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A veteran Ottawa journalist is firing back against what he says are "entirely false" claims by a former Conservative cabinet

Moose Jaw, Sask. – The Moose Jaw Warriors had two players crack the NHL Central Scouting’s 2024-25 Players to Watch list for the 2025 NHL Draft.

Lynden Lakovic received an ‘A’ rating, while Connor Schmidt came in with a ‘W’ rating on the list, which a compilation of draft-eligible prospects from all the major development leagues throughout North America and Europe.

Lakovic was one of six players from the Western Hockey League to receive an ‘A’ rating as a potential first-round candidate.

With winter around the bend and cold weather starting to make its way in, vehicles everywhere will need to be ready. 

Vic Gauvin, president and general manager of Gauvin Motors, is encouraging people to stay ahead of road conditions when it comes to seasonal vehicular preparations. 

"It's important to have your vehicle winterized," said Gauvin. "You want to keep everybody safe, that's for sure."

As the winter season rolls around, so does cold and flu season.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is encouraging residents, families, and everyone else to stay safe, take the necessary precautions, and receive their vaccines.

Dr. David Torr, medical health officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Area Department Lead for the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, noted that infections and viruses like the flu spread much easier in colder temperatures.

Kamloops, B.C. – Brayden Yager and Lynden Lakovic had a goal and three points each, but it wasn’t enough for the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday night in Kamloops.

The Warriors fell 6-4 to the Blazers to drop the second game of their five-game road trip through the BC Division.

“I thought the first period and third period were really good, I thought we stuck to what we need to do, we played well, we were structured and did lots of really good things,” Warriors associate coach Scott King said.

The City of Moose Jaw hosted the biannual Saskatchewan City Manager’s Forum on Friday, with representatives from 13 communities across the province in attendance, including Lloydminster, Saskatoon and Regina. 

During the meeting these representatives share best practices, ideas and approaches to issues that are present in every community.  

Dion Pollard, City Manager for the City of Lloydminster, spoke about the topics covered during the forums. 

With Saskatchewan’s provincial election approaching on Monday, we reached out to the leaders of the leaders of each of the parties in the running and asked them to expand more on their platforms. We heard back from three of the six parties before our deadline of noon Thursday. NDP leader Carla Beck, Sask United Party leader Jon Hromek, and Buffalo Party leader Phil Zajac all spoke with us to talk about how they believe their platforms will create a better future for Saskatchewan residents.

Jon Hromek, Saskatchewan United Party

Canada's long-held consensus on immigration is under threat but has not disappeared, the immigration minister said in an interview after announcing a major cut to the number of newcomers to Canada. 

On Thursday, Immigration Minister Marc Miller and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to slash Canada's immigration targets by 20 per cent next year and admitted the Liberal government did not get the balance right after the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Friday that Canada strongly condemns a new surge of "horrifying violence" perpetrated by gangs in Haiti.

Gang violence has increased in the Caribbean nation in recent weeks and the UN says gangs now control 85 per cent of the capital city of Port-au-Prince.

Kenya is leading a multinational security mission to restore order after gangs drove out the former prime minister with targeted attacks earlier this year.

A transition council is now leading the nation, with the goal of holding elections next year.

Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by editors.

A man uses an umbrella to shield himself from the rain while walking on the Stanley Park seawall across the water from downtown Vancouver, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck