make for sure and take shelter immediately.

Severe thunderstorm watch

Environment Canada also placed a good chunk of southern, central and eastern and east-central Saskatchewan under a severe thunderstorm watch. As of 1:08 p.m., it covers areas as south as Coronach, Estevan and Carnduff and reaches areas as far north as Nipawin.

Regina is also included in its range. The alert carries the risk of wind gusts up to 100 km/h and hail up to 4 centimetres in diameter.

“Isolated severe thunderstorms will form over portions of Saskatchewan west of a stalled weather front by the Manitoba border. These thunderstorms will be faster moving and mainly present a hazard of strong to severe wind gusts along with hail,” read Environment Canada’s alert.

The watch was still in effect as of 4 p.m. Sunday. Though it’s difficult to say how long the watch will last, Kokolsky said it would be in place at least until around midnight.

A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines early Monday, and a tsunami was possible on some regional coasts.

Power outages were reported and people were urged to go to higher ground. No further information on damage or casualties was immediately available.

No information on damage was immediately available.

The epicentre was 13 kilometres (8 miles) southwest of General Santos city on the island of Mindanao and had a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. It struck at 7:37 a.m.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said tsunami waves up to 3 metres (10 feet) were possible on some coasts of the Philippines. Waves up to 1 metre (3 feet) were possible on some coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia.

“We advise people to evacuate to higher grounds or go further inland,” Teresito Bacolcol, the head of the Philippine institute, warned people living in coastal areas.

Smaller tsunami waves were possible in Taiwan, Japan, Guam, Papua New Guinea and several island nations and territories in the western Pacific.

Residents felt the earthquake tremors in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi and North Maluku provinces.

The Philippines, one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, is often hit by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of seismic faults around the ocean. The archipelago is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year.

Iran launched missiles at Israel in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war.

Iran’s state broadcaster confirmed the launches. Tehran had warned of retaliation after Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs without warning earlier Sunday in defiance of Washington’s request days ago to stand down. Israel called it retaliation for the Iranian-backed Hezbollah firing at northern Israel earlier in the day.

“Should these acts of aggression be repeated, the responses will be broader in scope and will encompass all American and Zionist targets throughout the region,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said in a statement that also referenced attacks on Iran’s coast and vessels around the Strait of Hormuz.

Sirens sounded in several areas of Israel, sending millions running for shelter. Israel’s military said it intercepted the missiles, and multiple explosions were heard in the north. Less than an hour later, the military said people could leave areas reinforced against missile attacks.

“Iran has made a grave mistake,” Israel military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said. The military’s chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, said it will “strike the enemy with determination as soon as the order is given.”

But Israel’s public broadcaster, Kan, said U.S. President Donald Trump told it that he doesn’t think Israel needs to respond further.

U.S. official: Netanyahu to hold off attack ‘for the time being’

A senior U.S. official said Trump had called Netanyahu to urge him not to retaliate immediately for the Iranian missile attack. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe a private phone call, said that Trump believed he had convinced Netanyahu to wait.

Trump “got Bibi to hold off for the time being,” the official said. The official would not offer any other details of the call, and there was no immediate comment from Netanyahu’s office.

Iran had warned that an attack on Beirut would renew full-scale war across the Mideast, even as Pakistan tries to restart talks between Tehran and Washington.

“U.S. forces across the Middle East remain vigilant and ready,” the U.S. Central Command posted on X shortly before the missile launches.

Israel’s attack on Beirut came a few days after the Lebanese and Israeli governments agreed to a ceasefire in U.S.-hosted talks, though Hezbollah rejected the deal. The strike on a residential building killed two people and wounded 20, Lebanon’s health ministry said.

“The army will continue to act in all of Lebanon,” the Israel military spokesperson said.

Israel’s strikes and ground invasion in Lebanon in pursuit of Hezbollah, and the militant group’s resistance to disarming, have complicated an overall deal to end the war in the Middle East.

Iran says any deal must include an end to fighting in Lebanon.

U.S. President Donald Trump told a Fox News Channel reporter that he wanted the Iranians to stop firing missiles and return to the negotiating table. He also said that Israel’s strikes earlier Sunday were not coordinated with the U.S. and “I’m not happy about it.”

Israel on Monday had announced it would strike the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, but urgent talks via Washington halted that on the condition that Hezbollah stop targeting Israeli border towns.

Hezbollah, which claimed responsibility for firing at Israel earlier Sunday, wants the direct talks between Lebanon and Israel to end. Instead, it supports Iran’s stance that an overall ceasefire deal between Tehran and Washington include the situation in Lebanon.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who seeks reelection later this year, is under heavy domestic pressure to respond to both Iran and the Hezbollah threat, which has paralyzed life for thousands of residents along Israel’s northern border.

But Trump has made clear he does not want to see the war resume.

Trump said earlier Sunday in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he would like to see a “more surgical attack on Hezbollah.” He also said he was “not demanding” that Lebanon be part of an overall ceasefire deal in the Iran war.

Iran continues to assert its grip on the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. continues its blockade of Iranian ports, with shipments of oil, natural gas and fertilizer affected and the global economy in pain.

Iran since the ceasefire took effect has launched missiles and drones at Gulf nations and said it was targeting the U.S. military presence. After its launches against Israel, Iraq’s Civil Aviation Authority announced that the country’s airspace would close for 72 hours and Syria’s aviation authority announced a 12-hour airspace closure.

All flights from Tehran’s main international airport were suspended, the civil aviation authority said, according to the official Mizan news agency.

Several weather alerts, including a tornado warning, were issued for parts of southeast Saskatchewan on Saturday.

