At least one tornado has been confirmed to have touched down in southern Saskatchewan.

Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project says it received multiple reports of funnel clouds and related storm damage on Friday.

Project officials say they can confirm one twister touched down near the community of Dundurn, citing clear visual evidence from trusted sources.

They say a team will be on the ground Saturday to gather more data and offer updates on any damage.

The Prairies have experienced several days of severe weather and related tornado warnings.

On Wednesday, two tornadoes touched down near Chauvin, Alta., toppling trees, tearing up trailers in a campground and sending three people to hospital.

Saturday was a bittersweet day for Moose Jaw residents, as well as aircraft lovers, as the Canadian Forces Snowbirds took part in their final hometown event before an extended pause.

The show started to get underway around 12 p.m. at the Moose Jaw Municipal Airport, with the Canadian Armed Forces SkyHawks Parachute Team descending from the sky.

On May 19, the federal government announced the Snowbirds will be temporarily grounded after the 2026 season, until the team’s aging Tutor jets are replaced with the new CT-157 Siskin II.

“Today, it’s important just to be out here and support the team,” said Colin Kunkel, an honorary Snowbird nominated in 2023. “Just showing how much the team means to not only the people of Moose Jaw, but as Saskatchewan and Canada as a whole.”

The Snowbirds have performed at air shows across North America from May to October each year and have regularly flown overseas - performing nearly 2,900 official shows with another 1,000 fly-bys.

Saturday’s event was the 2,889th show in the Snowbirds’ 55 years of history.

“The core values of the snowbirds are tradition, professionalism, excellence has always been a hallmark for the team, that really hasn’t changed,” said Kunkel. “As far as the legacy of the snowbirds, I feel they’re extremely important, they’re really woven into the identity of Canada.”

Saturday’s show is expected to be the last hometown show until the replacement of the fleet.

“They are a national symbol just as much as any of the other ones are,” said Melissa MacLean, a volunteer with No Pause, a group that formed in May to push back against the 2030 delay.

“They’re easily recognizable here at home and around the world, there’s lots of memories tied to them. They teach about teamwork and commitment, and it’s such a strong symbol with so many different meanings to so many different people. To lose that for the next several years is probably the worst part.”

No Pause started as a postcard campaign, with the group planning to distribute them in Moose Jaw then sent to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office. No Pause is asking the Canadian government to look at alternatives in the transition period.

MacLean said there’s been 25,000 postcards sent out, and they are printing 10,000 more. Her grandfather was a pilot in Moose Jaw for many years, and her father in law was a pilot in the Air Force.

“It’s part of Moose Jaw’s story, being home of the Snowbirds, so it’s a piece of our family that’s going to be missing for quite some time,” she said. “Obviously, when the new planes come into action we will welcome them back with open arms. We’re extremely proud to have 15 Wing here.”

The Saskatchewan Roughriders continued their 2025 Grey Cup title defence with a 38-7 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Mosaic Stadium Sunday.

The team has now won winning back-to-back games following a Week 4 loss.

Both teams trudged through the first half putting up less than 270 yards of total offense between the two squads.

After they traded rouges and field goals to begin the contest, Saskatchewan finally broke through late in the first half with a seven-play, 70-yard touchdown drive led by quarterback Trevor Harris.

Harris completed the drive with a 10-yard pass to wide receiver Samuel Emilus to give the Riders an 11-4 lead.

Hamilton added another field goal, but Saskatchewan kept an 11-7 lead at halftime.

From there, the Riders poured it on, scoring 20 unanswered points off turnovers with touchdowns from receiver Kian Schaffer-Baker and quarterback Tommy Stevens.

After Saskatchewan forced a turnover on downs with a short yardage stop, Schaffer-Baker rounded out an eight-play 75-yard touchdown drive with an 18-yard reception in the endzone.

With about nine minutes remaining in the game, Ti-Cats receiver Kenny Lawler fumbled the football on a reception.

The ball was picked up by Riders cornerback Marcus Sayles, who nearly found the endzone on the return but was forced out of bounds at the 1-yard line.

Stevens, the short-yardage pivot, needed just one play to punch it across the goal line to give Saskatchewan a 17-point lead.

Hamilton threatened to score as the game neared the three-minute warning. A long Ti-Cats drive, led by quarterback Jake Dolegala, reached the Riders’ 15-yard line.

A Dolegala pass aimed for the endzone was picked off by Saskatchewan’s Josh Woods and returned 107 yards for a Roughrider touchdown – giving Saskatchewan a 31-7 lead.

Woods’ interception became the second-longest interception return for a touchdown in Riders history.

After another turnover on downs by the Tabbies, Stevens ran out the game with two rushes for 40 yards – finding the endzone for his second rushing touchdown of the night.

Harris finished the game with 202 yards passing yards on 17 completions, 24 attempts. He also had two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Schaffer-Baker and Emilus were his two most targeted receivers, both making six catches for 78 yards and 72 yards, respectively.

Running back A.J. Ouellette, who returned to the lineup after missing two games due to injury, ran for 83 yards on 18 carries.

Without starter Bo Levi Mitchell due to a long-term leg injury, Hamilton turned to Dolegala, who spent two seasons in Saskatchewan between 2022 and 2023.

He went 17/30 for 122 yards passing. He did not throw a touchdown and threw one interception – Woods’ touchdown return.

Listed back-up Tre Ford came into the ball game for Hamilton in the final minutes. He played just two series, going 5/6 for 47 yards through the air.

The win improves Saskatchewan to 4-1 on the season. Their eight points ties them with the Edmonton Elks atop the CFL’s West Division.

After a bye week for Saskatchewan in Week 7, they will host the Edmonton Elks at Mosaic Stadium Thursday July 23 before meeting with the Elks in Edmonton the following week.

Sexton carted off to begin 2nd half against Ti-Cats

In just his second career CFL start, Saskatchewan Roughriders’ kick returner Mathew Sexton was carted off the field after sustaining an apparent ankle injury on the first play of the second half against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Sunday.

On the kickoff, Sexton returned the ball and began running up field when he was tackled by Hamilton’s Tyson Middlemost.

Sexton fell awkwardly on his right leg and stayed down for several minutes.

He was helped off the field by teammates and loaded onto a medical cart before being wheeled away.

In the game, he had made just the lone kick return and three returns on punts – registering 115 total return yards.

The CFL rookie was dealing with an ankle injury earlier this week and he missed one practice as a result.

In his first CFL start in Week 5 against Ottawa, Sexton returned a punt 101 yards for a touchdown – his first career major score.

A full injury update from the team was not immediately available.

Former University of Saskatchewan Huskie Daniel Wiebe was tasked with returning kicks after Sexton’s departure.

Even with a scorching close to Country Thunder Saskatchewan, fans were still able to keep their cool.

Sunday was the fourth and final day of the event, with temperatures hitting the mid 30s.

Digital Manager Megan Benoit says she’s been “very impressed” by the fans’ preparation for the festival, especially during the heat wave over the weekend.

“We have not seen a ton of incidents that have had to be elevated to our medical team, and I think it’s because people are taking really good care of themselves,” she said.

“They’re taking the necessary precautions, they’re aware of the weather and I think that their own safety measures are really helping.”

According to Benoit, there have been some “minor medical situations” that have required attention from the on-site medical team but no major situations. It was a pleasant surprise for staff during a hot weekend.

“I want to say two years ago it was pretty similar as well, but this one’s toasty.” she added.

Final attendance hasn’t officially been recorded just yet, but as of Sunday afternoon, Benoit says that the festival received over 20,000 attendees.

A night of music, dancing and celebration of Latin culture along a stretch of a busy street in Toronto’s west end quickly turned into a scene of chaos Saturday night as gunshots rang out, sending thousands of people, including parents with their young children, running away for safety.

Multiple witnesses described to CP24 what unfolded shortly after an unknown number of people exchanged gunfire in the middle of the Salsa on St. Clair festival. Police said two men died and several others were injured in the shooting.

Newstalk1010 anchor Heather Seaman, who has lived in the area for 15 years, described what she saw as a scene of “pandemonium.”

