Environment Canada has issued a cold warning for much of central and southern Saskatchewan on Friday.

The yellow alert signals very cold temperatures with wind chill values nearing –40 C under the agency’s new colour-coded system.

The extreme cold is expected to persist into Saturday before temperatures begin to moderate on Sunday.

Residents are urged to dress in layers and avoid going outdoors without proper clothing.

“The outer layer should be wind resistant. Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill. If it’s too cold for you to stay outside, it’s too cold for your pet to stay outside,” said Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Environment Canada says the average minimum temperature for Saskatoon on Dec. 12 is –18.7 C.

The coldest temperature recorded on that date, not including wind chill, was –40.6 C in 1940.

The City of Moose Jaw has decided on a 6.95 per cent mill rate increase for its 2026 budget, several per cent lower than its initial proposal.

City council passed its budget during its meeting on Thursday, rejecting the initial proposal of a 9.04 per cent hike.

The revised 6.95 per cent increase will cost most taxpayers around $139.70 annually or $11.64 a month.

The approval comes after a series of special council meetings to discuss the budget.

According to the budget documents, overall expenditures increased by just over $5 million as compared to the 2025 budget.

The City’s “Protection to Persons and Property” area also increased by $2.231 million, primarily due to the police services budget.

Additionally, the City noted that its “Public Works” area is seeing an increase of $1.170 million, mainly due to salaries, equipment, and contractual services.

A Regina man is facing two charges after an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a youth in the city.

Craig Salkeld, 64, of Regina, faces one count of sexual interference and one count of sexual assault on a person under the age of 16.

He was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 9 and made his first appearance in Regina Provincial Court on Wednesday Dec. 10.

The charges stemmed from an incident in July of 2025.

Regina police are investigating after a man was shot in the North Central neighbourhood.

Officers were called to the scene of an ongoing altercation on the 800 block of Rae Street at around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11.

Once officers arrived at the scene, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to hospital by paramedics. As of Friday afternoon, he was in stable condition.

The investigation is ongoing.

Two men are facing charges following an armed robbery on Broad Street North earlier this week.

Officers responded to a call on the 400 block of Broad Street North at around 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11. Police were told that a man was carrying a gun and running down the street near 9th Avenue North and Broad Street. The suspect got into a waiting vehicle, which then drove away.

Minutes later, officers received a second call, reporting a business had just been robbed at gunpoint. Cash and cigarettes were stolen.

Officers found the suspect vehicle near 8th Avenue North and Ottawa Place. When they attempted a traffic stop, the vehicle sped off but soon became stuck on a sidewalk.

The driver was arrested at the scene, while the passenger fled police. A search of the area led to the passenger being found hiding in a nearby yard. Police recovered a firearm, cash, and cigarettes from the vehicle.

A 29-year-old is charged with armed robbery, pointing a firearm, flight from police, and operating a vehicle dangerous to the public.

The 33-year-old accused faces charges of armed robbery, failing to comply with court orders, and breach of conditions.

Both of the men made their first court appearance at Regina Provincial Court on Friday.

Three people, including a 16-year-old, are facing a combined 45 charges after they allegedly fled a traffic stop in Brampton that resulted in a crash and the subsequent seizure of two firearms.

Peel police said officers were investigating a vehicle on Worthington Avenue on the evening of Dec. 9 when the driver fled at a high rate of speed.

The driver lost control shortly after, and the vehicle broke down, police said.

Two men and a teenager were then arrested. Police said officers later found two loaded Glock handguns, a high-capacity magazine that had 26 rounds of ammunition and a drum magazine.

Two of the suspects have been identified as 18-year-old Myles Haywood-Williams and 20-year-old Elijah Turney. The 16-year-old cannot be named under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Haywood-Williams is facing 16 firearm-related charges, as well as dangerous driving and fleeing a peace officer.

Turney has been charged with 15 firearm-related offences, while the teenager has 14 charges laid against him.

A United Airlines flight experienced an engine failure during takeoff from Dulles International Airport on Saturday before safely returning to the airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The FAA said United flight 803 was traveling to Tokyo when the engine failed Saturday afternoon. The plane, a Boeing 777-200, safely returned to airport around 1:20 p.m. The FAA will investigate.

The plane returned to the airport after losing power in one engine, according to the airline. There were no reported injuries among the 275 passengers and 15 crew members, and a different aircraft was scheduled to continue the flight later Saturday.

Some brush around the runway was ignited as the plane departed, said Emily McGee, a spokesperson for the airport. The fire has been extinguished.

A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded eight others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, as police searched for the suspect.

Officers were hunting through campus buildings and sifting through trash cans more than three hours after the shooting erupted.

The suspect was a male in dark clothing who was last seen leaving the building, said Timothy O’Hara, Deputy Chief of Police.

Mayor Brett Smiley said a shelter-in-place was in effect for the area and encouraged people living near the campus to stay inside and not to return home until it is lifted.

“We have all available resources” to find the suspect, Smiley said.

The eight wounded people were in critical but stable condition, the mayor said. He declined to say whether the victims were students.

University officials initially told students and staff that a suspect was in custody, before later saying that was not the case and that police were still searching for a suspect or suspects, according to alerts issued through Brown’s emergency notification system.

The mayor said a person preliminarily thought to be involved was detained but was later determined to have no involvement.

“We’re still getting information about what’s going on, but we’re just telling people to lock their doors and to stay vigilant,” said Providence Councilmember John Goncalves, whose ward includes the Brown campus. “As a Brown alum, someone who loves the Brown community and represents this area, I’m heartbroken. My heart goes out to all the family members and the folks who’ve been impacted.”

The shooting occurred near the Barus & Holley building, a seven-story complex that houses the university’s School of Engineering and physics department. According to the university’s website, the building includes more than 100 laboratories, dozens of classrooms and offices.

Engineering design exams were underway in the building when the shooting occurred.

Brown senior biochemistry student Alex Bruce was working on a final research project in his dorm directly across the street from the building when he heard sirens outside and received a text about an active shooter shortly after 4 p.m.

“I’m just in here shaking,” he said, watching through the window as a half-dozen armed officers in tactical gear surrounded his dorm. He said he feared for a friend who he thought was inside the engineering building at the time.

Students in a nearby lab hid under desks and turned off the lights after receiving an alert about the shooting, said Chiangheng Chien, a doctoral student in engineering who was about a block away from the scene.

Students were urged to shelter in place as police responded to the scene, and people were told to avoid the area. A police officer warned media to take cover in vehicles because the area was still an active scene.

President Donald Trump told reporters that he had been briefed on the shooting and “all we can do right now is pray for the victims.”

“It’s a shame,” he said in brief remarks at the White House.

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