Humboldt

For the 19th time overall, the Toronto Argonauts are Grey Cup Champions. On Sunday, the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41-24, as the Argos beat the Blue Bombers are the second time in the last three years.  

Winnipeg has lost the last three straight Grey Cup championship games.  

The Humboldt Broncos managed a split during their Family Weekend picking up a 3-1 win against the Melville Millionaires but were shutout by the Nipawin Hawks the next night 1-0. 

Edouard Gauthier made his return to the Broncos crease on Friday night after being sidelined for nearly a month with an injury. He made 37 saves against the Millionaires as the Broncos picked up their third straight win against Melville over a two-week span.  

If you’ve placed your order for this year’s Holiday Smile Cookies from Tim Horton’s, prepared to celebrate – they'll soon be on the way. Cookie artists are hard at work in the Humboldt Tim’s, slathering the smiles on those great holiday treats. 

This year’s Cookie Cache goes to the St. Mary’s Villa Foundation. While everyone awaits word on the go-ahead for a new and much needed seniors’ care facility, the Foundation is always hard at work fundraising for the cost of furnishings and equipment.  

It's a year that has seen much change and a measure of fortune for the Humboldt and District SPCA. With that change has come hard work and the need for even more support in the coming months. The SPCA board and membership took stock of those events at Friday night's annual general meeting held at the Bella Vista. 

The 25th annual Friends Festival Auction is officially up and running. On Thursday night, the Gallery opened its doors to the public and the people and the bids started flowing in. 

The Humboldt area’s first true taste of winter is likely on the way. Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a winter storm watch for all of eastern Saskatchewan as a low pressure system makes its way into the province, moving to the northeast  

If no political party is willing to say uncle, the drawn-out stalemate in the House of Commons is heading for an unprecedented situation that could amount to a tacit lack of confidence in the government, without anyone in Parliament casting a vote. 

The Conservatives and Bloc Québécois have already announced plans to try to bring down the government and trigger an election with a non-confidence motion at the next opportunity. But there's no telling when that opportunity will come, because the House has been gridlocked in a filibuster for more than a month.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government could have acted faster on reining in immigration programs, after blaming "bad actors" for gaming the system.

Trudeau released a nearly seven-minute video on YouTube Sunday talking about the recent reduction in permanent residents being admitted to Canada and changes to the temporary foreign worker program. 

Over the next two years, the permanent residency stream is being reduced by about 20 per cent to 365,000 in 2027.

AgSafe Alberta has added another level to its FARMERS CARE program.

Level 4 is now available at AgSafeAB.ca. 

This free program provides valuable safety information that agricultural producers can navigate at their own pace.

All levels of FARMERS CARE cover a wealth of valuable information in a condensed format, avoiding the major time commitment that typically comes with intensive safety courses.

Premier Scott Moe has set a date for the start of a new Legislative Assembly. Monday November 25th will be the beginning of the fall sitting which is expected to last two weeks allowing for debate and passage of the Throne Speech. The government says it will also include introducing bills required to fulfill promises made on the campaign trail.