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Drake Meats has announced a significant expansion with the construction of a new federally inspected plant in Saskatoon. This marks the first major expansion for the company, which has been operating out of its original plant in Drake, Saskatchewan.

They only had one day off after knocking the Maple Leafs out of the playoffs but that didn't seem to bother the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers last night. Five different players found the net as the Panthers outscored Carolina 5-2 in game one of the NHL's Eastern Conference Final.

At 6p.m., it's game one of the Western Conference Final with Edmonton visiting the Stars in Dallas.

Team Canada handed Sweden their first lost at the World Men's Hockey Championship - 5-3 the final score. Our boys will play Denmark in the quarter-finals tomorrow.

City administration has been directed to create a resident-first and client service strategy and report the results back to council, following a recent city council meeting. 

The following motion was put forward by Coun. Patrick Boyle: 

That administration be directed to create a resident-first and client service strategy that outlines, but is not limited to, the following: 

Moose Javian author Lindsey Stephenson set up a booth at the International Early Learning Conference to sell her book, My Mama is a Superhero!, and said attending, listening to the speakers, and networking made the conference a “transformative experience.” 

“I’m Lindsey Stephenson — a proud Moose Jaw mom, wife, and author — passionate about sharing our family’s story to celebrate resilience, inclusion, and the power of perspective,” Stephenson said.  

The province’s Official Opposition Saskatchewan NDP were in Moose Jaw yesterday to strongly condemn the Unified Grassroots plan for town halls across the province advocating separation from Canada. 

Sally Housser is the Sask NDP Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources and spoke in Moose Jaw outside Sask Party Wakamow MLA Megan Patterson’s constituency office to warn that entertaining ideas of separatism will cause economic harms. 

The second phase of the City of Moose Jaw's Safe Routes project is set to get underway this week, and residents will soon be seeing posted speed limits in playgrounds across the city be reduced to 30km/h.

The new speed limits will come into effect once signage has been changed, and like school zone speed limits—reduced to 30km/h in Phase 1 in 2024—the limits will be active year-round from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week.

The head of one of Canada's largest federal unions says the federal government needs to focus on repairing the relationship between public servants and management.

Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, said this is a "delicate moment" and that new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali has his work cut out for him.

Prier said the Trudeau government made several questionable decisions that eroded trust among workers. They included a messy return-to-office rollout that was conducted without consulting employees, he said.

Signs that underlying inflation was picking up in April put the Bank of Canada in a tricky position ahead of its June interest rate decision, with some economists arguing a second straight pause is now more likely.

"It is going to make it a much more challenging backdrop for the Bank of Canada to continue cutting rates, at least in the near term," said Benjamin Reitzes, managing director of Canadian rates and macro strategist at BMO Capital Markets.

BRYAN

Douglas Mathew Bryan, an admirable and outspoken original, passed away on May 15, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Doug was born on December 29, 1931, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, to parents Bert and Ruby Bryan. He grew up on a family homestead near Bridgeford, Saskatchewan, with his brother Alfred and sister Helen. Doug was a first-generation Canadian born to English and Scottish immigrants who fled poverty in the Old World to pursue a better life for their family.

A spring survey to gauge consumer opinions about food pricing, buying habits and values found affordability the top concern

Whether people throw steaks or hot dogs on the barbecue this summer could reflect how they feel about their food spending.

A new report from the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University found increasing anxiety about food affordability compared to last fall.