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Canada’s labour market topped expectations in June amid a surprise surge in hiring.

Statistics Canada said Friday that the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percentage point to 6.9 per cent in June as the economy added some 83,000 jobs.

The vast majority of those jobs were part-time, the agency said, with 47,000 positions added in the private sector.

A Reuters poll of economists heading into Friday’s release had expected the jobless rate would rise to 7.1 per cent in June as employment levels held flat.

They blew a 4-4 game wide-open with 8 runs in the 7th and the Moose Jaw Miller Express came away with a 19-5 win over the Mavericks in Medicine Hat last night. The Millers pounded the Mavericks pitchers for 23 hits including two home runs - one from Austin Gurney and another from Tanner DeGrazia. The Millers have tonight off. They'll play in Medicine Hat again tomorrow night.

Toronto Blue Jays had Thursday off. They'll play the Athletics in Sacramento tonight.

Dust off your cowboy boots and your disco ball — the Moose Jaw Health Foundation’s 2025 Festival of Trees was officially launched Thursday at JGL. 

This year’s theme, Disco in Denim, combines the glam of disco with country charm. The Disco in Denim: Festival of Trees gala will take place Oct. 25. 

The Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw is set to transform into a paradise for the imaginative creator types (and those who enjoy the artistic results), as Brickspo 2025 returns for its 14th year on Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27, running 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Organized in partnership with the Saskatchewan LEGO Users Group, Brickspo is one of the museum’s largest annual events and draws about 3,000 visitors over the weekend.

A fourth person has been charged by the Regina Police Service in connection to the death of 35-year-old Aron Lunan.

RCMP were called to a rural area near Grand Coulee on June 10 for a report of a dead body. The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit launched the initial suspicious death investigation. Through the investigation, the death was deemed a homicide and was turned over to the Regina Police Service because the cause originated within the City of Regina.

Water levels at Lake Diefenbaker are lower than normal this summer, but not to a significant extent, according to the Water Security Agency. 

The elevation of the lake is 553.51 metres, which is below the typical operating range due to low inflows so far in 2025. 

The NDP's leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh will formally begin in September, with a six-month race to follow according to a rules framework adopted by the party's national council. 

A new leader will be chosen no later than March 29, when the party holds its 2026 convention in Winnipeg.

An entry fee of $100,000 has been set for candidates to show their "organizational and fundraising capacity."

Debates and other leadership events hosted by the party will be streamed online in both official languages, according to the framework. 

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports on Aug. 1 in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on social media Thursday night, evidently setting a new date for bilateral negotiations between the two countries. 

Canada and the United States had committed to working on a new economic and security agreement with a July 21 deadline for a deal. The boosted tariff pressures call into question progress toward the initial time frame.

The Moose Jaw RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in finding 27-year-old Gavin Nelson.

Nelson is wanted for failure to comply with court-ordered release conditions related to a June 2022 assault investigation, and failure to appear in court.

He is described as five-foot-11, 160 pounds, hazel eyes, red hair, and has "brothers until the end" tattooed on his right wrist.

UPDATE:

The youth person of interest has been identified by police, and has been arrested and charged with sexual assault.

The police do not believe there is a danger to the public. The identity of the suspect cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.