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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Fredrick James Johnson on Tuesday, November 19th, 2024.   

Fred was born on July 12th, 1941, in Findlater, Saskatchewan where he worked the farm until finally fulfilling his dream of owning a bar and moved to Grayson, SK.  He later retired to Craik, SK and then eventually made his way to Moose Jaw, SK.   

For the first time since Game 6 of last year’s Eastern Conference Championship, the Moose Jaw Warriors and Saskatoon Blades will lock horns at the Hangar in downtown Moose Jaw on Thursday night.

The Warriors are expecting a stiff test when they square off with their East Division rivals.

“We’ve just got to play to our structure, play to our game and if everyone’s on board, we’ll be successful,” Warriors defenceman Connor Schmidt said.

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for the semi-driver involved in last weekend's fatal crash south of Plum Coulee.
    
According to RCMP, officers have been unable to locate 25-year-old, Navjeet Singh.
    
On Wednesday, authorities charged the Brampton, Ontario man with two counts of Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle Causing Death and Obstructing a Peace Officer related to the crash at the intersections of highways 201 and 306 that killed a 35-year-old mom and her 8-year-old daughter.
    

On Monday, Nov. 25, and Tuesday, Nov. 26, customers southwest of Moose Jaw will see a series of 30-minute planned outages happening while cable testing is conducted. 

The outages are planned between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. both days.

Find more on the SaskPower outage map here.

You can help people in our community through the ‘Good Buy to Hunger’ food drive at the Moose Jaw Co-op Food Store from now until Dec. 6. 

For $10, customers can purchase a ‘virtual food bag’ at the Moose Jaw Co-op in support of the Moose Jaw & District Food Bank. 

“They can purchase $10 a bag at the tills. The bag is filled with all the high-need items for the food bank,” explained Michaela Turner, community and employee engagement manager with the Moose Jaw Co-op. 

A 26-year-old man charged after a fatal rollover on Main Street earlier this month made another appearance in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Wednesday. 

Tyrel Cronan appeared via video from the Regina Correctional Centre and was represented in court by lawyer Merv Nidesh.  

Nidesh asked that a bail report be issued for the availability of GPS or electronic monitoring and asked for an adjournment to Dec. 2. 

Rural schools in the Prairie South School Division (PSSD) are benefiting from mental wellness programs and projects thanks to grant-matching from the River Street Promotions (RSP) fund — the money comes from the annual Homestand and Nashville Night concerts that RSP organizes. 

It’s a tradition started by the Lions Club in 1960, and the Friendly City Optimist Club of Moose Jaw has been making it happen since 2015. 

Greeting Card Lane is back up in Crescent Park, featuring 21 greeting cards on the Langdon Crescent side of the park between Fairford St E and Athabasca St E.  

The Liberal government plans to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a slew of items just in time for Christmas and send cheques to millions of Canadians this spring, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday.

"Our government can't set prices at the checkout, but we can put more money in people's pockets," Trudeau said at a press conference in Toronto alongside Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. 

The Good Buy to Hunger Campaign is back in Moose Jaw, with the Moose Jaw Co-op and CPKC.

When you shop at the Moose Jaw Co-op, you can spend an extra $10 on a food bag at the checkout. This food bag will go directly to the Moose Jaw and District Food Bank to make sure no one goes hungry this holiday season.

It all leads up to the CPKC Holiday Train arriving in Moose Jaw on December 6, with a special performance featuring Tyler Shaw and Shawnee Kish on December 7 at 4:30pm.