labour day

Well. We did it. We paid up on our Riders/Bombers bet with Winnipeg radio announcer Kris Jay. We all made a friendly wager on whether or not the Riders would sweep the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Labour Day Classic and the Banjo Bowl. Unfortunately we all know what happened, but look out next year! […]

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 […]

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 […]

While there wasn’t a lot of sunshine in the 16th annual Access Communications Labour Day show and shine , there was still quite of bit of money raised for the Regina Food Bank.   Mark Rathwell with Access Communications said it’s been a good partnership with themselves and the Collectors Car Club of Saskatchewan. “They’re one of […]

Shawn Bane Jr.’s two point conversion in overtime proved to the be difference in another memorable Labour Day Classic, with Saskatchewan Roughriders defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32-30 in overtime. Roughriders quarterback Jake Dolegala ended the game 22/36 for 326 passing yards. Running back Jamal Morrow had 113 combined yards on offence for the Roughriders. […]

–Reporter: Jeremy Simes in Regina — While Saskatchewan’s top Mountie says policing hasn’t dramatically changed since last year’s mass stabbing on a First Nation, what has is the RCMP’s relationship with the community. Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said James Smith Cree Nation’s new security team has become an extra set of eyes and ears, working […]

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu is promising to work with James Smith Cree Nation on community policing and a new treatment centre after a daylong visit that followed a series of deadly attacks on the Labour Day weekend. “I made that commitment to the community leaders that the government of Canada will … continue to […]

In late May, a parole officer issued an arrest warrant for an offender with a violent criminal past who had recently been released from prison in Saskatchewan and who had since disappeared. More than 100 days later, Myles Sanderson remained unlawfully at large when he was named as a suspect in a stabbing rampage that […]

Some consider the Labour Day weekend to be the last chance to enjoy summer before school starts and fall rolls in. It also means more people are travelling so they can make the most out of the extended weekend. COVID-19 case numbers in Saskatchewan continue to fall with active cases at 29 as of Wednesday, […]

This Labour Day weekend, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour is hoping workers are taking the opportunity to relax and rest so they are prepared for the upcoming months. “We’re facing a lot of difficult times for working people in Saskatchewan, so this is a time for renewal,” said Lori Johb. When speaking to Johb, who […]