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Taylor ShireRegina Leader-PostA trip to the Grey Cup is on the line on Saturday at Mosaic Stadium as the Saskatchewan Roughriders host the B.C. Lions in the CFL’s West final.It will be the fourth meeting of the season between the two clubs with the Roughriders — who finished first place in the division at 12-6 […] The post Healthy Roughriders set to clash with Lions in West final first appeared on Prince Albert Daily Herald.

DOHA — Canada played France to a scoreless draw Saturday to remain unbeaten at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The young Canadians are authoring a new story at the tournament after recording a dismal 0-20-4 record in eight previous trips. Canada ended that winless run in its opening game Wednesday, rallying for a 2-1 victory over Uganda thanks to an 88th-minute goal by Elijah Roche and 98th-minute penalty by Marius Aiyenero. Uganda (0-1-1) mounted a rally of its own earlier Saturday, drawing Chile 1-1 on a 93rd-minute goal by Derick Ssozi. Canada (1-0-1) stands second in Group K, trailing France (1-0-1) on goal difference, and is in good position to move into the knockout round for the first time at the tournament. A win or draw against Chile (0-1-1) on Tuesday will assure the Canadians a berth in the round of 32. Canada could still advance with a loss, depending on the score, with the top two teams in each group plus with the eight best third-placed sides qualifying for the round of 32. "I’m proud of the boys," said Canada coach Mike Vitulano. "We went toe-to-toe with one of the top teams in the world and showed we belong at this level. We were ready, believed in ourselves, and played on the front foot. "It is a solid performance to build on as our mindset shifts to preparing for an important match versus Chile." Canada's Tim Fortier was named player of the match. France, which blanked Chile 2-0 in its opening game, won the U-17 title in 2001, was runner-up last time out in 2023 and finished third in 2019. The French, coached by Lionel Rouxel, qualified this time by virtue of finishing runner-up to Portugal at the UEFA Under-17 European Championship in June. The expanded 48-team, 104-game FIFA competition runs through Nov. 27 across eight pitches at the Aspire Zone complex. The final will be staged at Khalifa International Stadium, which is also on the Aspire Zone site. France outshot Canada 9-5 (5-1 in shots on target). Vitulano made three changes to his starting lineup with Aiyenero, Shola Jimoh and Johnny Selemani, who all came in off the bench against Uganda, slotting into the starting 11. The first half was essentially a stalemate with the only attempt on goal coming in the 36th minute. A Canadian turnover resulted in a chance for Jah-Mason Telusson but his shot was deflected to safety by Roche. Aiyenero was booked late in the half which, coupled with a yellow card against Uganda, means he will miss the Chile contest. The first shot on target, by French captain Abdoulaye Camara in the 48th minute, was easily handled by Canadian 'keeper Jonathan Ransom. Camara, a 17-year-old midfielder, joined Italy's Udinese in July on a four-year contract from Montpellier. Canada sent on Aidan Evans and Van Parker in the 58th minute. The subs had an immediate impact. Canada's first chance came in the 62nd minute when Evans' through ball found Parker streaking in towards goal. The ball ended up at the feet of Jimoh whose shot was blocked by sliding French goalkeeper Ilan Jourdren. Ransom made a fine reflex save off a corner in the 72nd minute to preserve the tie. At the other end, Parker had a chance in the 80th but sent his shot over the crossbar. Pierre Moungengue came close in the 83rd minute, dribbling around a Canadian defender only to see his shot bounce off the post. An unmarked Isaiah Bohui had a free header in stoppage time but sent it straight at Ransom. That sent Venezuelan referee Yender Herrera to the pitchside monitor to check for a possible infraction in front of goal on the play. But it didn't lead to anything, much to France's ire. The tournament's video support system allows coaches two requests per game for a video review. If the review by the referee results in the original decision being changed, the team retains its request. Ahead of the tournament, Aiyenero, Antone Bossenberry, and Sasha Cernic were added to the roster with André Ali-Gayapersad, Owen Graham-Roache and Stefan Kapor withdrawing through injury. The young Canadians booked their ticket to the World Cup in February, topping their five-team qualifying group — featuring host Bermuda, Anguilla, Curaçao and Turks and Caicos — with a perfect 4-0-0 record. They outscored their opposition 28-2 with both goals conceded coming from the penalty spot. Spain's Pedri, Brazil's Neymar and Alisson Becker, England's Phil Foden and South Korea's Son Heung-min are among the world stars who have taken part in the U-17 World Cup. --- This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. The Canadian Press

