Saskatchewan

They’re idle, but the Montreal Alouettes could still cement a CFL playoff berth this week. Montreal (10-1) would secure an East Division post-season spot if the Ottawa Redblacks (7-2-1) beat the B.C. Lions (5-6) on Saturday. The Alouettes would also punch their playoff ticket if Ottawa and B.C. tied and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5-6) […]

Monday afternoon the Regina Sports Hall of Fame introduced their induction class of 2024. Four athletes and two builders will be welcomed to the Hall during a gala event on October 10. President of the Regina Sports Hall of Fame Frank Kovacs unveiled the inductees, “We have a good diverse group of people coming to […]

Fear not this will not be an NSync sing a long. It’s, “Just Gonna Be Me,” looking into the Canadian Football League’s 2024 byes. Let’s go back in time to Thursday night in Toronto where, following the Saskatchewan Roughriders 20-19 loss to the Argonauts, the Green and White closed out their pre-Labour Day schedule. The […]

Nearly 3,800 people from First Nations in Saskatchewan and Manitoba remain out of their homes due to nearby wildfires. The Canadian Red Cross says it’s supporting more than 2,300 from the remote community of Bunibonibee Cree Nation in northeastern Manitoba, offering lodging, food, transportation and supplies. Chief Richard Hart says crews have made progress on […]

Cody Fajardo and the Montreal Alouettes looked out of sync with a 17-6 halftime deficit against the Edmonton Elks on Sunday night, but head coach Jason Maas wasn’t sweating it. Fajardo, wide receiver Cole Spieker and an unwavering Alouettes defence led a second-half comeback as league-leading Montreal defeated Edmonton 21-17 in nail-biting fashion for its fifth straight victory. “We […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging businesses to hire Canadian workers as his government announces new restrictions to limit low-wage temporary foreign workers. After facing intense criticism for the recent influx of temporary foreign workers, the Liberal government is bringing back pre-pandemic rules that made it more difficult for businesses to hire low-wage workers from […]

GX94 PRECISION WEATHER FORECAST QUILL LAKES / HUDSON BAY / SWAN RIVER / BROADVIEW / MOOSOMIN / INDIAN HEAD / YORKTON / MELVILLE / ROBLIN / RUSSELL REGIONS Today:  Partly to mainly sunny.  Wind NW 10-20 km/h.  High:  23 Tonight:  Clear.  Wind ESE 10-20 km/h.  Low:  9 Tomorrow:  Sunny.  Wind SE 15-25 km/h.  High:  22.  Tomorrow night’s low:  […]

The federal government has added 56 properties to a new public lands bank of locations that are suitable for long-term leases so developers can build housing, a move the Housing Minister says will help boost the supply of homes Canadians can afford.  Sean Fraser made the announcement Sunday in Halifax just ahead of a three-day […]

Farmers in Saskatchewan are saying skyrocketing land prices have made it difficult for young producers to expand.  Will Robbins, a 43-year-old farmer who operates southwest of Saskatoon near the hamlet of Laura, says high prices are dissuasive.  He says more land means additional debt that would take too long to pay off.  Farmer Bill Prybylski near […]

Rail workers pushed back hard Friday against the federal government’s move to get them back on the job, with a new strike notice and a regulatory challenge making it unclear when freight traffic will fully resume. At Canadian National Railway Co., trains began to move again Friday morning as workers started to trickle back to […]