The Moose Jaw Fire Department has reported no injuries after a blaze damaged a home in the city’s northeast on Tuesday.

Fire crews responded to the scene at 1094 5th Ave NE at around noon on Tuesday.

According to fire chief Rod Montgomery, the flames were controlled quickly. Despite this, significant damage to the structure was reported.

The fire remains under investigation as of Wednesday morning. According to Chief Montgomery, no injuries were reported.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is among five provincial leaders formally calling on the federal government to withdraw its recent call for limits on the notwithstanding clause.

The premiers of Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan jointly penned a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday, expressing the leaders’ “profound disappointment” in Ottawa’s arguments for the case and calling the effort a “complete disavowal of the constitutional bargain” that led to the formation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

“The Attorney General of Canada’s submissions seek to advance never-before-seen limits on the ability of democratically elected legislatures to use the notwithstanding clause,” the letter read.

“Moreover, Canada’s factum proposes an unclear and unworkable legal standard with no basis in the text of the constitution.”

The conflict surrounds a case currently before the Supreme Court of Canada.

Known as Bill 21, Quebec’s secularism law was passed in 2019 and bans religious symbols from being worn by public sector workers in positions of authority, such as teachers and judges.

Quebec’s government used the notwithstanding clause to protect the law from charter challenges. However, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a legal challenge of Bill 21 brought by several groups that oppose the law, though a date for a hearing has not been set.

In its filing submitted last month, Ottawa argues the constitutional limits on the notwithstanding clause preclude using it to distort or wipe out the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Charter.

The submission goes on to say the “temporary character” of the notwithstanding clause confirms that it cannot be used to cause “an irreparable impairment” of Charter rights.

All the provinces listed in the letter are involved in the case as intervenors.

The premiers’ letter argues that the federal government’s approach to the case threatens national unity, with the premiers promising to raise the matter to the full Council of the Federation.

“We jointly ask that the federal government reconsider its approach to the English Montreal School Board, et al v Attorney General of Quebec, et al appeal, and withdraw its written legal argument immediately.”

RCMP in Yorkton are investigating after a man’s body was discovered outside a home in the community. The death has been deemed suspicious.

At around 3:10 p.m. Tuesday, Yorkton RCMP received a report of a body outside a home on Victoria Avenue. Police

responded and secured the scene.

According to RCMP, officers are still working to identify the man – noting that no further details will be provided at this time.

The death being classified as suspicious has led to the service’s major crimes unit to take control of the investigation.

The Saskatchewan RCMP is asking anyone who lives in the area of the 100 block of Victoria Avenue to check their home security cameras and doorbell cameras between noon on Oct. 5 and the afternoon of Oct. 7.

“If your device captured images or videos of suspicious activity, please report it to police immediately by calling 310-RCMP,” the service said in its advisory.

As a result of the investigation, residents may notice an increased police presence on the 100 block Victoria Ave for an “undetermined amount of time.”

RCMP concluded by saying if an imminent risk to public safety is identified, it will notify the public.

A group of faculty members at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) say they have lost confidence in the university’s leadership and board of directors.

The group says there has been a troubling exodus of university staff and an absence of good financial stewardship – citing the impact of a deficit they believe is nearing $2 million.

“So, what I’m seeing here is our university spinning in a downward spiral in a really bad way. We are financially unstable,” assistant professor Audrey Dreaver told CTV News.

In a written statement, the faculty group says they have lost confidence in the university’s leadership and board of governors. They feel excluded from conversations about university affairs.

“As someone myself who has stood up and sent letters to the board, I’m marginalized as well now so I know that it’s happening. I’ve watched it and I’ve experienced it,” Dreaver added.

Those behind the statement have not identified themselves for fear of reprisal. It follows the leak of a 2023 Deloitte report commissioned by a previous board that found evidence of budget overages and breach of some university policies.

Allan Adam is a former board vice chair who says the investigation was prompted by a whistleblower.

“Whistleblower laws come into effect that the person doing the whistle blowing had to be protected and that they were not to be fired and we found out not soon after that that person was fired as well,” Adam explained.

The former board chair says he subsequently resigned his board position.

“Now we just have to live with whatever the outcome is going to be and hopefully they make good changes so that the university can be on good standing,” Adam added.

The provincial government says it is following the controversy.

“But our minister of advanced education will be certainly keeping abreast of that particular instance, but I think largely you’re going to find that the funding arrangement is with the federal government,” Premier Scott Moe told reporters.

The university’s current board chair has been contacted for comment about the faculty concerns but has yet to respond.

However, in a previous statement, the board said it has full confidence in the university’s leadership.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is dismissing any prospect of a comprehensive auto deal with Canada, according to three sources in the room when he made the comments.

Lutnick made the comments during a discussion under Chatham House Rules at the Eurasia Group’s Canada-U.S. Summit in Toronto on Wednesday, one day after the second in-person meeting in Washington between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney.

According to the sources, Lutnick said the U.S. could continue buying parts from Canada, “but that’s about it.”