BUCHAREST — Scrum half Alin Conache kicked 16 points to help Romania to a 31-21 win over Canada in men's international rugby play Saturday. The loss at the Stadionul Arcul de Triumf is expected to drop No. 24 Canada at least one place in the world rankings. Canada takes on No. 11 Georgia next Saturday in Batumi before facing No. 20 Portugal on Nov. 22 in Coimbra. Georgia defeated the 15th-ranked U.S. Eagles 43-30 earlier Saturday in Batumi. Ovidiu Cojocaru, Cristi Chirică and Tevita Manumua scored tries for No. 21 Romania. Conache booted four penalties and two conversions. Mason Flesch, Piers Von Dadelszen and Barnaby Waddell scored tries for Canada, which had two players sent to the sin-bin in the second half. Peter Nelson kicked three conversions. Waddell, a six-foot-four, 265-pound lock who plays in Wales for Bridgend Ravens, crashed over with the clock in the red after making his debut off the bench in the second half. Romania improved to 8-3-0 all-time against Canada. The Oaks have won eight of the last nine meetings, the exception being a 35-22 victory for Canada at Ottawa's TD Place Stadium in July 2024. Canada's two other victories were at the 1991 and '95 World Cups. Leading 12-7 at the half, Romania pulled further ahead in the 42nd minute Saturday with Cojocaru touching down behind a driving maul off a lineout for a converted try and 19-7 lead. Canada looked to have answered with a try from Nic Benn, but the score was nullified due to obstruction. Canadian fly half Robbie Povey was yellow-carded in the 53rd minute for a high tackle. Romania came close soon after with flanker Kemal Altinok sliding over in the corner in a mass of bodies but video review could not confirm the try. Chirică made no mistake soon after, powering his way over for a 24-7 lead. Von Dadelszen answered in the 67th minute, scoring from close-range for a converted try that cut the margin to 24-14. Welsh referee Ben Breakspear warned Canada about a string of scrum penalties midway through the second half. That led to a 70th-minute yellow card for replacement prop Matt Tierney, who won the last of his 25 caps in October 2021. Romania took advantage with Manumua, a Tongan-born winger, breezing over in the 73rd minute to pad the lead. Romania started brightly off the opening kickoff and went ahead 3-0 in the third minute on a Conache penalty after No. 8 Matt Oworu was penalized for not releasing the ball when tackled in the Canadian end. Conache was on target again in the ninth minute after Canada was penalized at the lineout. Conache made it 9-0 in the 15th minute after Canada was driven back in the scrum on its own put-in. A Nelson penalty attempt in the 18th minute just missed, hitting the goalpost. Romania kept the scoreboard ticking over, upping the lead to 12-0 in the 25th minute after Canada was penalized at the scrum. Flesch capped a Canadian attack in the 28th minute, crashing over from close range. Nelson's conversion cut the Romania lead to 12-7 and pushed the fullback's points total to 201 for Canada. Conache finally missed a kick late in the half. Coach Stephen Meehan's young starting 15 came into the game with a combined 244 caps. Captain Lucas Rumball (62), fellow forward Cole Keith (41) and Nelson (32) accounted for 135 of them with nine other players having 11 or fewer caps. There were first Saturday for prop Sam Miller and centre Kyle Tremblay, both earning their second cap. All of Canada's November opponents have qualified for the 2027 World Cup in Australia. Canada booked its ticket via the Pacific Nations Cup while the other three advanced via the 2025 Rugby Europe Championship. Saturday's game marked the international swansong of Cojocaru, the Romanian skipper and hooker who was honoured before the anthems. Romania was coming off a three-match tour of South America in July, losing 40-16 to No. 17 Chile, 70-8 to No. 19 Uruguay and 52-14 to Argentina XV. Canada fell to 1-6-0 in 2025, losing its fourth straight since a 34-20 win over the United States in August. It has won just two of 14 outings (2-12-0) since the start of 2024. Saturday's game marked the second edition of the Cernavodă Cup. Awarded in collaboration with the Canadian Embassy in Romania, it honours Romanian-Canadian co-operation in the nuclear energy sector. In recognition of Remembrance Day, the Canadian men wore custom jerseys featuring a poppy on the left sleeve. --- This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. The Canadian Press

VICTORIA — A local official says testing has revealed "no contamination" of a local water system on Kamloops Lake in B.C. after more than 80,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled on its shores in a train derailment last weekend. Michael Grenier, director for Area J of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, says in a social media post that test results show "no direct impact" on the quality of drinking water in Savona, whose 700 residents live on the southwestern shore of Kamloops Lake. Grenier says the regional district is still waiting for test results for the Walhachin community water system, adding that the risk "very remains very low" at this time. Grenier says regular testing of water quality will continue, adding that the regional district will inform residents of Savona and Walhachin of any changes through its alert system. Rail operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City says in a statement that it "remains fully committed" to the cleanup of the train derailment, which happened Nov. 1 near Cherry Creek, about 20 kilometres west of Kamloops. No one was injured in the derailment, which involved a locomotive and 17 rail cars, two of which were carrying aviation fuel, and its cause remains under investigation. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press

BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich has finally failed to win a game. Dutch defender Danilho Doekhi struck twice for Union Berlin to hold the Bavarian powerhouse 2-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday, ending Bayern’s record 16-game winning streak in all competitions to start the season. It could have been worse for Bayern, but Harry Kane scored in stoppage time to avert a defeat. The result meant Bayern fell one game short of matching its Bundesliga-record 10-game winning start to the league from 2015. Kompany made just one change to the team that defeated European champion Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Leon Goretzka starting in place of Aleksandar Pavlović. Ilyas Ansah thought he had opened the scoring for Union on his 21st birthday, but the goal was ruled out after a VAR check for offside. Union continued to dominate and deservedly went ahead in the 27th when Janik Haberer surprised the Bayern defense with a low corner and Danilho Doekhi swept the ball past Manuel Neuer. But Luis Díaz leveled in the 38th after a slide and turn to keep the ball in play and then surging past Haberer before firing past Frederik Rönnow from a seemingly impossible angle. Union remained competitive after the break, frustrating Bayern’s stars before Doekhi struck for the home team in the 83rd minute. Doekhi stopped Kane’s attempted headed clearance with his thigh, then prodded the ball past Neuer to set off wild celebrations around Stadion An der Alten Försterei. Kane atoned with the equalizer in the third minute of stoppage time. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer Ciarán Fahey, The Associated Press

