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SASKATOON — Premier Scott Moe says he's owning up for his Saskatchewan Party's losses in the province's two major cities during the last election. Moe made the comments Saturday at the party's convention, where he is facing a leadership vote.

Premier Scott Moe acknowledged the Saskatchewan Party's significant losses in Regina and Saskatoon cities in last year's election ahead of the party's convention on Saturday afternoon.

Former Philadelphia Eagles centre Jason Kelce says he didn’t mean to insult Canada when he questioned why he was supposed to care about the World Series in a podcast episode earlier this week.

Former Philadelphia Eagles centre Jason Kelce says he didn’t mean to insult Canada when he questioned why he was supposed to care about the World Series in a podcast episode earlier this week.

Former Philadelphia Eagles centre Jason Kelce says he didn’t mean to insult Canada when he questioned why he was supposed to care about the World Series in a podcast episode earlier this week. Kelce issued the clarification on social media Friday after a clip of his “New Heights” podcast, which he hosts with his younger brother Travis, showed him questioning why he would get excited about a “Canadian baseball team” going to the World Series against “a team that spends more money than everybody else.” His comments drew criticism from several Canadian baseball fans, calling his take disappointing. The Toronto Blue Jays went to Game 7 of a tumultuous World Series last weekend against the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have the highest payroll of all MLB teams. Travis Kelce, a Kansas City Chiefs tight-end, praised both teams for pushing the World Series into seven games of “absolutely epic” baseball. On Friday, the elder Kelce said on social media he was “bamboozled” that the podcast’s social media team “failed to show the whole story.” “How could I not love poutine, maple syrup, and beavers!!” Kelce wrote, adding he was simply “talking s--- about not being personally invested of caring that the team that spent the most money and built a super team won the World Series.” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. The Canadian Press

By Samya Kullab And Joanna Kozlowska KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone slammed into an apartment building in eastern Ukraine early Saturday while many were sleeping, killing three people and wounding 12 others, Ukrainian authorities reported. The attack in Dnipro, Ukraine’s fourth-largest city, was part of a large Russian missile and drone barrage across the country that targeted power infrastructure and also killed a worker at an energy company in Kharkiv, farther north, a local official said. Read more:

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A fire broke out and several apartments were destroyed in the nine-story building in Dnipro, the emergency services said. Rescuers recovered the bodies of three people, while two children were among the wounded. Russia fired a total of 458 drones and 45 missiles, including 32 ballistic missiles. Ukrainian forces shot down and neutralized 406 drones and nine missiles, the air force said, adding that 25 locations were struck. Authorities switched off power in several regions because of the attacks, Ukrainian Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk said in a post on Facebook. In eastern Ukraine, fighting for the strategic city of Pokrovsk has reached a key stage, with both Kyiv and Moscow vying to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump that they can win on the battlefield. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday that work has begun on President Vladimir Putin’s order to prepare plans for a possible Russian nuclear test, according to state news agency Tass. Putin’s order on Wednesday followed statements by Trump, which appeared to suggest that Washington would restart its own atomic tests for the first time in three decades. During a news briefing Saturday, Lavrov said that Russia had received no clarification from the U.S. regarding its intentions. In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, a Russian army soldier fires a Fagot anti-tank missile system towards an Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) Energy sites attacked Russia has been pummeling Ukraine with near-daily drone and missile strikes, killing and wounding civilians. The Kremlin says its only targets are linked to Kyiv’s war effort. Russia’s Defense Ministry asserted Saturday that the nighttime strikes hit military and energy sites supplying Ukrainian forces. Moscow and Kyiv have traded almost daily assaults on each other’s energy targets as U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to stop the nearly four-year war had no impact on the battlefield. Ukraine’s long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries aim to deprive Moscow of the oil export revenue it needs to pursue the war. Russia wants to cripple the Ukrainian power grid and deny civilians access to heat, light and running water in what Kyiv officials say is an attempt to “weaponize winter.” Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said in an X post that the strikes damaged “several major energy facilities” around Kharkiv and Kyiv, as well as in the central Poltava region. An energy company worker was killed in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, regional head Oleh Syniehubov said in a post on Telegram. “We are working to eliminate the consequences of the attacks across the country. The focus is on the rapid restoration of heating, electricity and water supply,” Svyrydenko added. Thermal power plants operated by Ukraine’s state energy company Centrenergo were again knocked offline by the nighttime strikes, the company said in a statement Saturday. Centrenergo’s three plants in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Donetsk were damaged by Russian attacks last year and subsequently restored. The very same plants that were targeted last year and restored were struck again “each minute” by Russian drones, the company said. Russian forces, meanwhile, repelled a “massive” nighttime strike on energy facilities in the southern Volgograd region, Gov. Andrei Bocharov said Saturday, two days after Ukraine said that it hit a key oil refinery there with long-range drones. Bocharov added that the strike knocked out power in parts of the region’s northwest, but caused no casualties. There was no immediate comment from Kyiv. Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday that its forces shot down 82 Ukrainian drones during the night, including eight over the Volgograd region. Two people were wounded in the neighboring Saratov region after a Ukrainian drone strike blew out windows in an apartment building, according to regional Gov. Roman Busarin. Vow to stop Russian oil in Europe Following weeks of long-range strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure that Ukraine says both funds and directly fuels the Kremlin’s war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed on Friday to “find a way to ensure there is no Russian oil in Europe.” Zelenskyy spoke to reporters shortly after Hungary secured an exemption from recent U.S. sanctions targeting major Russian oil producers. “We will not allow it. We will not let the Russians sell oil there. It’s a matter of time,” he said at a news briefing after meeting with senior Ukrainian military leaders, without elaborating how Kyiv might seek to stanch the oil flows. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a Trump ally who has long urged the European Union to repair ties with Moscow, argues that landlocked Hungary has no viable alternatives to Russian crude, and that replacing those supplies would trigger an economic collapse. Critics dispute that claim. The Trump administration unveiled sanctions against Russia’s major state-affiliated oil firms Rosneft and Lukoil last month, a move that could expose their foreign buyers — including customers in Central Europe, India and China — to secondary sanctions. While most of the EU’s 27 member states sharply reduced or halted imports of Russian fossil fuels after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Hungary and Slovakia have maintained their pipeline deliveries. Hungary has even increased the share of Russian oil in its energy mix. Fighting for city of Pokrovsk The city of Pokrovsk sits along the eastern front line, part of what has been dubbed the “fortress belt” of Donetsk, a line of heavily fortified cities crucial to Ukraine’s defence of the region. It could also be a key point in influencing Washington’s stance and sway the course of peace negotiations, analysts say. Putin says his forces are on the cusp of winning. As a prerequisite for peace, he demands that Ukraine cede the Donbas, made up of Donetsk and neighboring Luhansk. Russia troops advanced near Pokrovsk and the nearby town of Myrnohrad, according to the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday, saying both were encircled. It also said Russian forces surrounded Ukrainian defenders in Kupiansk, a key railway hub in the northeastern Kharkiv region. Kyiv didn’t immediately respond to Moscow’s statements, which couldn’t be independently verified. Ukrainian officials have previously acknowledged that the situation in Pokrovsk is dire. But they said there was no blockade either there or in Kupiansk, and that fighting continued. Read more:

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VICTORIA — A local official said 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, said 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 said the testing took place at the intake for the Savona Community Water System. "At this time, there is no contamination of the water system, and there remains no direct impact to drinking water in Savona as a result of the...train derailment that occurred on Nov. 1, 2025," Grenier said. Grenier's post comes after test results from all water samples taken earlier this week showed no detections above provincial safety thresholds for drinking water or aquatic life. Grenier said 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. He added that TNRD will provide an update when these results are available. Grenier said 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, if necessary. "There are other privately owned and operated water systems that draw water from Kamloops Lake, including Tobiano," Grenier said. "If you have questions about a private water system, contact your water system provider." Rail operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City said in a statement released Friday 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. The statement from Canadian Pacific Kansas City said crews have so far removed four rail cars. "Work to safely remove the remaining cars from the site is expected in the coming days," it said. The statement said that the sampling of water and its analysis continues. "Containment booms remain in the water along the shore," it reads. "We remain fully committed to the cleanup of the site." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025. Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press

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Main business of Sask Party convention gets under way at TCU Place with Ben Mulroney as keynote speaker.

Main business of Sask Party convention gets under way at TCU Place with Ben Mulroney as keynote speaker.

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.

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.

Battlefords RCMP say they're looking for the occupants of a dark-green Jeep Wrangler, after a shooting on Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation Wednesday night that left one person injured.