The U.S. has had 25 per cent tariffs on all foreign-made autos since April. In the case of Canadian auto exports, for those that comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the levies apply to the non-American components.

Those levies are stacked on a slate of other tariffs on Canadian goods, including all goods that are not CUSMA-compliant, as well as sectoral tariffs on steel, aluminum, and copper.

Canada also has countermeasures in place, including 25 per cent on autos that are not covered by CUSMA.

According to sources, Lutnick also said Canada should “come second” to the U.S. on autos.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump said that the Americans “want Canada to do great,” but there’s also a point at which the two countries want the same business.

“It’s a tough situation, because we want to make our cars here,” Trump said. “At the same time, we want Canada to do well making cars. So, we’re working on formulas, and I think we’ll get there.”

While Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc did not offer up any tangible outcomes from Tuesday’s meeting, he categorized it as “successful,” “positive,” and “effective.”

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, meanwhile, has been vocal in his opposition to Trump’s tariffs. In response to Lutnick’s comments, he told reporters on Wednesday that the auto sector needs to “be prepared.”

“As I’ve always said, the Auto Pact has been around since the 1960s, you can’t unscramble an egg, you have to make the omelette larger,” Ford said.

“I would say it’s a massive threat,” he also said. “(Lutnick would) only say it if the president gave him the green light.”

Canada, U.S. should renegotiate CUSMA bilaterally: Lutnick

Also according to sources in the room, Lutnick said in his personal opinion Canada and the U.S. should cut Mexico out of their trade deal renegotiations to ink a new agreement bilaterally.

Both Canada and the U.S. have launched consultations on CUSMA, with the trade agreement already set for review next year.

Also addressing the Eurasia Summit later Wednesday, Carney said part of the negotiations is finding areas where there is “alignment of interest,” which could include bilateral agreements.

“There’s going to be, (in) my view, some bilateral deals — there already are — alongside (CUSMA), that it’s not an either-or necessarily,” he said. “And that’s one of the realities of the negotiations.”

Speaking to reporters last month in Mexico City, the prime minister seemed to dismiss the idea of working against Mexico in the renegotiations.

“We are going to cooperate directly. As we always have, CUSMA is strength together. It’s strength of the three countries together,” Carney said.

Keystone XL brought up during White House meeting

According to someone with knowledge of the discussions, the abandoned expansion of the Keystone Pipeline was raised in Tuesday’s meeting between Carney and Trump.

The project was raised in the context of linking energy between the two countries and more energy cooperation, and the conversation was only in the context of getting relief on steel and aluminum tariffs, according to the source.

The news was first reported by CBC News.

Asked on Parliament Hill upon his return from Washington on Wednesday whether he and Trump have agreed to revive Keystone XL, Carney said the two had “a very good discussion on a wide range of issues.”

In a press release on Wednesday, the Prime Minister’s Office wrote that the two leaders discussed “key priorities in trade and defence.”

“The leaders identified opportunities for material progress in trade in steel, aluminum, and energy, and directed their teams to conclude this work in the coming weeks,” the statement reads.

A spokesperson for South Bow, which owns the Keystone pipeline, said the company is “not privy” to discussions between the two governments.

“South Bow is supportive of efforts to find solutions that increase the transportation of Canadian crude oil,” spokesperson Solomiya Lyaskovska wrote in an email to CTV News. “We will continue to explore opportunities that leverage our existing corridor with our customers and others in the industry.”

Expanding the Keystone pipeline was first proposed under former U.S. president George W. Bush, but was quashed by his successor, Barack Obama.. Trump revived the project during his first term, but it was later cancelled by former president Joe Biden.

Officials have declared a state of local emergency near Kamloops, B.C., where an illegally constructed dam has put more than a dozen residential properties under an evacuation alert.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued the emergency declaration Wednesday to enable local officials to mitigate the potential flood risk from the man-made dam that threatens to burst on Fadear Lake.

“This declaration enables prompt co-ordination of action or special regulation of persons or property to protect the health, safety, or welfare of people or to limit damage to property,” the regional district said in a statement.

The state of local emergency applies to Electoral Area “O” (Lower North Thompson), excluding the communities of Barriere and Chu Chua.

Fourteen properties along Fadear Creek, downstream from the dam, have been under an evacuation alert since Monday evening, when the provincial Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship warned that the dam is “at risk of imminent failure,” the regional district said.

State of emergency

The failure could result in the uncontrolled release of water from the lake into the creek.

“Based on the estimated volume of water, the province has recommended that an evacuation alert be implemented for properties immediately downstream of the lake to where Fadear Creek drains into Louis Creek,” the evacuation alert said.

The regional district is urging residents in the alerted area to prepare to leave their properties on short notice.

“Residents will be given as much advance notice as possible prior to an evacuation order; however, you may receive limited notice due to changing conditions,” the district said.

Anyone in the area is advised to pack essential items, such as medications and government-issued identification, and arrange for transportation from the area in the event that an evacuation order is issued.