Farmers and rural officials across Saskatchewan say Ottawa’s decision to review the strychnine ban could finally bring relief in the fight against gophers. Still, some warn that the solution needs to balance effectiveness and safety. At the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) midterm convention in Regina, delegates announced a resolution calling on the federal government to either reintroduce strychnine or provide a cost-effective alternative for pest control. The once-common chemical was banned by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) in 2023, leaving producers with few reliable options. SARM President Bill Huber told delegates that the association had received a verbal commitment from Ottawa to review the use of strychnine in emergencies, with support from provincial and municipal governments. “We also asked for the reinstatement of strychnine to manage Richardson’s ground squirrels,” Huber said. “They’re not just a nuisance, they’re a plague on our crops. And before we even got home from Ottawa, the federal government verbally committed to reviewing its use.” While commitment is still informing many municipal leaders, they see it as the first progress since the ban took effect. Hazelwood Reeve James Husband says the gopher problem has worsened since strychnine was banned, leaving few effective options for farmers. (Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME) For Hazelwood Reeve James Husband, the damage from gophers is already adding up. “We’ve faced extensive crop and pasture damage,” Husband said. “Since strychnine was banned, the problem’s only grown. The new options don’t work; the old product, used right, was extremely effective. Husband says farmers want Ottawa to allow more potent formulations, not the diluted version that replaced it years ago. Further south, Val Marie reeve and farmer Larry Grant described the ripple effects gophers cause across the Prairies, from crop loss to machinery damage caused by badgers drawn to burrows. “Gophers are a destructive pest,” Grant said. “They eat crops, they eat grass, and when you get badgers going after them, they can wreck equipment. The most reliable and safest way to control them was strychnine; now we don’t have a product that really works.” Grant says gophers thrive in drought-prone areas, particularly in southwestern Saskatchewan, and the cost of repairs and re-seeding continues to rise. Still, some municipal leaders aren’t convinced strychnine should return. John Hilger, council member for the RM of Clinworth, says other products can work if used correctly, without harming natural predators. “I don’t know if it’s totally necessary to bring back strychnine,” Hilger said. “The new products can work if you put them out in time, and they don’t hurt the predators. Hilger’s view reflects a minority at the convention but highlights the ongoing debate over environmental risks linked to the poison, which also kills birds and mammals that prey on rodents. Also speaking at SARM’s convention, Sameer Thawer, operations lead for Ecopest Inc. and president of Canadian Pest Management Association, told delegates that rodent control can’t rely solely on chemicals. “We live in the pest world, they don’t live in ours,” Thawer said. “You can’t fix a rodent problem with chemistry, but you can fix it by managing rodents.” Thawer said regulators in Canada and the U.S. are reviewing rodenticides nationwide, which could lead to tighter safety rules and the reclassification of certain products. He urged municipalities to adopt an integrated rodent management plan built on three pillars: education, elimination, and control. “We’ll never live in a world without pests,” Thawer said. “The point is to manage them sustainably, through prevention, training and responsible control.” SARM says it’s still waiting for formal confirmation from the federal government, but calls Ottawa’s verbal commitment an encouraging sign.

Farmers and rural officials across Saskatchewan say Ottawa’s decision to review the strychnine ban could finally bring relief in the fight against gophers. Still, some warn that the solution needs to balance effectiveness and safety. At the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) midterm convention in Regina, delegates announced a resolution calling on the federal government to either reintroduce strychnine or provide a cost-effective alternative for pest control. The once-common chemical was banned by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) in 2023, leaving producers with few reliable options. SARM President Bill Huber told delegates that the association had received a verbal commitment from Ottawa to review the use of strychnine in emergencies, with support from provincial and municipal governments. “We also asked for the reinstatement of strychnine to manage Richardson’s ground squirrels,” Huber said. “They’re not just a nuisance, they’re a plague on our crops. And before we even got home from Ottawa, the federal government verbally committed to reviewing its use.” While commitment is still informing many municipal leaders, they see it as the first progress since the ban took effect. Hazelwood Reeve James Husband says the gopher problem has worsened since strychnine was banned, leaving few effective options for farmers. (Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME) For Hazelwood Reeve James Husband, the damage from gophers is already adding up. “We’ve faced extensive crop and pasture damage,” Husband said. “Since strychnine was banned, the problem’s only grown. The new options don’t work; the old product, used right, was extremely effective. Husband says farmers want Ottawa to allow more potent formulations, not the diluted version that replaced it years ago. Further south, Val Marie reeve and farmer Larry Grant described the ripple effects gophers cause across the Prairies, from crop loss to machinery damage caused by badgers drawn to burrows. “Gophers are a destructive pest,” Grant said. “They eat crops, they eat grass, and when you get badgers going after them, they can wreck equipment. The most reliable and safest way to control them was strychnine; now we don’t have a product that really works.” Grant says gophers thrive in drought-prone areas, particularly in southwestern Saskatchewan, and the cost of repairs and re-seeding continues to rise. Still, some municipal leaders aren’t convinced strychnine should return. John Hilger, council member for the RM of Clinworth, says other products can work if used correctly, without harming natural predators. “I don’t know if it’s totally necessary to bring back strychnine,” Hilger said. “The new products can work if you put them out in time, and they don’t hurt the predators. Hilger’s view reflects a minority at the convention but highlights the ongoing debate over environmental risks linked to the poison, which also kills birds and mammals that prey on rodents. Also speaking at SARM’s convention, Sameer Thawer, operations lead for Ecopest Inc. and president of Canadian Pest Management Association, told delegates that rodent control can’t rely solely on chemicals. “We live in the pest world, they don’t live in ours,” Thawer said. “You can’t fix a rodent problem with chemistry, but you can fix it by managing rodents.” Thawer said regulators in Canada and the U.S. are reviewing rodenticides nationwide, which could lead to tighter safety rules and the reclassification of certain products. He urged municipalities to adopt an integrated rodent management plan built on three pillars: education, elimination, and control. “We’ll never live in a world without pests,” Thawer said. “The point is to manage them sustainably, through prevention, training and responsible control.” SARM says it’s still waiting for formal confirmation from the federal government, but calls Ottawa’s verbal commitment an encouraging sign.

