REGINA NEWS

Regina promotes Labour Day long weekend events
The Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame will have an exhibition covering 65 years of Roughrider cheerleading and an opportunity for visitors to pose with the Taylor Field championship flag.

VIDEO: Regina's Carmichael Outreach worker urges support as encampment grows
A Carmichael Outreach worker says people living in Regina encampments face barriers to housing and treatment, while acknowledging the toll that theft and property crime take on businesses.

Regina business owners eager for end of 11th Avenue construction
Work on 11th Avenue is now completed as far west as Lorne Street, and with just a few blocks of paving and sidewalks left to complete, at least one business is eager to see it wrap up.

Regina apartment fire leaves one man seriously injured
People who live in Langholm Lodge on Smith Street said it was a frantic way to start the morning, after being woken up to the sound of fire alarms, neighbours knocking and the smell of smoke.
SASKATCHEWAN NEWS

Feds pledge $5.4M for northern Sask. health and accessibility upgrades
The Virtual Health Hub will use virtual care technology, AI, robotic systems, and local health-care teams to assess and offer care to patients in real time, in their own communities.

Saskatchewan highways could soon be painted with home-grown canola oil
A new research initiative at the University of Saskatchewan is exploring whether canola oil can completely replace petroleum products in the province's highway paint and improve endurance in winter.

In-person support coming to northern Sask. for $27.3M Île-à-la Crosse settlement
Claims helpers for the class action for Île-à-la-Crosse Boarding School, which operated from around 1860 to 1976, are coming to La Loche, Patuanak, Île-à-la-Crosse, Pinehouse and Saskatoon.

Saskatoon's University Bridge reopens after months of construction
The bridge was closed in early April to allow for drive surface refinishing and arch repair work to be completed, with the city saying then that the work was expected to last eight to 10 weeks.
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY

The Evan Bray Show - Friday, September 4
Evan hears about the results of Saskatchewan's provincial survey on a social media ban for kids, welcomes Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre for a chat and learns about new big science funding in the province.
THE GREEN ZONE REPLAY

The Green Zone Replay - Friday. Sept. 4
Dan Clark, former Riders OL and Grey Cup champion, and former Bombers OL and three-time Grey Cup champion Chris Walby talk about the Labour Day Classic, and Law Murray looks at Clippers news out of the NBA.
SPORTS

Aubrey Miller Jr. set for first CFL start in Labour Day Classic
Aubrey Miller Jr. has been a key contributor on special teams for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in recent seasons. Now, he gets a chance to show what he can do as a starter in the Labour Day Classic.

Riders look to build momentum, halt Bombers' surge in Labour Day Classic
The Roughriders will look to build on last week's win while trying to stop the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from going on a run in Sunday's Labour Day Classic. Kickoff for the game is set for 5 p.m.

Former Roughrider Dohnte Meyers turns $100 tryout into NFL dream
Former Roughrider Dohnte Meyers has made the Bengals' 53-man roster after spending the off-season and training camp fighting for a job, completing a journey that began with a $100 Saskatchewan tryout.

Riders looking to hit their stride as Labour Day Classic approaches
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are always trying to improve their execution throughout the season. However, Labour Day Weekend is when the players and coaches believe you need to really start rounding into form.
CANADA & WORLD

Rescuers in Nepal pull two people alive from flood debris after 10 days
A man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel and a woman was rescued from a house covered in mud. At least 1,300 people were killed in the Aug. 26 floods and more than 5,000 remain missing.

VIDEO: Masked men block roads into English port in apparent anti-immigrant protest
All traffic at the Port of Dover was stopped on Saturday "due to an ongoing public order incident," and a social media video showed demonstrators shouting "stop the boats" and linking arms.

U.S. ambassador calls violent Israeli settlers 'terrorists' after weeks of West Bank unrest
Ambassador Mike Huckabee said Palestinian Americans in the West Bank are "living in a life that is disturbed by people who have created extraordinary challenges that are unfair and illegal."

Carney tied Palestine recognition to democratic reforms. Are they happening?
The Canadian PM framed the reforms as his government's reasons for recognizing statehood - but both supporters and critics of the move interpreted it as Ottawa imposing conditions on that recognition.
AGRICULTURE

The great divide: Livestock margins vs. crop reality
While crop producers face tight margins and iffy financial sentiment, livestock operations are riding a wave of strong margins that's driving a willingness to invest.

Harvest progress 'significantly below' five-year average: Crop report
The province reported that harvest is just 18 per cent complete in Saskatchewan. The number represents a seven per cent increase since last week, but progress is "significantly behind" the five-year averag...

Sask. farmers making progress, but harvest lags behind long-term averages
According to the latest crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, harvest is just 11 per cent complete across the province, well behind the five-year average of 25 per cent.

Harvest moving slowly in Sask. as farmers hope for warmer weather
According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, harvest is four per cent complete across the province, well behind the five-year average of 15 per cent and the 10-year average of 12 per cent.
SASKATCHEWAN STORIES WITH BRITTANY CAFFET

Inside Claybank: Exploring Saskatchewan's abandoned brick factory
Hidden in southern Sask., the Claybank Brick Plant helped build Canadian landmarks, outfit warships and even support NASA's journey to the moon. Now, the National Historic Site is slowly falling apart.

Stones and bones: The life's work of Dr. Ernie Walker
As an archaeologist, professor and forensic anthropologist, Saskatoon's Dr. Ernie Walker built three remarkable careers in around one simple question: What story does this tell?

Planes, trains and automobiles: The remarkable life of Bill Noble
He's worked with fighter jets, driven race cars and flown planes. Yet the thing that brings Bill Noble the most joy is sharing his childhood passion for trains as conductor of the Wheatland Express.

Gus' Sweet Treats: Meet Martensville's 10-year-old ice cream man
Remember the scramble when you heard the ice cream bike coming? Young entrepreneur Gus Fandrich is bringing that little bit of nostalgic summer magic back to Martensville.


























