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

A man uses an umbrella to shield himself from the rain while walking on the Stanley Park seawall across the water from downtown Vancouver, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Ella Nishida has become the first world champion of the Ippon Karate Dojo.

Representing Canada in Rhodes, Greece, she has claimed double gold at the WKU World Championships. Kian Quiambao, also of Ippon, won a silver and bronze medal.

"This is our first world champion under a world league," says Adam Wackershauer, chief instructor of the Cochrane karate dojo. "We've had Pan-American world medallist before for the WKF (World Karate Federation) but we've never had a world champion in the dojo yet.

Securing funding after a 1 1/2-year pursuit has opened the door for Innovate Cochrane and the Town of Cochrane to further pursue their shared vision of attracting, launching and growing new businesses of all forms in the community.

This week, the pair jointly announced it was successful in securing up to $953,180 in funding over three years through the federal government's PrairiesCan Regional Innovation Ecosystems Program. The funding will assist in funding the Cochrane Business Incubator, Community Innovation Ecosystem Program and events organized by Innovate Cochrane.

Wearing a poppy and making a donation, no matter the size, does make a difference for local veterans and community causes.

Poppy chair Darla Gullons pinned the first poppy on the lapel of Mayor Jeff Genung today (Oct. 25) to kick off the annual poppy campaign of the Cochrane Legion, Men of Vision, Br. 15.

Already, poppies are available at businesses throughout town. Tables will be manned by Legionnaires Monday to Friday from about 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at various locations, including No Frills, Safeway, Walmart, Canadian Tire, Save-On-Foods and the SLS Centre.

With the winter approaching rapidly CN Rail is looking at a lot of movement coming as winter approaches the prairies.

With plenty of grain left in prairie bins following the harvest, CN Rail will be moving quite a bit of that to buyers over the coming months.

Assistant Vice President of Grain at CN Rail David Przednoweck says that they've been seeing a lot of movement over the previous two weeks.

Bragg Creek's Dylan Holloway had his first two-goal night as a St. Louis Blue in their 5-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Oct. 24.

His first came at 10:31 of the first when he found himself alone in front of the Leafs net.

"I thought, oh my God, this is great if it gets to me, and thankfully it did," said Holloway in a post-game interview.

It was linemate Brandon Saad who fed him the puck from the corner. Holloway fired the shot through the five hole on Leafs goalie Jospeh Woll to give the Blues an early 2-0 lead.

Prey - Stoney Nakoda First Nation

Prey is the 2022 film that serves as a prequel to the Predator franchise. The film was shot in June 2021 primarily on Stoney Nakoda First Nation land. Additional locations include Moose Mountain and the Elbow River. The film is about a Comanche woman who protects her tribe against a Predator in the Northern Great Plains in 1719. 

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Saskatchewan dynamic duo, The Johner Brothers, are back with their new single "Bring Back The Mullet"! This weekend, Brad Johner joins us to talk about the comeback track and share one of his favourites from the past. Plus, we'll revisit a 2022 #1 from Tyler Hubbard.

Catch the Canadian Country Showcase on Saturdays at 12 pm and Sundays at 4 pm across the Golden West Country Network. 

The federal government is slashing immigration targets to levels that will flatten population growth as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admits the government did not get the balance right after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government had targeted bringing in 500,000 new permanent residents in both 2025 and 2026.

Next year's target will instead be 395,000 new permanent residents, and that will fall to 380,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027.