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Saskatchewan stepped up once again, as the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Radiothon raised $1,010,204 to improve care at Saskatchewan’s only children’s hospital. 

Broadcasting on 32 radio stations across the province on Tuesday and Wednesday, the radiothon aimed to raise funds for the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation to purchase state-of-the-art cardiac and respiratory equipment. 

The Moose Jaw Warriors have one more day of practice, preparing for back-to-back games tomorrow and Saturday nights. The Lethbridge Hurricanes are in Moose Jaw tomorrow with the Warriors on the road Saturday to play the Tigers in Medicine Hat.

Senior Boys volleyball semi-finals tonight, it’s Cornerstone against Central and Peacock plays Vanier.

Senior Girls volleyball semi-finals also happening tonight, with a matchup between Briercrest and Vanier, and it’s Peacock against Cornerstone. 

NBA last night, the Toronto Raptors fell 122-107 to the Sacramento Kings. 

The Royal Canadian Legion branch in Montreal’s Verdun borough meets once a week in a community centre space it rents by the hour, less than 500 metres from the elegant brick building it sold over a decade ago when maintenance costs got too high. 

After years of rising rents, a forced move and general instability, its members are happy to have somewhere to meet. But president Darlene Harrison says one question keeps coming back: “When are we going to have our own home again?”

Stories passed down from elders tell how First Nations from afar would paddle their canoes to bathe in the hot springs on the territory of the Sts'ailes First Nation.

They believed the water contained medicine, said Sts'ailes Grand Chief William Charlie.

“Our people have been using it for tens of thousands of years," he said of the springs he called Qwólts, meaning boiling medicine water.

The Chief Executive Officer for Cereals Canada says a significant funding announcement will enable them to continue supporting markets around the world.

Dean Dias says they have received $7.3 million in funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. He notes this substantial investment includes $6.6 million over three years from the AgriMarketing Program and $674,000 over five years from the AgriScience Program. 

The federal government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok's Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media platform, but stopped short of ordering people to stay off the app.

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the government's "wind up" demand Wednesday, saying it is meant to address "risks" related to ByteDance Ltd.’s establishment of TikTok Technology Canada Inc.

Q. Why are you running for council?

A. I believe we all should provide some kind of community service.  I have a long history of volunteering.  While I have backed off with a lot of my commitments, I am still interested in the workings of the city and look forward to the challenge of improving the great city we all call home.

Q. Do you have experience in public service/community boards/politics?

On the Country 100 Afternoon Show brought to you by Ashdown's Furniture & Interiors Ltd., Avery LeBlanc was wondering when listeners changed their tires for the winter. 

Some may wait until the very first snowfall hits, others may get them done well in advance to be ready for slippery conditions, and some may not even change to winter tires at all.

With winter conditions hitting the Moose Jaw area overnight, the Moose Jaw RCMP dealt with a pair of weather-related incidents.

Between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, the RCMP received one report of a weather-related collision and one semi that could not get up a hill due to the road conditions, which blocked traffic.

Police officers responded to both incidents and no injuries were reported.

At today’s Board of Police Commissioners meeting, the Moose Jaw Police Service revealed that they’ve been conducting a project in Crescent Park to determine if there is an issue with encampments. 

The 21-day project took place Oct. 7 through Oct. 28, after concerns from the public about perceived encampments in the park, with regular checks undertaken by police during the day and night to look for shelters and tents in the area.