MooseJaw

After three years at the helm, Clive Tolley bid farewell as the mayor of Moose Jaw following Wednesday night’s civic election results. 

Unofficial results have James Murdock as the mayor-elect after a landslide victory with 5,437 votes. The next closest contender was Crystal Froese with 1,439 votes. Tolley’s re-election bid fell short with 601 votes. Official results will be announced by the city on Friday at 11 a.m. 

The headliners for Country Thunder Saskatchewan were announced last night at a VIP event in Regina.

As Country Thunder Saskatchewan celebrates its 42nd year they will be "merging rock 'n' roll royalty with country music's top talent, the bold 2025 line-up bridges genres and generations."

Coming to the Craven Valley next summer will be GRAMMY-nominated, Multi-PLATINUM Entertainer Jason Aldean, 2024 CMA New Artist of the Year Nominee Bailey Zimmerman and Diamond-Certified rock legends Def Leppard. 

The Moose Jaw Curling Centre is hosting the Mixed Doubles Super Series, with teams from China, Korea, Australia, Estonia and more in attendance. The event continues today and runs until Sunday. You can find tickets on sale at sasktix.ca. 

Last night in the NHL, the Lightning beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1, the Flyers one-upped the Senators 5-4, the Wild blanked the Canadiens 3-nothing and the Oilers took down the Predators 3-2. 

The Moose Jaw Community Choir remains active, with close to 80 members practicing every Monday night, and choir director Diane Rhodes said they’re excited for holiday sing-outs in December. 

“Our regular rehearsals are on Monday evening, so we’re going to do some sing-outs on Monday evening because that’s when everyone’s available,” Rhodes told Discover Moose Jaw. “So, we’re going to sing on the 2nd at Chateau St. Michael’s at 6:30, and then the Bentley at 7:30. 

Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employer.

Canadian Union of Postal Workers says approximately 55,000 workers are striking, claiming little progress has been made in the bargaining process.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a 72-hour strike notice earlier in the week, saying it's been asking for fair wages, safer working conditions and other improvements over nearly a year of bargaining.

The RCMP is rolling out body-worn cameras for officers, deploying more than 10,000 cameras across the country in the next 12 to 18 months.

Officers will be expected to turn on their cameras when they answer calls or interact with the public. They will wear the cameras on their chests and they will flash red lights to indicate they are recording.

"The muscle memory that we're training officers to build in is essentially seatbelt off, camera on," said Taunya Goguen, the RCMP’s corporate management officer, at a press briefing Thursday. 

Manitoba recording artist Jerry Sereda joins us to share his new single, Baptized by Your Love. We’ll also have a special appearance from American recording artist Chase Matthew, who will debut his latest single, Darlin’, live from his tour bus as he travels across Canada this week. Plus, we’ll look back at this week in 2017 with a #1 hit from Thomas Rhett.

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that ministries, Crown corporations, and organizations are putting contingency plans in place ahead of a possible postal service disruption. The labour action could begin as early as November 15, 2024, and the government aims to minimize the impact on clients and suppliers, especially regarding payments.

Switch to Direct Deposit Recommended

To avoid interruptions, the government is encouraging clients and suppliers to opt for direct deposit, which will continue unaffected even if postal services are disrupted.

Charges have been laid against two people after the RCMP seized 31 firearms from a residence in Lafleche and a rural yard site south of the town. 

On Nov. 8, at around 11:25 a.m., the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Swift Current Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT), Police Dog Services, Gravelbourg Detachment, National Weapons Enforcement Support Team and the Regina Police Service Crime Reduction Team executed search warrants on the properties as part of an ongoing investigation. 

Frances Mcpherson now has some extra spending money following a purchase she made at Bugsy's Irish Pub in the Town N Country Mall!

Mcpherson now has $30 thanks to Christmas Cashback presented by Murray GM and Ashdown's Furniture & Interiors!

She tells us that she and her husband spend a lot of time at Bugsy's and that it's one of their favourite restaurants.

Now through Friday, December 20th when you shop at participating local businesses, you could win back the purchase price!