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 The Weyburn Humane Society has wrapped up their latest fundraising initiative, the "Ride for Paws Support the Cause" vehicle raffle, by giving away a brand-new 2024 GMC Terrain to one lucky winner.

Clarissa Welsh, a board member of the Weyburn Humane Society, says the raffle was a success, with 755 tickets sold, which will result in a profit of just under $20,000 for the shelter after covering fees and the cost of the vehicle. Welsh says that the funds go to a plethora of places.

The Weyburn MMA Club offers programs geared towards all ages and abilities. A typical class at Weyburn MMA consists of a light warm-up, stretching, and technical drilling. Sparing is an option and not required at Weyburn MMA.

The fall schedule opens up with Monday classes on September 30th, with Kids BJJ (ages five to nine) at 6:20 p.m., and Adults BJJ at 7:30 p.m., with open sparring at 8:30 p.m. coached by Dean Hodgekin.

Freight trains must start rolling again first thing Monday morning, the federal labour board ruled Saturday as it ordered thousands of rail employees back to work to end a bitter contract dispute that shut down the country's two major railways.

The decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board imposes binding arbitration on all involved parties following an unprecedented dual work stoppage at Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City that halted freight shipments and snarled commutes across the country.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will kick off a three-day cabinet retreat in Halifax on Sunday, where the themes are fairness and Canada-U.S. relations, but the feelings are all about déjà vu.

A year ago in Charlottetown the cabinet hoped its annual post-summer retreat and the massive cabinet shuffle that preceded it would give new life to the Liberal government. 

Spoiler alert: They did not. 

Those who enjoy swimming in the outdoor pool at the Weyburn Leisure Centre may want to get there once more this weekend, as tomorrow is the last day before it closes for the season.

Those who love the hot tub feature indoors at the facility will be able to look forward to its reopening on Monday, September 9th. 

Registration for swimming lessons and all of the other fall and winter programming at the City of Weyburn's facilities will open up on Tuesday, September 10th.

In a contest between the Charter-protected freedom of expression and Ottawa residents' right to the enjoyment of their property, there is no contest, the lawyer for "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich argued Friday. 

Lawrence Greenspon's final arguments in the criminal trial focused largely on the fundamental freedoms that protect protest in Canada, and the failure of Ottawa police to enforce the law during the 2022 demonstration.

One of Canada's most scenic highways has reopened as the wildfire in Jasper National Park continues to be held.

Jane Park, incident commander with Parks Canada, says Highway 93, also known as the Icefields Parkway, is now open to through traffic.

But she warns travellers must head straight through the mountain- and glacier-lined road without stopping.

She says there are no services available on the highway between the town of Jasper and the Icefields Discovery Centre and Saskatchewan River Crossing, a stretch of about 150 kilometres.

Manitoba's weekly crop report shows 60% of the winter wheat and 72 per cent of the fall rye has been harvested along with 3 per cent of the spring wheat and oats, 

The federal government is intervening in a countrywide work stoppage at Canada's two biggest railways, but railworkers are pushing back against Ottawa's move to get them back on the job.

In the culmination of months of increasingly bitter negotiations, Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. locked out 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers in the early hours of Thursday.

Here are the latest developments on the rail stoppage (all times are ET):

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