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SASKATOON NEWS

Three Saskatoon cops fired following investigation into 'off-duty gathering'
According to police, the professional standards investigation has concluded, but "one aspect of the incident" remains under investigation by the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team.

Prairieland aiming to remove disused racetrack at Marquis Downs
"Horse racing is no longer occurring at Marquis Downs and the buildings are past their serviceable life. Once the buildings are removed, the area will be developed as a gravel parking area."

Artists wanted: YXE community colouring book accepting submissions
A Saskatoon artist is turning colouring into community action. Submit your art, share your vision of a better world and help create a book that heals, inspires - and gives back.

Saskatoon's urgent care centre 25 per cent complete, opening 2027
The urgent care centre is partnered with Ahtahkakoop Cree Developments (ACD), and is designed to alleviate pressure from emergency rooms by providing care for non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries.
SASKATCHEWAN NEWS

Songwriter wishes Saskatchewan a happy 120th birthday with music video
Bruce Thiessen's music video features various landscapes and locations that he grew up around in Saskatchewan. Saskatoon's Remai Modern gallery is also hosting a celebration for Inauguration Day.

University of Regina Students' Union to vote on dissolution
After the University of Regina ended the students' union's leases and stopped passing on fees, the group is set to hold a meeting on Sept. 24 to vote on dissolving the organization.

Sask. 11-year-old boy with Down syndrome tests limits hiking West Coast Trail
Xavier Cameron hiked the 75 kilometres in several days on Vancouver Island's West Coast Trail. His mother, Deidra, believes he is one of the first kids with Down syndrome to do so.

Wind warning whips into southeast Saskatchewan
Environment Canada meteorologist Dave Carlsen said the worst of the wind is expected between 9 a.m. and noon on Thursday in the Regina, Weyburn and Estevan areas, with wind gusts up to 90 km/h expected.
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY

The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Sept. 4
Evan talks with Bernadette McIntyre about her last seven months as the province's 24th Lieutenant Governor, and senior reporter Lisa Schick about the RCMP's arrest of so-called "Queen of Canada" in Richmou...
THE GREEN ZONE REPLAY

The Green Zone Replay - Wednesday, Sept. 3
Dave Spadaro, Insider for the Philadelphia Eagles, talks about the upcoming game against the Cowboys, Britton Gray checks in with Riders' injuries and previews Saturday's game and TSN's Dave Naylor previews AFC.
SPORTS

'It's a madhouse': Jermarcus Hardrick returns to Winnipeg as member of the Riders
Jermarcus Hardrick knows the type of havoc the crowd in Winnipeg can have on opposing offences. Now as a member of the Riders, he is looking to quiet that crowd down in the Banjo Bowl.

Novak Djokovic is 38 and bidding for a 25th Slam title. He faces Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open
"Really take care of my body. Try to relax and recover. The next couple of days is really key for me to really get my body in shape and ready to battle five sets, if it's needed."

Jamie Nye: I'm not getting any kicks from talking about the Riders' kicker
In the 12 seasons I've spent taking calls from fans after every Rider game, I don't recall conversations about a kicker dominating our lines as much as the talk about Brett Lauther has for the past 11 weeks.

Excitement surrounds Saskatoon Blades ahead of the 2025-26 season
Head coach Dan DaSilva said the team is looking for the things in players that can't be taught. "We call it Blades hockey ... it's work and competition .. it's relentless, it's fast and it's hard."
CANADA & WORLD

Two dead, including suspect, in mass stabbing on Manitoba First Nation
RCMP described the attack as a "senseless act of violence" and said there's was no longer a risk to public safety, but officers were to remain in the community as well as on a highway to the south.

Ottawa must cancel or significantly reform temporary foreign worker program, says Eby
Eby says B.C. is willing to "convene provinces that are interested in this issue" to have a "serious, grown-up" conversation about immigration in Canada and its impact on critical infrastructure.

Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to more than 2,200
Some 98 percent of the buildings in the province were damaged or destroyed, according to an assessment issued Thursday by the Islamic Relief charity. Aid agencies need staff and supplies to tend to survivors.

Fashion designer Giorgio Armani dead at 91
Starting with an unlined jacket, a simple pair of pants and an urban palette, Armani put Italian ready-to-wear style on the fashion map in the late 1970s, creating an instantly recognizable silhouette.
AGRICULTURE

Dry conditions push harvest ahead, with 23 per cent of crops in the bin
But while the dry conditions let farmers make significant progress over the past week, progress remains behind the five-year average of 40 per cent and the 10-year average of 34 per cent.

LISTEN: Sask. farmer sizes up growing season as combines hit the fields
As the combines begin roll through farmland across Saskatchewan, Nick Cornea, a farmer in Drinkwater, said this year's harvest is shaping up to be "not terrible" in his region of the province.

Canadian farmers weigh plans as Chinese tariff hits canola price
The drop in the cash price for canola has resulted in farmers losing at least $140 million in the last two weeks, one market expert says, as a result of Chinese tariffs on oil, meal and seed.

Above-average temperatures, dry conditions welcome as harvest approaches
World Weather meteorologist Drew Lerner said the conditions will be favourably received by producers across the province. "Now we're ready to finish out this crop, and it is finishing very well."
SASKATCHEWAN STORIES WITH BRITTANY CAFFET

Artists wanted: YXE community colouring book accepting submissions
A Saskatoon artist is turning colouring into community action. Submit your art, share your vision of a better world and help create a book that heals, inspires - and gives back.

Once upon a classroom: A touch of Tinkerbell at Wildwood School
Emma Tink grew up dreaming of being a teacher. Now, she's living that dream in her Saskatoon classroom, creating tiny fairy-tale moments of learning and growth, one student at a time.

An inside look at the new medevac plane serving northern Sask.
Rise Air's new medevac plane, based in La Ronge, is upgrading emergency care in northern Saskatchewan - offering quicker access and improved support to remote communities when it matters most.

Camp Easter Seal: The Saskatchewan summer camp that embraces disability
Nestled in Manitou Beach, Camp Easter Seal is Saskatchewan's only fully accessible camp. It offers a summer experience campers say is better than Christmas and Disneyland - a place where barriers don't exist.