Will Mandzuk

The fire department also lends a hand to the city, letting sanding crews know what intersections are especially slippery or seeing an increased number of collisions.

While ski hills across the province will not complain about the snowfall, both Optimist Hill and Mission Ridge say they rely on man-made snow over natural snowfall.

Heather Smith with Auto Rescue Towing said it's been a busy three days for the business, with the company pulling vehicles out of ditches, giving boosts and rescuing stuck motorists across the city.

After a snowy and extremely chilly end to the work week, a brief warm-up is in store for Saskatchewan before another plunge back into frigid temperatures next week, Environment Canada says.

Both Team Jacobs and Team Homan are competing in the Grand Slam of Curling, which runs until Sunday at Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon, getting some last-minute practice in ahead of the Olympics.

CUPW 824 Local president Brahm Enslin said there is one question that keeps being askedby members as negotiations continue to drag out: “How much longer can we wait before we get a fair contract?”

“The first time I was on skis I was towed behind a snowmobile on Christopher Lake,” said freestyle moguls skier Maïa Schwinghammer, who is heading to the Olympics in Italy in February.

As the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Junior’s competition is about to begin, one small town in Saskatchewan near the Alberta border will be watching closely.

The Circle K Classic U-18 AAA men’s hockey tournament – formerly known as the Mac’s Tournament – begins on Friday in Calgary, featuring three teams from Saskatchewan.

As the 2026 Winter Olympics gets closer, player preparations are still being made.