Running late after a long day at work and unable to get home first to change into her retro outfit, Amanda Phipps admitted that never in her wildest dreams did she imagine her night would end as the winner of Great Escape 28. And the $6,000 travel voucher will come in handy for her family’s trip next year to Disneyland. “It doesn’t really feel real yet,” she told paNOW. The big announcement. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW) The 80’s night themed party was held Friday night in the Ches Leach lounge at the Art Hauser Centre and represents the culmination of a months-long promotion on Power 99FM. While the final shortlist was 99 names, hundreds of passionate listeners have entered online via the Power 99FM Listener Club and live on location at participating sponsors. Past winners of the contest have travelled to Mexico, the Caribbean and other hot vacation destinations. A massive thank you to all the sponsors who made the fun possible and to all the organizers who assembled the retro look. The night was packed with fun games and dancing. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW) Heads or tails dude? (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW) Those outfits were totally rad. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW) Pattison announcers Christy Beggs and Danny Kid had the task of eliminating 98 other names. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW) — nigel.maxwell@pattisonmedia.com On X: @nigelmaxwell

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is adding more than 1,200 shelter spaces for people experiencing homelessness later this month as part of its winter services plan. A news release from the city says this figure includes 370 permanent supportive and subsidized housing units, 244 warm centre spaces that will open when temperatures hit -5 C or colder during winter weather warnings, as well as nearly 490 new shelter spaces and 175 surge capacity spaces to open during extreme temperatures. The city says it will also dispatch more street outreach teams during extreme cold, and will continue regular outreach programs to provide warm clothing, sleeping bags and other supplies throughout the winter. The measures will be in place from Nov. 15 to April 15. The city says a select few new shelter spaces will open this weekend as temperatures are expected to plunge to -5 C on Sunday and the city is set to get its first snowfall of the season. Toronto continues to experience what the city calls a "homelessness emergency" driven by unaffordable housing, insufficient income supports and unmet health needs. There were more than 15,000 people in Toronto experiencing homelessness last year according to the city's 2024 Street Needs Assessment. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. The Canadian Press

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Katie Pasitney, whose mother co-owns the British Columbia ostrich farm where hundreds of the birds were shot dead in a cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, says she is focused on creating change for other farmers. Standing on the highway overlooking the field where the cull took place Thursday night, Pasitney says the CFIA's so-called stamping-out policy is "broken" as it fails to prevent mounting outbreaks of avian influenza in B.C. and other parts of Canada. She says the farm near Edgewood in southeastern B.C. is "ground zero for change" in outbreak response, but adds her family will "never recover from this." The owners of Universal Ostrich Farms had been fighting the cull order issued during an avian flu outbreak last New Year's Eve, but their hopes were dashed Thursday as the Supreme Court of Canada said it would not hear their case. The cull went ahead that night, with sounds of gunfire starting at about 6 p.m. from within a hay-bale pen built by the CFIA, a method Pasitney describes as inhumane. A statement from the CFIA says using "professional marksmen" was the "most appropriate and human option" to kill the flock of about 300 to 330 birds. Pasitney's voice filled with emotion as she described her father, who uses a wheelchair, crying because he felt he couldn't protect his family and their ostriches. "In a way I feel like I failed 'cause I couldn't protect my mum," she said through tears during an interview Friday as dead ostriches were loaded into containers in the field behind her, though the view was largely obstructed by the hay-bale enclosure. "Our land that had so much life 24 hours ago is a cold, empty shell," Pasitney said. "We're going to use that as motivation and we're going to change Canada." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press

The Métis grandfather of a Prince Albert man who hated Nazism so fiercely that he not only signed up to fight in WWII, he also fought the government for the right to join in the first place. Jim Brady was initially denied entry into the Armed Forces because he was considered a communist, but after persisting, he was accepted in June 1943. John Brady McDonald, Jim’s grandson, never met his historic grandfather, but has spent a lot of time learning about him. “He wanted to fight because he was such a strident and strong anti-fascist. He despised Nazism. He despised Hitler,” said McDonald. “He knew from what he could see, the horrors that fascism was bringing to Europe.” “They actually refused to let him serve, and he had to fight to get in to fight.” Jim Brady. (photo credit Glenbow Archives) Brady enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Canadian Artillery and saw action in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. He was also in Germany before returning to Canada the year after the war ended. John Brady was not just a fighter in a global conflict, though he became a well-known figure to Métis people in Saskatchewan and Alberta for leading the groups into some uncharted waters. Brady was a founding member of both the Métis Nation of Alberta and Métis Nation – Saskatchewan. He grew up in Alberta but moved to northern Saskatchewan after his military service ended. That’s why his family went through the effort of having a headstone cenotaph installed at Batoche, 50 km south of Prince Albert, and now a national historic site, but home to Saskatchewan’s Métis people since 1884. “My grandfather, Jim Brady, is one of the most well-known, greatest and is considered one of the greatest Métis leaders in Canadian history,” McDonald explained. Brady kept a diary of his military service in Europe, which now sits at the Glenbow Museum and Archive in Calgary, and is still studied by military historians to this day. He spent his working career as a conservation officer for the Department of Natural Resources. He lived in Deschambault Lake, Cumberland House and La Ronge. Brady’s body isn’t under the cenotaph nor is it in a graveyard. It’s believed to be at the bottom of Lower Foster Lake, further north, after he went missing in June 1967, along with Absolum Halkett from La Ronge. The circumstances were mysterious, according to his grandson and the Canadian Encyclopedia, which has a lengthy article on his life. An extensive search of the lake did not result in any success. The men were gone, but their camp remained at the shore along with their canoes in the water. If and when his body is recovered, his family plans to lay him to rest in Batoche. “There were many options open for us to have a memorial headstone for him,” McDonald said. Brady made his mark across western Canada, but McDonald said one of his aunts summed it up best when she said he belongs at Batoche because he belongs to the Métis Nation. Like many families, military service is not limited to one member. McDonald had two great uncles who were in WWI and fought at Vimy Ridge, one of whom died in the battle. His remains were never found and are still there. The other uncle was given a medal and later became one of the founding members of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN). The Mistawasis Nêhiyawak community sent 18 of their young men off to war, including his cousin Harvey Dreaver. Historians believe the Dreaver was the first Indigenous soldier and a Sergeant with the Regina Rifles to land on Juno Beach on D-Day. He was killed in action in October 1944 during the Battle of the Leopold Canal. Another great uncle fought in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily in 1943 and was wounded. McDonald himself and his triplet daughters have all gone through the cadet program. One of those daughters is now one of the highest-ranked cadets in Canada, and another is in the Raven Program, ranked as a Seaman Third Class in the Royal Canadian Navy. 6. Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Lydia McDonald (right) and Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Nesslin McDonald (left), Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps 118 Rawalpindi, 2025 (photo credit OCdt Tianna Stewart) “The work they do through the cadet program and through the Raven program is amazing, and I’m very, very proud of what they’ve done and what they’ve achieved.” McDonald’s step-grandfather from Muskoday Cree Nation was in the Royal Canadian Engineers, signing up as a 40-year-old and helping liberate a concentration camp after also being part of the Juno Beach landing. Canada will celebrate Remembrance Day on November 11 and Indigenous Veterans Day on Saturday, November 8. Near Prince Albert, Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation will begin their ceremony at 9 am. It will include a roll call, honour song, flag raising, wreath laying, a victory song and a Royal Canadian Air Force flyby at 11 am. The day’s events will end with breakfast at The Grill at the Willow Cree Arena. — susan.mcneil@pattisonmedia.com

