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SASKATOON NEWS
Saskatoon bridges and streets being decorated for festive season
Holiday decorations will be added on the University Bridge on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., while work on 2nd Avenue will take place on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saskatoon councilors consider options for dedicated police transit officers
Darcy Pederson, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 615, said the measures taken to date are helping, but they're not enough. Violent incidents and fare evasion are still too common, he said.
Saskatoon police briefs: Taxi driver, 75, hit with his own cab during attempted robbery
Police said a female passenger was seen assaulting a cab driver and trying to steal his vehicle. The woman then climbed into the driver's seat and struck the cabbie with his vehicle while trying to flee.
Appeal hearing set for Taylor Kennedy impaired driving case
Taylor Kennedy is the first person in Sask. who faced a THC-related impaired driving charge, which she admitted to police. Her case at Court of Appeals in Regina takes place today.
SASKATCHEWAN NEWS
Sask. post-secondary education gets $250 million funding boost from province
Agreement will provide financial stability by increasing annual operating budgets of post-secondary institutions by three per cent each year and lowering the annual tuition limit, the government said.
Bail conditions relaxed for former Richmound school owner
A Richmound man who housed the self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada," Romana Didulo, appeared in court this week, where his bail conditions were relaxed.
Teenage boy charged in relation to a fatal hit-and-run on Halloween: Police
La Loche RCMP said it received a report from paramedics on Halloween about a collision involving a pedestrian on Washington Avenue. A teenage boy has been charged in connection with the collision.
Sask. hunters encouraged to submit animal heads for CWD and TB testing
Hunters are encouraged to submit their animals heads for chronic wasting disease and bovine tuberculosis testing in the boreal transition zone and along the eastern border.
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, Nov. 5
University of Regina economics professor Jason Childs breaks down the federal budget numbers with Evan what impact tariffs have been with University of Saskatchewan professor Dr. Devan Mescall.
THE GREEN ZONE REPLAY
The Green Zone Replay - Wednesday, Nov. 5
The weekend ahead is full of football in Saskatchewan! The USask Huskies take on the U of R Rams in the Hardy Cup. And the Riders prepare for the Western Final, with weather expected to be chilly.
SPORTS
Riders Rolan Milligan, KeeSean Johnson trending up ahead of CFL West Final
After getting a few players back earlier in the week, two more key pieces were able to get more work in for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The club will host the CFL West Final on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
Dohnte Meyers, Trevon Tate among Riders practising ahead of CFL West Final
The Saskatchewan Roughriders got to enjoy some extra time off last week after finishing first in the CFL West Division. Now some players could be set to return from injury ahead of the West Final.
Dodgers eyeing a historic three-peat after back-to-back World Series wins
With three titles in the last six years, the Dodgers next will attempt to equal the New York Yankees, who were the last team to win three consecutive championships from 1998-2000.
Saskatoon to host 2027 Brier as event celebrates 100th anniversary
"Saskatoon is thrilled to host the 100th anniversary of the Montana's Brier - a landmark moment in one of Canada's most beloved sporting traditions," Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block said in a statement.
CANADA & WORLD
B.C. regulator fines Amazon $10,000 in ruling that limits what 'delivery' means
Consumer Protection BC says in a decision issued last month that the consumer complained to them that Amazon failed to deliver an order for electronics under a "distance sales contract" in August 2024.
Ottawa to restore accidentally deleted privacy provision in streaming bill
The federal budget released this week says the government will make a legislative amendment to add back the privacy provision, which was added by the senate in a move to protect Canadians' privacy rights.
Indigenous leaders say federal budget falls short on health care, education
The budget froze annual base funding for Indigenous health and social services and for treaty work, which Ottawa says amounts to a two per cent cut at a time when most federal agencies face a 15 per cent cut.
Carney's first budget gets mixed marks from Saskatchewan economics professor
Economics professor Jason Childs said he's giving the federal budget a C- grade, saying he's got concerns about the mounting federal debt and the effectiveness of the new spending.
AGRICULTURE
APAS responds to India's 30 per cent duty on yellow pea imports
"There's been a suggestion for a while that we need to find alternative markets, and that is certainly true, but to replace the amount of peas going in India is going to be really tough," said Bill Prybyls...
Sask. set to open proposal for animal welfare enforcement
The government said reporting requirements for agencies delivering animal protection services, enforcement provisions, and oversight of animal protection officers all needed to be updated.
Producers preparing for winter as harvest wraps up in Sask.: Crop report
In addition to concerns around canola tariffs, the ministry explained that growing conditions varied significantly across the province this year, with some areas continuing to struggle with drought.
Farm groups ask federal government to create export sales reporting program
The groups are calling on the Canadian government to reverse the information disadvantage producers face through creation of an export sales reporting program, which would include data on sales.
SASKATCHEWAN STORIES WITH BRITTANY CAFFET
Coffee with a cause: Brewing belonging at a Saskatchewan non-profit
This isn't your average cup of joe. Adults with intellectual disabilities at Light of the Prairies help prepare and deliver LOTP Coffee, filling every bag with pride, joy and purpose.
A playground fit for a princess: Sask. mom fundraising to improve accessibility
Saskatoon's Makenna Hiebert dreams of swinging and sliding like her friends. The five-year-old's mom is fundraising to make the playground at St. Anne School wheelchair accessible for Makenna and all kids.
Where memory rests: A visit to Saskatoon's oldest cemetery
This Halloween, walk among the city's oldest documented graves in Nutana Cemetery with city archivist Jeff O'Brien. Uncover tragic stories of settlers, lost children and lives cut short on the prairie.
Meet the Indigenous artist behind the massive Midtown mall mural
Jade Roberts' bright, bold mural at Saskatoon's Midtown mall celebrates Indigenous culture, storytelling and Saskatchewan's native plant life - turning an unremarkable wall into a powerful piece of public art.