Just before 7:30 p.m., the R.M. of Browning, including Lampman, was issued a red level tornado warning,

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) said damaging winds of up to 110 km/h, golf ball to tennis ball size hail of up to 6.9 centimetres (cm) were possible, as well as heavy rain of up to 55 millimetres (mm).

The weather agency said meteorologists were tracking a severe thunderstorm moving east at 25 km an hour. With the potential of turning into a tornado, ECCC said it was a very dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation, so proper precautions should be taken.

ECCC advised residents to go indoors to a room on the lowest floor, away from outside walls and windows, leave temporary or free-standing shelters and move to a strong building if possible.

If you see a funnel cloud, hear a roaring sound, or see swirling debris near the ground, the weather agency advises to take cover right away.

Significant damage or destruction to infrastructure could occur during the event of a tornado.

Just after 7:30 p.m. the R.M of Brock, including Arcola and Kisbey, was also issued the red-level tornado warning.

Just after 8:10 p.m., the tornado warnings were cancelled, but a tornado watch remained in effect.

According to the orange level tornado alert issued earlier in the day, conditions were favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms, which could produce tornadoes.

Areas under the watch included Weyburn, Estevan, Esterhazy, Coronach, and surrounding communities.

Under the orange level tornado watch, ECCC says strong winds up to 100 km/h, large hail up to six centimetres in diameter, and rainfall reaching 50 millimetres were also possible Saturday afternoon and into the evening.

The weather agency said several thunderstorms, which are expected to develop along a warm front over southeastern Saskatchewan, will gradually shift east throughout the day.

Several areas of southeastern Saskatchewan were also issued severe thunderstorm watches and warnings.

The Regina Urgent Care Centre (UCC) will once again operate on reduced hours this weekend.

The centre will operate from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 6 and will be closed on Sunday, June 7.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says the UCC will return to normal operating hours of 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Monday.

According to the SHA, the changes are due to physician availability and to proactively ensure the availability of services for their patients.

Anyone experiencing a medical emergency while the UCC is closed is advised to call 911 or go to the emergency department at Regina General Hospital or Pasqua Hospital.

Those needing non-emergency medical care are asked to call HealthLine 811, visit a walk-in clinic, or contact their pharmacy.

The federal government is investing $15 million in Saskatchewan’s Turning Sun Solar Project.

The announcement was made on Friday at the project’s groundbreaking ceremony in Estevan by MP Terry Duguid on behalf of the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Tim Hodgson.

Once constructed, Turning Sun will be a 100-MW, utility-scale facility.

According to Natural Resources Canada and the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, it is one of the largest solar photovoltaic projects in Saskatchewan and one of the largest renewable energy projects under construction in Canada.

The project is located on the traditional territory of the Ocean Man Nakoda Nation and has 10 per cent Indigenous ownership.

“Today marks a significant milestone for Ocean Man Nakoda Nation,” said Chief Ernest Standingready. “This is a powerful demonstration of what can be achieved through strong partnerships and a shared vision for the future.”

Once the facility is in operation, it will power the equivalent of 25,000 homes.

“It is an honour to see one of Saskatchewan’s largest-ever solar projects, owned partially by Indigenous Peoples, begin to come to life — a testament to the ambition and execution of our government,” Duguid said.

“Turning Sun will be a great asset for Saskatchewanians as we’re building a more affordable, resilient energy future across the Prairies.”

A 47-year-old Regina man is charged following a fraud investigation involving several victims and losses exceeding $50,000.

Multiple individuals between April and September 2025, entered into agreements with Sask Abatement to perform residential renovation, abatement, landscaping, and construction work. After receiving quotes and signed contracts for the proposed projects, the victims provided deposits by bank draft and e-transfer.

According to investigators, some of the work was never started, while other projects were partially completed and several properties were left with unfinished work after the accused, 47-year-old Jeremy Jordan, stopped showing up at the job sites.

Victims reportedly asked for refunds, but were not fulfilled.

Jordan was arrested on June 3 without incident following a traffic stop.

He is charged with fraud over $5,000, criminal breach of trust, and laundering proceeds of crime.

He made his first appearance in Regina Provincial court on June 4.

Anyone who needs a contractor can visit the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) website for helpful tips in choosing a contractor.

Two University of Regina (U of R) professors have penned a policy paper regarding the new AI Data Centre set to be built near the city.

The paper was written by Dr. Justin Longo, associate professor at the U of R Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, and Dr. Margo Hurlbert, Canada Research Chair in Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability.

It focuses on how less attention has been paid to how benefits will be shared between the data centre and the province of Saskatchewan and also outlines key issues and partnership structures to consider as the project moves forward.

“Actually hashing out some of the synergies and the co-benefits that could occur with Sask Polytech, with the University of Regina,” Hurlbert said.

“We’re right here, we’re very close. I know that the hands-on learning and experience of seeing a data centre and linking the services it’s providing in data sovereignty and security in Canada, as well as our AI that we’re running. Actually, seeing the technical pieces fit together is a really important learning opportunity for students.”

In a response to CTV News from the provincial government, Minister of Crown Investments Corporation Jeremy Harrison said the project represents an estimated $12 billion in economic activity and is expected to create over 1,600 jobs.

“This includes at least 800 construction positions and approximately 80 permanent operational roles once the facility is complete, with up to 750 additional jobs expected to be created in the broader community as a result of this development,” the statement read.

The statement went on to say the project is expected to deliver benefits beyond the construction phase.

“These outcomes reflect the broader value of one of the largest private capital investments in the province’s history.”

Hurlbert said discussions need to continue around the data centre about the risks of eventual transition to zero emission energies, as well as current opportunities to move to cleaner energy.

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