OTTAWA — Many Canadian travellers to Europe are being asked to reveal more about themselves as officials begin to usher in new security measures. European countries are rolling out a border management system to register people for short stays and, starting late next year, many visitors will need to obtain electronic travel authorizations in advance. The first initiative, the Entry/Exit System, is intended to modernize border management across the 29 European countries using the system by electronically registering non-European nationals' entries, exits and entry refusals. The system, which is set to be fully in place by April 10, applies to visitors with short-stay visas as well as travellers — including many from Canada — who do not need a visa to stay for a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period. The system uses various means, including electronic kiosks, to collect facial images and fingerprints to verify identities. Officials say the biometric data will help determine whether people are exceeding their permitted stay and contribute to the fight against organized crime and terrorism. The Entry/Exit System was set up because European countries have for too long lacked a centralized overview of people entering, leaving and staying, said Uku Sarekanno, deputy executive director of Frontex, the European border and coast guard agency. "In Europe, if you look at the figures, irregular migration is down," Sarekanno said during a recent visit to Ottawa to meet counterparts. "At the same time, the topic as such is very high on the political agenda." The new measures address these voter concerns and help build "trust in the system," he added. Beginning some time late next year, the second measure — the European Travel Information and Authorization System, or ETIAS — will come into effect. The travel authorization will be an entry requirement for visa-exempt nationals travelling to any of 30 European countries. In 2016, Ottawa began requiring most visa-exempt visitors flying to Canada to have such a document, known as the Electronic Travel Authorization. Beginning late next year, the ETIAS travel authorization will be available for purchase through an online portal for 20 euros. Applicants under age 18 or older than 70 are among those exempt from payment. Officials say most applications will be processed within minutes, although some might take longer. The travel authorization requirement will give European border officials advance warning of who is coming before they get on a flight, Sarekanno said. "The risks need to be better managed." The ETIAS travel authorization, linked to a visitor's passport, will be valid for up to three years or until the passport expires, whichever comes first. The document allows the holder to enter participating countries as often as they wish for short-term stays. Officials caution, however, that the travel authorization does not guarantee entry and a border guard will still ask to see a passport and other documents. Travellers will be advised to apply for a travel authorization before purchasing an airline ticket or booking accommodation. Officials warn that online scammers are already trying to profit off the ETIAS — even though it doesn't exist yet. Sarekanno said officials hope the new measures will lead eventually to a faster and more seamless experience for travellers at European borders, and free up border officers for other tasks. "But it all takes time," he said. In the next few years, he added, "we will be busy with all the implementation of it, and then we can build on top of that." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospital officials in Gaza say they have received the bodies of 15 Palestinians returned from Israel under the terms of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement. The bodies arrived on Saturday at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, the officials said. It followed the return by Palestinian militants of a body of an Israeli hostage the previous day. As part of the deal, Israel has returned the remains of 15 Palestinians for each Israeli hostage. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said on Saturday that the remains of a hostage returned from Gaza the previous night belong to an Israeli man who died while fighting Hamas in the militants' Oct. 7, 2023 attack that started the war. The identification marked another step forward for the tenuous, U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The hostage body was identified as that of Lior Rudaeff, according to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's office. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said Rudaeff was born in Argentina and moved to Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, a farming community in southern Israel, as a child. He volunteered for more than 40 years as an ambulance driver and was a member of the community’s emergency response team. The forum said he was killed in the Hamas-led attack and that his body was taken to Gaza. Since the ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10, Palestinian militants have released the remains of 23 hostages, including Rudaeff’s body, with five still remaining in Gaza. As part of the deal, Israel has returned the remains of 15 Palestinians for each Israeli hostage. So far, Israel has handed over the bodies of 285 Palestinians, the Red Cross and Gaza’s Health Ministry say. Health officials in Gaza have struggled to identify the bodies without access to DNA kits and have identified 84 of the bodies. Under the terms of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, Israel is supposed to allow substantially more aid into Gaza. However, relief efforts under the pact still fall well short of what is needed in Gaza, according to Farhan Haqq, deputy spokesperson for the United Nations. More than 200,000 metric tons in aid is positioned to move into Gaza, but only 37,000 tons, mostly food, have been admitted, he said. The 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel killed about 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage. Israel's sweeping military offensive has killed more than 68,800 Palestinians in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government and staffed by medical professionals, maintains detailed records viewed as generally reliable by independent experts. Wafaa Shurafa And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press