She wasn’t planning to attend the festival, which is why she walked through the alleyways on Saturday evening to avoid the crowd. However, she said she noticed that the loud music had stopped, so she went to see what was going on.

“Within seconds of me arriving, like 30 seconds, a minute, I just saw a wall of people running towards me. And I freaked out. I didn’t know what was going on,” Seaman recounted.

“People were just running, and there was panic. People had fear in their eyes.”

Seaman said she and a number of people ran into a nearby store and hid there. The owner, she recalled, quickly locked the store as more people were coming in to seek shelter.

“I got there at the right time. I guess, timing. I just happened to be there at the right time,” Seaman said.

After the commotion had died down, she walked along St. Clair and remembered feeling upset by what she saw.

“I saw parents consoling their children. There was a mother and her daughter, she must have been seven or eight years old, and she was freaking out. She was bawling. And I asked her, is she okay? And the mother said that she’s scared,” Seaman recounted.

“I heard another mother. She was telling her son, ‘When I tell you to run, you run.’ To me, that was shocking. It’s a family festival… to hear parents telling their kids to run from danger… You’re at a festival. You’re there to have fun.”

Other witnesses told CP24 that everyone was running and screaming as they got word about the shooting – scenes that were captured on video and posted on social media.

Police estimated there were 13,000 people at the festival at the time of the shooting.

No arrests have been made in connection with the incident. Two firearms were recovered.

Police said they are investigating three crime scenes.

‘We trampled over each other’

Ana Bettencourt was less than a block away from where the shooting occurred and remembered hearing what sounded like “muffled powerful fireworks.”

“And then everyone started running, which obviously then I did the same. We just trampled over each other and were running and took one of the side streets,” she said.

Shortly after, she heard from someone that there was a shooting and multiple people were injured.

Bettencourt said she went to another intersection to watch what was happening when gunshots rang out again.

“That was equally scary. If anything, it was scarier for me then. Myself, plus a number of people, of course, we started trampling around and running. (I) went to another alleyway and then ducked under a car, just waiting until the commotion died down,” she said.

“All I wanted to do was to get out of that area at whatever cost,” Bettencourt added.

‘Disappointing’ way to end Salsa

Jada Siadatan was standing outside the restaurant she works at when she said, “All of a sudden, everybody turned around and started running into the restaurant and screaming.”

“I didn’t know what was happening, and then everyone started screaming like there was a gunshot,” she said, and that’s when she ran back inside the restaurant, which is steps away from where gunfire erupted.

Siadatan’s co-worker, Greer Hansen, was at the back of the restaurant when suddenly people came running in there as well.

“It was kind of on both sides; we had a lot of people scared, everyone carted into our back room. So it was a lot of just commotion, making sure everyone was okay, making sure our patrons and other staff were fine,” Hansen said.

Both described it as a scary experience, given that they weren’t sure what was unfolding outside.

“I’m really still quite shaken up. It’s definitely left a really sad mood on the restaurant. It was a disappointing way to kind of end Salsa,” Hansen said.

“It was just the most surreal thing that’s ever happened to me,” Siadatan added.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, died after a rupture in his aorta, according to a preliminary medical examiner finding shared by his office.

The tear in the inner wall of the aorta, called an aortic dissection, was related to the hardening of Graham’s arteries. An official cause of death will be disclosed after toxicological and microscopic testing.

Graham, a prominent South Carolina Republican and former Air Force lawyer who served in Congress for more than three decades, had turned 71 years old just two days before dying on Saturday night. His office had originally said he had suffered from a “brief and sudden illness.”

Trump, who talked to Graham frequently, said he was “like a member of the family. It’s very tough.” He said on NBC’s ”Meet the Press that Graham had called him on Saturday night after returning from a trip to Ukraine and “sounded a little bit tired, but perfect.” The president ordered that flags across the country be flown at half-staff until Saturday evening.

A noted hawk, Graham was one of the most influential figures in Washington on foreign affairs and he advised Trump on matters such as the Iran war and Russia. On Friday, Graham had announced an agreement with the Trump administration to move forward on a package of Russia sanctions.

As chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Graham had a central role during Trump’s second term as Republicans pushed major legislation on party-line votes while holding a narrow 53-47 majority in the chamber.

Under South Carolina law, Republican Gov. Henry McMaster will appoint a temporary replacement for Graham, who was seeking a fifth term in November. A new nominee will be selected in a special primary, which is required to be held within weeks of a vacancy. The winner of November’s general election will start a full six-year term in January.

Graham had a close, complicated relationship with Trump

Graham, elected to the Senate in 2002 after serving in the House, long promoted a policy of robust U.S. military interventionism and strong national defense that in later years would put him at odds with the growing isolationist wing of his party.

Over time, Graham became well-known for his close ties with Trump, whom the senator briefly ran against for the presidential nomination in 2016.

Their relationship would begin on a rough note, with Graham calling the then-New York businessman “unfit for office.” Graham used a profanity to describe Trump after Trump made disparaging comments about Arizona Republican John McCain, Graham’s best friend in the Senate and a Vietnam War veteran. McCain and Graham, along with Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., were known as the “Three Amigos” and frequently travelled together to promote their foreign policy views around the globe.

During a campaign rally in South Carolina, Trump read out Graham’s personal cellphone number and continued to belittle him throughout the 2016 race as Graham made it clear he would not support Trump.

Graham, however, shifted significantly once Trump won the White House. He emerged as one of Trump’s top allies — speaking with him frequently and becoming a regular presence on the golf course alongside the president — even as McCain remained a critic.

In a 2018 interview with The Associated Press, Graham explained his pivot by saying McCain taught him that the country must move forward after elections and that meant “you have an obligation” to help the president. McCain ran twice for the White House.

“And I’ve tried to be helpful where I could because I think he needs all the help he can get,” Graham said of Trump. “You can be a better critic when people understand that you’re trying to help them be successful.”

ill Clinton’s impeachment in 1998. Both presidents were eventually acquitted.

Graham had appeared to break with Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, saying in a dramatic speech on the Senate floor that night, “Count me out. Enough is enough.” But the senator soon returned to Trump’s side and the two remained close during Trump’s second term.

Foreign policy was a focus for Graham

Graham had just been in Ukraine to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the senator visited his country 10 times during the years since Russia invaded in February 2022. “Lindsey was a true defender of freedom and the values that make our world safer,” Zelenskyy said.

He was also one of the chief backers of Trump’s war in Iran, having advocated for years for a direct confrontation between Washington and Tehran. Graham continued to defend Trump this summer even as many of fellow Republicans questioned a tentative June ceasefire agreement that they worried could send billions of dollars to Iran.

“I’d rather try diplomacy than take it off the table,” Graham said of Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran.

Graham’s travels made him a familiar face to dozens of world leaders.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Graham understood that the security of Israel and the United States was inseparable.

“Israel has lost one of its greatest friends. America has lost a great patriot. I have lost a beloved friend,” Netanyahu said.

Graham led both the Senate Budget and Judiciary committees

As Budget Committee chairman, Graham helped oversaw a Senate procedure that allowed Republicans to pass significant policies such as last year’s tax law without the threat of a Democratic filibuster.

He had previously led the Senate Judiciary Committee when Republicans confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in 2020. The senator was in line to regain that gavel if the party kept its majority after the midterms elections and he pledged to confirm “as many conservative judges as possible.”

Graham was a key player in the Senate’s efforts to craft a massive immigration overhaul in 2013 as a member of a bipartisan group. The legislation passed the Senate with 68 votes but was never taken up by the House, so it did not become law.

His views on immigration, particularly an endorsement of a path to citizenship for people in the U.S. without legal status, put him at odds with some Republican factions.

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat who was his ally on that issue, said Graham was “part of every important policy issue and an indispensable player” in bipartisan negotiations.

An ‘irreplaceable’ force in the Senate

Graham often worked across the aisle, even as he remained fiercely loyal to Trump. Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat, said in a statement that “personal relationships often mattered more to him than the political disagreements of the day.”

