Sports Round-Up: Wednesday, November 20

The Moose Jaw Warriors continue preparations for tomorrow night’s game at the Moose Jaw Events Centre against the conference-leading Saskatoon Blades. Puck drop is at 7, and you can catch all the action on Country 100 with James Gallo, starting with the pregame show at 6:40.

The Blades were 5-3 winners over Medicine Hat last night. One other game had the Tri City Americans beating the Broncos, in Swift Current, 3-1. The Americans play the Pats, in Regina, tonight.

New generation of Chow McLeod lawyers building on rich history, community connections in Moose Jaw

There are shoes to fill, and then there are the big, distinguished shoes at Chow McLeod Barristers & Solicitors of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. But lawyers Parker A. Chow, B.Comm, J.D. and Devin R. Wilder, B.A., LL.B. have already laced them up.

Chow, for one, was already planning to follow in the family footsteps in elementary school.

A ‘lot of ground’ remains between Canada Post, workers as strike talks progress

Canada Post and the postal workers union found slivers of consensus Tuesday amid talks with a special mediator, but "a lot of ground" remains between them on the key concerns as a countrywide strike entered its fifth day.

“On smaller issues, we were able to find some progress,” said Canada Post spokesman Jon Hamilton in a phone interview.

"The special mediator has helped facilitate those discussions. So we're going to continue to be at it. We're committed to getting collective agreements," he said, adding that arbitration is off the table for now.

Inflation rate rises to 2% in October, reducing odds of another jumbo rate cut

Canada's inflation rate climbed back up to two per cent in October, shifting expectations slightly in favour of a smaller, quarter-percentage point interest rate cut next month. 

The report from Statistics Canada on Tuesday said prices in October increased at a faster annual pace in five out of the eight major components of the consumer price index.

A major driving factor of the uptick in headline inflation was gasoline prices on an annual basis falling to a lesser extent in October compared with September.

Central Collegiate to host Cultural Fair

Students at Central Collegiate will be getting a crash course on the different cultures that make up their community.

On Thursday, November 21 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Central Collegiate gym, a Cultural Fair will be held with the help of the Moose Jaw Multicultural Council. The day will celebrate diversity within the school as students are spending time researching where their family originates from and preparing a display board for all the students to see.

Patricia Edwardine Mathieson

The family of Patricia Edwardine Mathieson sadly announces her passing on November 15, 2024. Patricia was born to William and Edwardine Hopps on Dec 2, 1931. She spent her early years on South Hill attending King Edward School, and later Central Collegiate. Pat's first job was with the T. Eaton Co., where she met her future husband, Jack. They were married on Sept 3, 1955, and made Moose Jaw their home. After raising her young family, Pat studied both bookkeeping and nutrition and began a successful career as a business owner, operating the Moose Jaw Health Supply Store for many years.

Hospital's Christmas tree lights up with first-time sponsor JGL

The 18-foot Rockefeller Plaza-inspired Christmas tree that brightens the lobby of the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital every winter was plugged in and lit up on Monday — The JGL Group of Companies sponsored the tree for the first time ever with a $25,000 auction bid at the recent Festival of Trees. 

“In past years, Murray GM has sponsored this tree, and we were lucky enough this year to purchase it and have the tree up in the hospital for everyone to see,” said Jeff Jameson.