VANCOUVER — John Moses says that when his father Russell Moses returned on leave from the Korean War, his battles weren't over. When the Indigenous residential school survivor came back to Canada in 1952, he was turned away from a bar in Hagersville, Ont., because of his race, his son said. "That was not unique," said John Moses, a member of the Delaware and Upper Mohawk bands from Six Nations of the Grand River, and himself a third-generation member of the Canadian Armed Forces. His father, who served in the navy during the Korean War and later joined the air force, died in 2013, while his grandfather Ted Moses was a mechanic with the air force in Ontario during the Second World War. "The irony of the situation was never lost on newly returned veterans," said Moses, a communicator research operator with the Armed Forces in the 1980s before working at the Canadian Museum of History as director for repatriation and Indigenous relations. "After having fought abroad for the sovereignty of small nations overseas, they come back to a country within which we still, at that point, did not enjoy the same range of civil and political rights as other Canadians." Canada marks Indigenous Veteran's Day on Saturday, shining a spotlight on wartime experiences that historian Scott Sheffield says was a place where some would find a sense of belonging, away from racism at home. Indigenous Veterans Day began as a grassroots movement in Winnipeg in 1993, but has since grown to be nationally recognized, with Sheffield calling it a "logical precursor to Remembrance Day" on Nov. 11. Sheffield, an associate professor in history at the University of the Fraser Valley in B.C., said many ask why Indigenous people would choose to fight for a country that marginalized them. He said the reasons varied according to the individual and the war, and in many cases, Indigenous fighters volunteered for the same reasons as others, such as adventure or economic reasons. But, for some, he said it was a political statement. "By enlisting, they were sort of declaring their right to belong, to be part of Canadian society," he said. One example was Tommy Prince, one of Canada's the most decorated World War Two veterans, who "famously went to war to prove that an Indian was as good as any white man." "He served his whole career with that kind of chip on his shoulder to prove himself a superb soldier, which he did in spades, but it was partly to make that statement," Sheffield said. He said the "most consistent thread" to emerge from the Indigenous wartime experience was that serving "stripped away a lot of the prejudice" Indigenous soldiers faced in Canadian daily life. "If you were sharing a foxhole with the guy, you only cared about his character, if you had confidence that he'd have your back, and that was something I think, that Indigenous men really came to prize — that they garnered respect for their character and their ability as soldiers, and that was really the main thing they took away from that experience," he said. But stories also echoed Russell Moses' experience — the camaraderie seemed to vanish back home. 2. Note that while The Canadian Press has adopted Black as a proper name for a person's race, white is a generic term and is lowercase. "They expected that acceptance to continue after the war, to be honest, and that was more disillusioning, because they returned home to a Canada where, in many ways, with their uniform off, they were still — in their words — 'just an Indian again,'" said Sheffield. He said many Indigenous veterans of the Second World War signed up to again serve the Korean War, "maybe to recapture some of that sense of acceptance and purpose again." The federal government says on its veterans website that more than 4,000 Indigenous people served in uniform during the First World War, in a "remarkable response," that saw one in three able-bodied men volunteer. Communities including the Head of the Lake Band in B.C. saw every man aged between 20 and 35 enlist. The veterans site says more than 3,000 First Nations people served in the Second World War. But Sheffield said that may be understated. "There was nowhere in the records where they recorded a person's ethnicity or race," said Sheffield, who believes as many as 4,300 Indigenous soldiers served in the Second World War. The government acknowledges unfair treatment of Indigenous soldiers, noting many thought their sacrifice would "improve rights and standing in Canada." That, it concedes, did not happen and "has had lasting physical and social effects for Indigenous veterans and their communities." As reconciliation efforts have gained momentum in recent years, so has a push to recognize Indigenous veterans, both on Nov. 8 but also through an initiative called the Last Post Fund Indigenous Initiative. The fund has been in existence since 1909 with the mission of ensuring no veteran is denied a dignified funeral and burial, and a military gravestone. The Indigenous Veterans Initiative began in March 2019, and to date, it says more than 265 grave markers have been ordered and placed, while 24 Indigenous community researchers across the country search for more unrecognized veterans' graves. Among the researchers is Floyd Powder, who spent 32 years in the Canadian Armed Forces before retiring in 2013. He identifies graves of Indigenous veterans who lack a headstone. He said each marker should include an Indigenous symbol or language. "It shows the family that Veterans Affairs Canada and the Last Post Fund recognizes their service and honours them by having those considerations of symbol and language on their headstone," he said in an interview. Veterans Affairs Canada, which helps to fund the project, said in a statement that celebrating Indigenous Veterans Day took nothing away from Remembrance Day. "It does not replace or supersede Remembrance Day in any way — it instead enhances Veterans’ Week commemorations by shining a spotlight on the tremendous history of Indigenous service," it said in a statement. Sheffield said Nov. 8 serves as a reminder of the mutual respect and camaraderie felt by soldiers, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, as they served alongside one another long before reconciliation efforts began. "I think those are things maybe we should also take to heart, and that might help us as we're walking a path of reconciliation and trying to find a way to successfully and respectfully coexist in our country going forward." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press

