Canada's deputy prime minister and finance ministerwas in Saskatchewan Wednesday for a visit that included a stop ata potash and phosphate producer, and a meeting with the mayor of Saskatoon.

In the past week, the City of Saskatoon has collected more than 450 kilograms, or 1,000 pounds, of invasive goldfish in its storm ponds.

Bean bag tossing now has its own elite league and the championships were held in Regina. Two of the players from the city now hold the national title.

The City of Regina is seeing above-normal wasp counts for this time of year as the creatures look for places to build their nests.

Regina council has passed a motion to support funding for a plan to be included in the proposed 2023 budget that will seek to end homelessness in the city.

A new Statistics Canada survey says the level of hopefulness Canadians have about the future has dropped in the past five years but Saskatchewan residents are more hopeful than Canadians on average.

The Canadian Football League and the CFL Players' Association reached a tentative agreement Wednesday after a contract dispute.