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The federal government says it plans to launch a public registry to keep Canadians in the loop on its growing use of artificial intelligence.

"We are seeing a lot more activity across departments and agencies," Stephen Burt, the government’s chief data officer, told The Canadian Press.

The federal government says it has found almost 500 ways to streamline regulations and cut costs following a 60-day red tape review exercise.

Departments and agencies have published reports identifying measures to make them more efficient and eliminate complicated or redundant regulations or processes.

Examples include a Canada Border Services Agency proposal to end the rule requiring that travellers arriving in Canada only on their way to another country, be examined by the agency before making their way to their departing flight.

It was a feisty preseason battle on Monday night at the Elgar Petersen Arena with the Humboldt Broncos falling 3-1 to the Kindersley Klippers.

Gabriel Kaminski scored the lone goal for the Broncos.

Brock Evans, Austin Osiowy, and Van Eger provided the goals for the Klippers.

Kindersley was 1/8 on the power play while the Broncos were 0/3.

Humboldt had 56 penalty minutes in the contest.

Charlie Tritt made 30 saves for the Broncos.

The first regular season matchup between the Broncos and Klippers is on Monday, September 29 in Kindersley.

A new poll suggests 44 per cent of Canadians want to see the temporary foreign worker program scrapped as the country grapples with high unemployment, especially among young people.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre recently proposed eliminating the program in response to high youth unemployment. The unemployment rate for people aged 15 to 24 hit 14.6 per cent nationally in July, according to Statistics Canada data.

Week 1 Results  

Thursday, September 4  

Humboldt 43 North Battleford 14 

Friday, September 5 

Watrous 54 Clavet14 
Carrot River 50 St. Brieux 16  

Federal, provincial, and territorial agriculture ministers are gathered in Manitoba this week for critical discussions on the future of Canadian agriculture. The meetings, which wrap up Tuesday, come at a time when global trade disruptions, domestic infrastructure needs, and food security are top of mind for producers and policymakers alike.

Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Heath MacDonald says the meetings are an opportunity to listen to regional concerns and collaborate on national solutions.

As federal, provincial, and territorial agriculture ministers are meeting in Winnipeg this week, the future of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is drawing renewed attention. While the Conservative Party has proposed eliminating the broader program, both farm leaders and Conservative MPs are emphasizing that agriculture will remain exempt.

Keith Currie, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), stressed the importance of the program to the sector.

Southey RCMP are investigating a single-vehicle fatal rollover on Highway 20 north of Govan that happened early Sunday morning. 

The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 am. The driver of the vehicle was declared deceased by EMS at the scene.  

She has been identified as a 30-year-old female from the Kawacatoose First Nation. Her family has been notified. 

Conservative Agriculture Critic John Barlow and Canadian Federation of Agriculture President Keith Currie are calling on the federal Liberal government to approve the emergency use of strychnine as a way to deal with the increased number of gophers or Richardson’s ground squirrels (RGS) across the Prairies.

Three members of the Marysburg Royals were among the recipients of the Saskatoon Senior Baseball League season award winners.  

Cole Bauml was named the top hitter this year. Bauml led several categories including batting average (.506), RBIs (25), and home runs (3). He also led the league in slugging (.774), OBP (.569) and hits (32).