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Battlefords RCMP said on Friday they are wanting to confirm the wellbeing of a person in a dark-green Jeep Wrangler Unlimited SUV following a shooting on Mosquito, Grizzly Bear’s Head, Lean Man First Nation on Nov. 5. Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release on Nov. 7  that officers from the detachment received a report of a shooting on the First Nation around 7:10 p.m. on Nov. 5. Read more:

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Police said they found an interaction occurred between a man in a parking lot outside a community facility and a person in the dark green Jeep. The person in the Jeep discharged a firearm injuring the man, police said, before driving away. The injured man then left in a tan-coloured Jeep, they said. RCMP said a short time later another interaction occurred between the occupants of the two Jeeps in a business parking lot along Highway 4 where a firearm was discharged from the tan-coloured Jeep. Both Jeeps again drove away. The injured man from the tan-coloured Jeep was taken to hospital with injuries described as non-life threatening and later released from hospital, and a man and a woman were arrested on outstanding warrants from Battlefords RCMP. Battlefords RCMP said no charges have been laid in relation to the investigation into the Jeeps but they are working to locate the occupants of the green Jeep because they believe a second person may have been injured and want to confirm their wellbeing. Anyone who has information about the green Jeep, or about someone who was injured on the evening of Nov. 5, is asked to call Battlefords RCMP at 310-RCMP, their local police service or to inform Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or at saskcrimestoppers.com. Man charged with theft of dirt bike, tools A 26-year-old man from Moosomin First Nation has been charged after an RCMP investigation into recent thefts in the Battlefords area. Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release on Nov. 7 that two thefts were reported from Summerfield Beach homes, with a dirt bike reported stolen on Oct. 28. and tools reportedly taken from a vehicle on Nov. 4. RCMP said the The North Battleford Crime Reduction Team – Gang Task Force (CRT-GTF) looked into the thefts and searched a home on Moosomin First Nation on Nov. 6., with the help of Saskatchewan RCMP’s Critical Incident Response Team. At the home, police said they found the stolen dirt bike and the tools. They also found ammunition. A man and five women were arrested but only the 26-year-old man was charged. He is facing two counts of  possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 and possessing a weapon contrary to an order. He appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court on Nov. 7, and RCMP said the investigation will continue. Read more:

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Snow was on the ground and a 6A football provincial title was on the line for Saskatoon’s Holy Cross High School and Regina’s Miller high school in Saskatoon on Friday night. Miller had beat Holy Cross in their previous two provincial matchups in 2021 and 2023, while Holy Cross were looking to lift the provincial trophy for the first time since 1995. Read more:

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Last week, Holy Cross beaten St. Joseph 20-15 in the city finals meanwhile Miller beat Riffel 36-27. On Friday night, Holy Cross finished off with a historic 21-16 win to capture their first provincial title in 30 years. In the first half, Josh Ayur scored a touchdown for Holy Cross, while Miller could only muster a field goal, making it 7-3. Holy Cross head coach Tom Schnitzler, credited his defence. “Ask any coach in the city, this is a generational level defence,” he said. “The players we had that came together … this group is going to go down in history.” It took until the final two minutes in the third quarter before Holy Cross’ Jack Tuck found himself in the endzone, making the score 14-3 before Tuck extended the lead to 21-3 with a second touchdown. “We knew we had to go over the top … an absolutely massive catch by Jack (Tuck) there, I thought he had his best game of the season tonight,” Schnitzler said. Miller rallied with late touchdowns from Ben Kostiuk and Noah Finkledey but would ultimately fall short 21-16. “We’ve prepared for those situations,” said Schnitzler. “The defence stepped in, they played tremendous, able to eat some clock and then make them force it down the middle.” Schnitzler said to finally get the provincial monkey title off their backs was a tremendous feeling. “It’s unbelievable, the boys worked so extremely hard,” he said. “Our veterans were outstanding and they carried the team all year. They came up big today.” Scott Hundseth, former head coach for Holy Cross, had never won a provincial title despite a number of appearances. “(We’ve had) some heartbreakers especially against Miller and LeBoldus … Our boys played hard today, and they deserve it,” he said. Outside of the team captains, Hundseth was the first person to lift the trophy, finally putting away all the heartbreak he had endured. “What the boys did there is phenomenal,” he said. “They’re just great kids and they’ve been trying hard for this for a long time and (it) finally came true for them.” Read more:

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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.

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

Typically, Saskatchewan's ferries operate from April to November, but operations depend on weather and whether the crossing is frozen.