By declaring a state of local emergency, authorities can exercise emergency powers under the provincial Emergency and Disaster Management Act.

The district says those powers can be used to order residents to immediately evacuate their homes, to prohibit travel in the area and to allow authorities to enter private property if lives, property or the environment are at risk.

Fadear Lake is located about 13 kilometres north of the resort village of Sun Peaks.

Who built the dam?

Colton Davies, a spokesman for Thompson-Nicola Regional District, said Tuesday that the gravel dam is at the north end of Fadear Lake where the lake drains into Fadear Creek.

Davies said a couple of culverts within the dam have been blocked, causing the lake level to rise.

“That’s led to the situation now where the province is concerned about water potentially spilling over the top of this man-made dam,” said Davies.

He said the overflow could start to erode the dam and lead to an “uncontrolled” flow of water coming down Fadear Creek.

Davies said it’s “definitely an unusual situation” to see an unauthorized dam, and the regional district isn’t sure who built it, since dams are under the jurisdiction of the province.

“We’re just continuing to assess it regularly here, and working closely with the province to see what can be done in the immediate term,” said Davies.

Another unauthorized dam in the same area caused downstream damage in 2023, the ministry said.

“The top priority is keeping people safe,” the ministry added in a statement. “An engineer is being contracted to assess the situation and prepare a plan for next steps.”

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer each drove in a run, and eight Toronto pitchers shut down the New York Yankees in a 5-2 victory Wednesday night that sent the Blue Jays to the American League Championship Series for the first time in nine years.

Nathan Lukes provided a two-run single and Addison Barger had three of Toronto’s 12 hits as the pesky Blue Jays, fouling off tough pitches and consistently putting the ball in play, bounced right back after blowing a five-run lead in Tuesday night’s loss at Yankee Stadium.

AL East champion Toronto took the best-of-five Division Series 3-1 and will host Game 1 in the best-of-seven ALCS on Sunday against the Detroit Tigers or Seattle Mariners.

Those teams are set to decide their playoff series Friday in Game 5 at Seattle.

Jeff Hoffman retired Austin Wells with the bases loaded to end the eighth and earned a four-out save for the Blue Jays, headed to their eighth AL Championship Series. Toronto’s only pennants came in 1992 and ’93, when the club won consecutive World Series crowns.

Ryan McMahon homered for the wild-card Yankees, unable to stave off elimination for a fourth time this post-season as they failed to repeat as AL champions.

Despite a terrific playoff performance from Aaron Judge following his previous October troubles, the 33-year-old star slugger remains without a World Series ring. New York is still chasing its 28th title and first since 2009.

Lukes made it 4-1 with a two-run single after an error by Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. cost rookie starter Cam Schlittler a chance to get through the seventh with an inning-ending double play.

Myles Straw, who came in off the bench for outfield defence, added an RBI single in the eighth after Alejandro Kirk’s leadoff double.

With the score tied 1-all, Ernie Clement singled leading off the Toronto fifth and went to third when No. 9 batter Andrés Giménez bounced a single through the middle. Clement, who had nine hits in the series, scored on Springer’s sacrifice fly.

Toronto opener Louis Varland, who gave up game-changing homers Tuesday to Judge and Chisholm in relief, became the first pitcher in major league history to lose a post-season game and start the next day.

Varland worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts, and a parade of seven relievers followed. None of them got more than five outs — but all were effective.

On the other side, Schlittler joined Dakota Hudson (2019 for St. Louis) as the only rookies in big league history to make their first two post-season starts in potential elimination games.

Schlittler was coming off one of the most dominant pitching performances in playoff annals, when he struck out 12 and walked none over eight innings to beat rival Boston 4-0 in the winner-take-all Game 3 of their Wild Card Series last Thursday at Yankee Stadium.

This time, the 24-year-old right-hander fell behind 1-0 after six pitches. Springer hit a leadoff double and scored when Guerrero lined an 0-2 cutter just inside the right-field line for an RBI single.

With two on, left fielder Cody Bellinger sprinted 113 feet for a sliding catch at the line that saved at least one run — maybe two.

Batting ninth, McMahon tied it when he fought back from 0-2 to a full count leading off the third and reached across the plate to hook an 83 mph sweeper from left-hander Mason Fluharty over the short porch in right field for his first post-season homer.

The 6-foot-6 Schlittler struck out only two, but he didn’t walk a batter in 6 1/3 efficient innings. He was charged with four runs — two earned — and eight hits.

A woman is dead following a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 15 near Kelliher, Sask. on Wednesday.

Melville RCMP officers were first called to the report of a rollover around 7:40 p.m., according to a release from Saskatchewan RCMP. Officers, local fire and EMS responded.

EMS declared one of the vehicle’s occupants, a 34-year-old woman from Kelliher, dead at the scene. RCMP said her family has been notified.

A man was taken to hospital by STARS with serious injuries, RCMP said.

A Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist and Melville RCMP continue to investigate.

Kelliher, Sask. is located about 140 kilometres northeast of Regina.

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