Humboldt

A couple of changes to the Saskatchewan Roughriders roster as they head to Winnipeg on Saturday in the Western Final with a berth to the Grey Cup on the line.  

Left tackle Trevor Reid will miss this week’s game due to a knee injury. Reid started in each of the Roughriders 18 regular season games and last week’s Western semifinal against BC. Reid was the team’s nominee for Most Outstanding Rookie this season.  

Canada’s unemployment rate held steady at 6.5 per cent last month as hiring remained weak across the economy.

Statistics Canada’s labour force survey on Friday said employment rose by a modest 15,000 jobs in October.

Business, building and support services saw the largest gain in employment.

Meanwhile, finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing experienced the largest decline.

Many economists see weakness in the job market continuing in the short term, before the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cuts spark a rebound in economic growth next year.

Continuing our pre-election look at candidates for Horizon School Division Board of Trustees positions, we shift our focus to subdivision 6 which includes Horizon School communities of Quill Lake and Wadena. 

Christine Gradin is the current trustee for the region. Christine also serves on the Saskatchewan School Boards Association Executive as Central Constituency Representative, having served for two terms. 

Name That Tune was pretty fun this morning where Janelle was the first to text in.

The correct song title scored her a $25.00 Humboldt Sobeys gift card and Janelle decided to walk away and not risk it all.

Listen to the replay below.

You could be next to play tune in Friday mornings to hear the song of the day.

Thanks to support provided by the Saskatchewan Health Authority this fall, two acute care hospital beds were donated to Carlton Trail College by the Humboldt District Health Complex. Worth approximately $15,000, the specialty bed donation enables the re-use of functional medical equipment, while supporting local healthcare training needs.   

The Humboldt Royal Canadian Legion Branch #28 invites the public to participate in its annual Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11. The schedule for the event is as follows: 

• 10:45 am – Gather in the lobby of the St. Augustine Church 

• 10:55 am – Parade into the church 

• 11:00 am – Last post – Two minutes of silence – Reveille 

A veteran Ottawa Citizen journalist who was accused by a former cabinet minister of being a Russian asset said it is the "height of irony" that a parliamentary committee studying disinformation has fallen for it. 

David Pugliese told the House of Commons security committee on Thursday he found it astonishing that none of the MPs challenged the allegations when they were made last month. 

With the holiday season just around the corner, there’s an opportunity to learn how to make a parol lantern at the Humboldt & District Museum on Saturday, November 16 from 5-6:30 pm.  

A parol is a traditional Filipino lantern that is displayed during the Christmas season. Typically shaped like a star, the parol dates to the 1500s in Filipino culture. 

Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help municipalities and Indigenous communities build critical infrastructure.

The government set aside $1 billion through the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund in direct funding to communities to build or improve infrastructure to support drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste.

Applications are available online for municipalities and Indigenous communities. Those applicants will need to demonstrate how their proposals will support the building of more homes.

Fresh off leading Team SJHL at the Western All-Star Showcase in Warman this week, Broncos Assistant Coach Carter Hansen will have additional responsibilities soon.  

Hansen has been named the video coach for Team Canada West for the World Junior A Challenge that will be in Camrose in December. 

During the All-Star Showcase, Hansen led the team from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) to a two-game split against the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL).