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SASKATOON NEWS
Temporary warming centre opening Friday, with only days notice
A new drop-in centre for women is set to open on 23rd Street, taking over the former bus depot. City administration only picked the site this week, starting renovations before council voted on it.
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.
City of Saskatoon crews are getting ready for anticipated snowfall
City of Saskatoon crews are preparing for an anticipated 12 centimetres of snow, in a weather notification which Environment and Climate Change Canada had issued, starting Thursday and ending Saturday.
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.
SASKATCHEWAN NEWS
REAL CEO Rick Bennett leaves position for 'personal and family reasons'
Trent Fraser, who previously served as REAL's acting president and CEO from April to June of this year, will take over the role on an interim basis until a new leader is hired in 2026.
Premier Scott Moe talks tariffs, federal budget and CFL West Final on Evan Bray Show
"I'm very hopeful that we're going to be able to find our way, in the next few months, hopefully to a U.S. trade deal of some sort, but also some some type of reprieve or changing in our relationship with China...
Moose Jaw police seize fentanyl, methamphetamine in traffic stop
Two men with drug trafficking offences after a traffic stop on Athabasca Street East yielded more than 61 grams of fentanyl and other illegal substances, according to Moose Jaw Police Service.
First look at budget disappoints Sask. producers association, business expert
Bill Prybylski, head of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, said he was somewhat disappointed that agriculture didn't have more of a "prominent" view in the federal budget.
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Nov. 6
Premier Scott Moe talks to Evan about the federal budget's impact on Sask. residents, economist David Ristovki about the growth and challenges cities are facing and a check in with Mayor Chad Bachynski.
THE GREEN ZONE REPLAY
The Green Zone Replay - Thursday, Nov. 6
Alexander Ovechkin scores his 900th goal. The Toronto Blue Jays extend a qualifying offer to Bo Bichette. The REDBLACKS stun the CFL and announce Ryan Dinwiddie as their new coach and GM.
SPORTS
'Welcome to Regina': Riders excited for West Final in front of home crowd
The Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in the top spot in the CFL West Division which has given them the opportunity to play in the West Final in front of a home crowd.
World Series and rest of Blue Jays' post-season boosted Toronto hotels, businesses
Destination Toronto said the four home games of the World Series saw a 15 per cent average increase in hotel demand compared to the same nights last year, adding a total of more than 11,000 room nights.
Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland found dead of apparent suicide at 24 after evading officers, police say
Frisco police said they are investigating a possible suicide. They said Kneeland didn't stop for Texas Department of Public Safety troopers in a chase that was joined by Frisco police on Wednesday night.
Scott Moe says Friday will be 'Green and White Day' in Saskatchewan ahead of CFL West Final
Trevor Harris and the Saskatchewan Roughriders are set to welcome Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions to Regina's Mosaic Stadium on Saturday for a spot in the Grey Cup final. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m.
CANADA & WORLD
NDP says it will vote with government on first budget confidence vote
MPs are set to vote on two amendments to the budget, proposed by the Bloc Québécois and Conservatives. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon's office says the votes are considered matters of confide...
CFIA says B.C. ostrich cull will proceed after high court decides not to hear appeal
The agency said in a statement that it has respected all orders of the courts "and expects the ostrich farm owners and supporters to do the same now that the Supreme Court of Canada has issued its judgment.&quo...
Ottawa's tax credits to reduce emissions aren't working as intended, watchdog says
The report comes after the release of the Carney government's first budget, which called for increases to investment tax credits, including a $3 billion boost for companies investing in carbon capture.
Mistakenly released UK prisoner turns himself in as search continues for second freed convict
Both men were wrongly freed from Wandsworth, which was built in southwest London in the middle of the 19th century, and was under scrutiny after another prisoner escaped two years ago.
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.