With wins in their last two games including a win in Lethbridge to start the road trip, the Prince Albert Raiders got their first game over the U.S. border in the books Friday night against the Spokane Chiefs. The game marked the first meeting between the Sarkenov brothers, but Alisher got the last laugh as the Raiders earned a 5-2 win. It took until the 9:57 mark for the Raiders to earn the first goal of the game when Max Heise worked down the left wall into the offensive zone and dropped the puck back for Alisher Sarkenov. He had a man open in front, but he gave it to the trailing Daxon Rudolph who made a great move to the middle and backhanded his fifth of the season through the fivehole. Then at 12:39, the Raiders relentless forecheck went to work. First it was Evan Smith, who isn’t credited with an assist right now, that worked the puck up the right wall through a few bodies for Jonah Sivertson. He then skated into the slot and into traffic, which caused a scrum in front. Sivertson made a short pass to Ty Meunier who fired, but he was stopped and Sivertson quickly potted the rebound for his sixth of the year. At the 13:46 mark, Aiden Oiring went in hard on the forecheck and turned the puck over for the Raiders, then found Brayden Dube open in the left side corner. He had time to wait and find his passing lane for Owen Corkish alone in the slot, and he ripped home a wrist shot for his fourth of the year. After 1: Raiders 3 – 0 Chiefs, shots 10-10 Raiders Both teams traded powerplays in the first, but the second period saw things start to get rougher as the Chiefs started laying some heavy hits. At one point, the Chiefs came down the ice on a 2-on-1 with Owen Martin holding the puck and finding Sam Oremba on a great pass, but Michal Orsulak made a fantastic save during his second straight start and proceeded to motion towards the crowd. That gave the Raiders momentum, and at 17:24 the Raiders found the back of the net again. Matyas Man picked up his first point as a Raider when he held it in at the left point for Riley Boychuk in the corner, and Boychuk made a great pass through the slot to Linden Burrett sneaking in from the right point, and Burrett buried his first of the season on a great wrist shot. After 2: Raiders 4 – 0 Chiefs, shots 8-5 Chiefs, 18-15 Chiefs overall The Chiefs got on the board in the third period when a screened shot from Kaden Allan found it’s way off the pad of Orsulak, and it came out for Coco Armstrong to put in the back of the net at 7:02. Assanali Sarkenov picked up an assist on the play, but was battling with Justice Christensen for most of the play and that lead to a short fight between the two men. Christensen earned the take down, but punches kept flying from Sarkenov as the officials tried to separate them. Ultimately, Christensen earned a fighting major, while Sarkenov earned the major and the game misconduct for continuing the fight. The Chiefs got another one back though when a shot from Rhett Sather at the point was tipped past Orsulak by Mathis Preston. The tip hit the post, and Orsulak swung his glove behind to try and stop it, but Preston got to it first and bunted the puck out of the air and into the back of the net at 16:12. At 17:21, the Chiefs dumped the puck in and pulled their goaltender Carter Esler, but Alisher Sarkenov found the puck behind his net in full stride and made a great move to exit the zone. Just as the extra attacker came on the ice, Sarkenov fired from centre into the empty net for his fourth of the year and his second point of the night. FINAL: Raiders 5 – 2 Chiefs, shots 10-6 Raiders, 25-24 Raiders overall With five goals and a total of 12 points handed out, the Raiders had 11 different players earn a point on the night with Alisher Sarkenov being the only play to earn two on the night for the Raiders. Evan Smith will likely be credited with an assist on the second Raiders goal as well, bringing that number up to 12 different Raiders with a point. Michal Orsulak got his second straight start after earning the 2-1 win in Lethbridge, marking the first time a Raiders goaltender has started two consecutive games this year. In his last four games, Orsulak has only allowed five goals, good for a 0.941 save percentage in that time. The Sarkenov brothers were lined up against each other often throughout the game, and right from the first time they stood side by side on the faceoff they were slashing each other’s shinpads. The younger Alisher’s two points on the night extend his point streak to three games with 1G-4A in that time, while Assanali picked up his first point in five games. The Raiders travel to Kennewick on Saturday to take on the Tri-City Americans, who are coming off of a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Giants on home ice Friday. Saturday’s game between the Raiders and the Americans will hit the airwaves at 8:00 p.m. Saskatchewan time on 101.5 FM Beach Radio, pregame show starting at 7:30 p.m.

The Prince Albert Raiders got all the offence they needed in the first period against the Spokane Chiefs on Friday night. Daxon Rudolph, Jonah Sivertson, and Owen Corkish all scored in the first period as the Raiders jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held on for a 5-2 win. “We were taking what they […] The post Raiders swarm Chiefs early for 5-2 win in Spokane first appeared on Prince Albert Daily Herald.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Will Smith scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Friday night. Macklin Celebrini had a goal and an assist to move into the NHL scoring lead, and Alex Nedeljkovic finished with 32 saves for his third win in four starts. The Sharks extended their point streak to five games (4-0-1). Josh Morrissey scored for Winnipeg, and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots. The Jets have lost two straight. On a scramble in front of the net, Hellebuyck stopped Celebrini's attempt from the left side of the net. However, the puck sat in front of the line behind him, and Smith tapped it in from the right side with 4:21 remaining. Celebrini's assist was his league-high 23rd point (nine goals, 14 assists) of the season. The Sharks outshot the Jets 11-9 in a scoreless second period with no penalties. Morrissey gave the Jets a 1-0 lead with 7:26 remaining in the opening period with a long slap shot from the left point. Celebrini tied it 1:12 later on a breakaway as he skated in on Hellebuyck and t ucked a backhander around his left pad. Up next Jets: At Anaheim on Sunday in the third of a six-game trip. Sharks: Host Florida on Saturday to finish a two-game homestand. ___ AP NHL: https://www.apnews.com/hub/NHL The Associated Press

