labour day weekend

A new school year is upon us and soon school zones will be busy. It is an exciting time for students but unfortunately, congested school zones can be dangerous. According to the latest CAA survey, speeding and distracted driving are the top two hazardous behaviours performed by motorists. The report also points out, students often […]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are taking advantage of a long week for their on-field preparation prior to Sunday’s 59th Labour Day Classic against Winnipeg. The Riders lost 20-19 in Toronto last week which wrapped up six games in a 34-day span. That intense schedule didn’t afford an opportunity for extra practice time. Through 11 regular season […]

They’re idle, but the Montreal Alouettes could still cement a CFL playoff berth this week. Montreal (10-1) would secure an East Division post-season spot if the Ottawa Redblacks (7-2-1) beat the B.C. Lions (5-6) on Saturday. The Alouettes would also punch their playoff ticket if Ottawa and B.C. tied and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5-6) […]

Fear not this will not be an NSync sing a long. It’s, “Just Gonna Be Me,” looking into the Canadian Football League’s 2024 byes. Let’s go back in time to Thursday night in Toronto where, following the Saskatchewan Roughriders 20-19 loss to the Argonauts, the Green and White closed out their pre-Labour Day schedule. The […]

A First Nations chief in Saskatchewan says his community needs a seat at the table after a probe into the release of a mass killer failed to include members’ input.   A joint investigation by the Correctional Service of Canada and the Parole Board of Canada into the statutory release of Myles Sanderson was made public Tuesday.  […]

The province is expected to provide information about how it responded to a mass stabbing on a Saskatchewan First Nation as a coroner’s inquest enters its second week.  The inquest is scheduled to hear information today about the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the province’s warrant suppression team. Myles Sanderson killed 11 people and injured 17 others on James Smith […]

Many of us in Saskatchewan feel we live not only in the best football province in the CFL, but we have the best football fans period. This weekend, the football fan will have more than enough activity to slake even the most primal thirst. First with college football, the U of R Rams jump onto […]

Some of the people who died in the stabbing massacre on James Smith Cree Nation last month were killed because they were trying to help others, RCMP say. Residents put themselves at risk and in some cases paid with their lives for simply trying to protect others in their community, Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore told […]

  The prairie edition of the Labour Day Weekend in the CFL goes Sunday when the Saskatchewan Roughriders host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. Gametime weather will likely reflect the onfield rivalry, with a possible heat warning to last throughout Sunday in the Queen City, with temperatures expected at gametime to […]

Labour Day is the last warm weather long weekend of the year, and SGI is reminding people to take it safe if travelling. The insurance company’s Tyler McMurchy says long weekends tend to mean busier highways, and they want motorists to take care. “We expect there’ll be people heading to the lake, heading to visit […]