Humboldt

There was no clear winner in Saturday's British Columbia election, but the leader of the B.C. Conservatives says the province's political landscape has "changed forever," after his party pushed the incumbent New Democrats to the brink.

Neither party won enough seats to claim a majority, and vote counting was set to continue Sunday, with Premier David Eby's NDP in striking range of a minority government if he gets the co-operation of the Greens, who won two seats.

Potential recounts mean it could be next week before the winner is decided.

With the fall season, the southwest sees numerous bird species passing through on their migration, others leaving for more southern locations, and some coming to stay for the winter.

A few of the southwest's winged winter residents include Canada geese, snow geese, sandhill cranes, juncos, a plethora of ducks, and even a handful of whooping cranes.

Jordan Rustad, conservation coordinator with Nature Saskatchewan, noted most of the province's at-risk species, such as the burrowing owl, have already moved farther south. 

The leaders of the two parties who are considered the front-runners in the Saskatchewan provincial election took to the debate stage Wednesday evening, fielding questions from a panel of four journalists, while trying to make their case to the voters of Saskatchewan. 

The executive team from the Assembly of First Nations will meet in the coming days to discuss how to proceed with new negotiations for a child welfare reform deal after chiefs voted against the government's proposed $47.8 billion agreement at a meeting in Calgary Thursday.

AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, who had helped negotiate the deal and pushed for it to be approved, was blunt in her assessment of the outcome in her closing remarks to the special chiefs assembly Friday.

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

B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is seen through a bus windshield as he arrives for a campaign stop in Nanaimo, B.C., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A common sight this time of year is the boxelder bug, more commonly known as a maple bug. Etymologist James Tansey says the reason for their numbers this time of year is due to their preparations for the cold weather. 

Canada announced the details of a $64.8 million military aid package to Ukraine Friday as National Defence Minister Bill Blair attended a NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels.

Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia was a key topic at the meeting, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the ministers during the meeting.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, chairing his first NATO defence ministers' meeting since taking the role earlier in October, said the alliance's members are on track to deliver almost $60 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.

Melfort RCMP reported that responders attended a single semi rollover on Highway 6 north of Watson. The incident occurred on October 17 at approximately 10:20 am.

The driver was the lone occupant of the vehicle. He was transported to hospital with injuries reported to be non-life threatening. 

The semi was hauling a chemical reported to be anhydrous ammonia, but the tanker did not breach, and no chemical was spilled or released. The public was not in danger at any point in time due to the incident. The road is open to regular traffic.

The regular season ended off a high note for the Wynyard Bears high school football team, as they picked up a 62-44 win over the Ituna Trojans.  

After both teams came away empty handed on their opening possessions, the points started piling up on the scoreboard.  

Wynyard’s Dawson Malinowski opened the scoring with a 45-yard touchdown run. 

Dave Rowe is throwing his hat into the ring once again for a seat of city council. Rowe ran a close race in 2020, and heading toward retirement is dedicated to serving the community in a new capacity.  

Rowe has been a teacher at Humboldt Collegiate since 1997, and he’s committed himself to volunteering as a coach and official throughout his career. He’s served in the 10th Field Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery as part of what he calls a life of service.