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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe met Thursday with federal and provincial officials and leaders from the province’s canola sector to address recent tariffs imposed by China on Canadian canola exports.

The meeting included Trade and Export Development Minister Warren Kaeding, Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Kody Blois.

Eligible Saskatchewan communities can now submit applications for funding under the Provincial-Territorial stream of the Canadian Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF), the government announced Thursday. Applications are due by Nov. 28, 2025.

CHIF provides financial support to help communities build or improve critical infrastructure, including drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste systems, which in turn supports additional housing development across the province.

Rosetown RCMP dealt with several incidents in the community last week, including an assault, a fraud complaint, and a dog bite.

On Aug. 16, police were called to an assault in Rosetown, and charges have been laid, with court proceedings pending. Officers also investigated a breach of peace complaint on Aug. 15 and a disturbance at a local business, though no further action was required in either case.

A Kindersley resident says the constant hum of aerator fountains at the Motherwell Reservoir is making life unbearable for people living nearby.

Speaking at the August 11 town council meeting, Garth Hoffman told councillors the mechanical pumps, installed to improve water quality at the newly developed beach, run 24 hours a day, producing “endless” and “ceaseless” noise that he says invades homes, prevents sleep, and drives residents indoors.

“It’s brutal,” Hoffman said. “You open the door or a window and it’s in your face … it should not be in a residential area.”

Severe thunderstorms swept through Saskatchewan Wednesday evening and overnight, leaving behind reports of large hail, strong winds, and possible tornadoes, Environment Canada said Thursday.

When it comes to restoring our canola trade with China, the Canadian canola industry wants to see action and engagement from all levels of government with everyone working together to protect our market share.

Premier Scott Moe along with his Agriculture Minister Darryl Harrison and Trade and Export Minister Warren Kaeding met with federal/provincial canola groups, as well as exporters, canola crush and value-added companies.

The Crown will not appeal the acquittals of five former world junior hockey players after their high-profile sexual assault trial, one of the defence lawyers in the case said Thursday.

Daniel Brown, who represented Alex Formenton, said he has been informed of the prosecutors' decision. The Ministry of the Attorney General did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

Formenton, Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote were all acquitted of sexual assault, and McLeod of a separate charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault.

Air Canada says it expects to be operating close to its full network schedule by Friday. 

The airline says it is continuing to ramp up its operations in a press release Thursday. 

This comes after the airline reached a tentative deal with the union representing its flight attendants on Tuesday to end a strike that began on Saturday. 

The strike disrupted the airline's operations, resulting in the cancellation of flights. 

Mark Nasr, Air Canada's chief operations officer, said in the release that the airline is restoring operations ahead of its plan. 

The federal government is providing more than half a million dollars to boost wildfire training in Saskatchewan and Manitoba as the country faces another season of extreme fire conditions.

Corey Hogan, parliamentary secretary to Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, announced Monday that $540,300 will be distributed to two projects under Ottawa’s Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate Program.

A new nationwide survey shows the majority of Canadians have not received a pay increase in the past five years, with wages falling well behind the rising cost of living.