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said Graham was “over the moon” with the Russian sanctions deal announced Friday. “The last thing in the world I would have guessed was that he was sick or ill or in any way vulnerable,” Blumenthal said.

Jaime Harrison, a former national and state Democratic party chairman who challenged Graham in 2020, even in their “fiercest political battles” the two men “could still share a conversation, a laugh, and a mutual respect for South Carolina.”

Graham was unique in the Senate for his influence not only on Trump, but also with his fellow Republicans who were aware of his ability to sometimes move the president’s thinking. He was also known for his sense of humor, often deployed to diffuse tensions.

Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the second-ranking Republican, said Graham will be missed for his “quick wit and infectious laughter.”

McMaster said in a statement that Graham was “irreplaceable.” Former Republican President George W. Bush said Graham “understood how the world works” and “was a kind and funny man who loved our country and loved serving it.”

Graham often spoke about his humble roots, growing up in the back of a South Carolina bar and helping to raise his sister after his parents died at a young age.

Special election to replace Graham could be within weeks

Graham won 57 per cent of the GOP vote in the primary and was up against Democrat Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, and several minor party and independent candidates in November.

A number of Republican names began circulating as possible replacements to serve out the rest of Graham’s term, including Reps. Nancy Mace and Russell Fry.

A number of Republican names began circulating as possible replacements to serve out the rest of Graham’s term, including three candidates who fell short for the party’s nomination for governor this year — Rep. Nancy Mace, Rep. Ralph Norman and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette.

Also in the mix is Rep. Russell Fry, who was elected to the House in 2022.

A farmer and pilot from southeastern Saskatchewan is battling in hospital after his crop duster crashed earlier this week.

On the morning of July 8, the pilot took off from a private airstrip around 160 kilometres southeast of Regina, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB).

While crop dusting the pilot’s own field, the plane collided with the ground at around 10:40 a.m. It came to rest upside down in a nearby field.

A fire broke out following the crash and the plane, a Piper PA-25-260, was destroyed.

RCMP, in addition to local fire crews and paramedics, responded to the scene located south of the hamlet of Beaubier.

Evan Hansen, who was the sole person inside the plane, was airlifted to hospital by STARS with injuries described as serious, according to RCMP.

In a post to social media, Hansen’s family said the pilot sustained burns on 80 per cent of his body. He is currently receiving care at the University of Alberta Hospital Burn Unit in Edmonton.

Hansen’s family declined an interview with CTV News, saying they are focused on Hansen’s recovery, but expressed appreciation for the support and outreach from the public so far.

A fundraiser launched for Hansen and his family had raised more than $87,000 as of Friday morning.

The TSB has classified the crash as a “Class 5 occurrence,” meaning it will not receive an investigation report.

However, the data compiled on the incident will be recorded for “possible future safety analysis, statistical reporting, or archival purposes.”

Country Thunder campers are preparing for a hot weekend in Craven, with temperatures forecast to reach 30 C on Saturday and Sunday.

Organizers have put measures in place to help festival goers stay cool, including a free water refill station set up in partnership with SaskTel.

“We will actually have a water refill station that we partnered with Sasktel,” Megan Benoit, the digital manager for Country Thunder said. “People can refill for free all weekend long.”

The advice comes as campers settle in for a weekend of sun, music and large crowds at the festival grounds.

Some long-time attendees say finding shade and helping one another is part of the experience.

“The way we set up all of our trailers, the awnings kind of touch each other, we give each other some shade, get some water out, kind of have some fun with some squirt guns and just kind of play around with it and just enjoy it,” said James Runge, who has been going to Craven for almost 30 consecutive years.

Remi David, founder of Tide Cocktail Co, said people should enjoy the weekend responsibly and make sure to keep water nearby.

“We encourage people to enjoy them,” he said. “But also drink responsibly and mix in a water, if you can, to stay cool.”

Organizers are also reminding festival goers to drink plenty of water, wear sunscreen and take breaks in the shade as the heat builds through the weekend.

Country Thunder runs through Sunday in Craven.

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