CALGARY — Back in one of his favourite road buildings when he was playing junior, Connor Bedard put on quite a show Friday night in Calgary. The 20-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., scored a goal and had the primary assist on all three other goals as the Chicago Blackhawks cruised to a 4-0 victory over the Calgary Flames. “I was saying to the guys, 'I like this rink a lot,' and they’re like, 'It’s pretty old,'” said Bedard with a chuckle. “It’s fun because in junior, it was like the coolest thing. You’re playing in an NHL rink, your pre-game skate is in an NHL rink, so you still feel that a little bit.” Back then when he was taking to the ice at the Scotiabank Saddledome, Bedard was playing for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League. Now he's a rising star in the NHL and Friday was a showcase of all the traits that make him an elite talent. On a torrid seven-game point streak (6-9-15) that has Bedard up to 22 points on the season, the 2023 first-overall pick moved into second in league scoring, one point back of 2024 first-overall pick Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks. “It’s so early. I think for me, it’s just to keep growing my game, keep trying to get better in every area and hopefully points keep coming,” said Bedard. “What he's done all season long is he has played a complete game, and that's where I think his growth has been awesome,” added coach Jeff Blashill. “He's playing winning hockey. I've asked him, and like all our guys, to play winning-type hockey, and he's led the way with that.” Tyler Bertuzzi, with a pair of goals, and Andre Burakovsky also scored for Chicago (7-5-3). Spencer Knight had 33 stops for his first shutout of the season. This is Blashill's first year behind the Chicago bench. “I didn't know him coming in. I didn't know him as a person. I knew him a bit as a player. I was impressed with what I saw on tape. I knew that he was really good from the blue line in,” said Blashill of Bedard. “When I first sat down and met with him this summer, I was super impressed with him as a person. "I was super impressed with some of the things he said to me, just looking at the previous two years and the areas where he could have been better, and I was super impressed with his attitude, and he's come in and done a great job, so it's been fun. He's obviously an elite talent, and he's playing at a high, high level.” Bedard's instincts stand out most to Bertuzzi, who has eight goals on the season. “I just go to the net and I let him do his thing,” said Bertuzzi, who buried a perfect pass from Bedard 1:11 into the third to give Chicago a 2-0 lead. “He knows where I'll be. I'll try to get him the puck and give him some space to move around and create offence.” Bedard capped off his night with a highlight-reel breakaway goal after stealing the puck from Morgan Frost. “Defensive first right now, and then he can create his offence and that showed on that last goal,” said Bertuzzi. “Just being in the right spot, picking a guy off, and obviously his skill took over.” Knight, who stares down Bedard every practice, highlighted his teammate's vision. “He's a really smart player. I think everyone sees his shot, and the skill, but he's a very intelligent player, the way he thinks the game, his vision is a very underrated aspect of his game,” said Knight. “That just ties in well with his whole game in general and it just gives him so many different ways to attack the offensive zone.” On pace for 120 points, Bedard could blow away the career-best 67 he posted last season. “Everyone has a contribution in it," he said. "I’m playing with great players that are making the game easy on me. Sometimes the points come, sometimes they don’t and for me, it’s just about the process and getting chances, making plays and that’s when they come. “There’s going to be games where I don’t get any and there’s going to be stretches where I don’t get any, but I just keep trying to make plays and be productive in that way and hopefully they come." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2025. Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press

LETHBRIDGE — Lethbridge Hurricanes winger Luke Cozens produced two goals and five assists in a wild 8-7 victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings that featured 10 goals in the first period on Friday night in the Western Hockey League. Logan Wormald — with two assists and the game-winner at 3:38 in the third period — and Owen Berge also scored twice for Lethbridge (5-13-1) while Shane Smith and Tomas Malinek scored once. Easton Daneault had four assists and Matteo Fabrizi added three helpers. Lethbridge starter Koen Cleaver allowed seven goals on 20 shots before getting pulled. Brody Rotar stopped all 17 shots he faced in relief. Luke Mistelbacher replied with two goals and two assists while Dylan Ronald scored twice for Brandon (7-8-1). Brady Turko, Caleb Hadland and Nicholas Johnson also scored. Wheat Kings goalie Jayden Kraus was pulled in the first period after giving up five goals on nine shots. Filip Ruzicka then stopped 16 of 19. The game featured a long list of penalties, including six fighting majors. Elsewhere in the WHL: Prince George 5, Everett 4 (OT) Edmonton 4, Medicine Hat 3 (SO) Penticton 4, Seattle 2 Red Deer 4, Regina 3 Moose Jaw 6, Saskatoon 5 Prince Albert 5, Spokane 2 Calgary 6, Swift Current 2 Tri-City 5, Vancouver 2 Victoria 4, Kelowna 2 Wenatchee 6, Portland 3 This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2025. The Canadian Press

Jake O'Brien had one goal and three assists to help the league-leading Brantford Bulldogs defeat the Oshawa Generals 5-4 on Friday night in the Ontario Hockey League. Layne Gallacher, Cooper Dennis, Marek Vanacker and Adam Jiricek also scored for Brantford (14-0-4), which has dominated the Eastern Conference with 32 points through 18 games. David Egorov stopped 31 shots to earn the win. Harrison Franssen, Ben Cormier, Owen Griffin and Simon Wang replied for Oshawa (5-13-0). Jaden Cholette made 21 saves. Elsewhere in the OHL: Ottawa 5, Erie 2 Flint 9, North Bay 3 Kitchener 5, Saginaw 2 London 2, Kingston 1 Brampton 5, Sarnia 4 (SO) Barrie 6, Sudbury 3 Guelph 4, Soo 2 This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2025. The Canadian Press