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CTV News
20 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
‘It works well for the need': Salvation Army celebrates century of service in Saskatoon
Saturday marked the 100th anniversary of the Salvation Army and its work in Saskatoon. The milestone was celebrated with a street fair at its Avenue C location. The Salvation Army Saskatoon Temple Brass Band kicked off festivities, and the event featured Mayor Cynthia Block, MLA for Saskatoon Southeast Brittney Senger, and Saskatoon West Member of Parliament Brad Redekopp. Services have been offered to the community out of the current building on the corner of Avenue C and 19th Street since 1925. Crossroads Residential Services executive director Major Gord Taylor told CTV News it would be interesting to know why this location was chosen a hundred years ago, since the location now is so crucial to the needs of the core community. 'It works well for the need. Now, we're kind of between downtown and the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood, and we get people from both directions who need help, and we're able to help them out and do the best we can,' he said. Gordon Taylor Gordon Taylor, a member of the Salvation Army Saskatoon Temple Brass Band, performs during Saturday's celebration. (Carla Shynkaruk/CTV News) While the Salvation Army has been operating in Saskatoon since the late 1800s, the Riversdale building has served many purposes over the years. It was a thrift store, a family services center, and an addiction treatment program. The Crossroads building currently operates as a 75-bed emergency men's shelter, as well as transitional housing, a warming shelter, and a group home. The work the Salvation Army has done has evolved and changed with the times, but currently the type of drug addiction being seen on the streets is a challenge it's working every day to tackle. 'The biggest change I've seen is the type of drugs that are out there on the street, and the type of effect they have on people's behavior—that's been the most challenging change I've seen, which has caused a lot of the problems we're seeing in most communities across the country,' Taylor said. Staff gave tours of the facility throughout the afternoon, including a historical display of the Salvation Army's work out of the building dating back to 1925. The Salvation Army is an international Christian organization that is the largest non-governmental direct provider of social services in Canada.
National Post
2 days ago
- Business
- National Post
Jamie Sarkonak: New Liberals offer more of the same old attitude on immigration
Article content Hence a question from Saskatoon MP Brad Redekopp: 'How can you set immigration targets, minister, if you do not know how many people have left the country.' The reply: border services and the public safety department are responsible for exit numbers. It's as if Diab views immigration as a force of nature rather than a completely human-controlled process, under the complete responsibility of elected officials in Ottawa. Article content And while the new plan projects less extreme inflows than the post-COVID years, they're still uncomfortably high. It aims, for example, to issue 437,000 study permits in 2025. That's more than twice the number of new international students who came to Canada in 2017 (196,400), and quadruple that of 2012 (106,250), per Statistics Canada. Article content For permanent residents, the target number for this year is now 395,000 — better than the previous 485,000, but still vastly greater than 2014's 260,000. And yes, the Liberals are now looking to close some asylum-seeker loopholes with the proposed Bill C-2, but to actually pull off meaningful change, they will need a minister who's actually willing to say 'no.' Article content Whether Diab has that capacity, we've yet to see. Her words are little consolation for those who are currently feeling the most heat due to Canada's rapid population growth: last year, banks were warning that youth unemployment was under pressure from large inflows of unskilled workers; now, even the Bank of Canada admits that high immigration from low-income countries has depressed wages. Article content 'Does the minister believe that the large influx of foreign workers is depressing wages for young Canadians?' asked Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan MP Garnett Genuis. 'Immigration is our strength,' responded Diab. Article content Quebec MP Bernard Généreux noted the nationwide housing shortage in a question, which was met with moralizing from the minister. 'Once again, it is not the fault of immigrants,' Diab said, attempting to malign the observation that immigration is linked to housing pressures. Article content In 2023, the country saw 240,000 housing starts — relative to 1.2 million newcomers, per the Aristotle Foundation. That's one house for every five newcomers. Back in 2015, we built one home for every two-or-so new entrants. Anyone with a basic awareness of the real estate and rental markets will know that there have been real, painful consequences to this widening ratio. Article content Article content Even the Liberals are aware: Diab's department was warning in 2022 that immigration was outpacing construction, to the detriment of affordability, and their latest immigration plan explicitly aims to reduce the housing shortage. There's nothing wrong with understanding the critical, and obvious, link between these two factors. Article content
CBC
29-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Saskatoon Conservative MP says he'll prioritize crime — even if the Liberals don't
Conservative MP Brad Redekopp has been re-elected in Saskatoon West. With the Liberals projected to form government, Redekopp says he doesn't suspect this government will last as long as the previous one.
CTV News
29-04-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Conservatives hold on to Saskatoon
Conservative MP-elect Brad Redekopp at the Saskatoon Conservative election night rally. (Keenan Sorokan / CTV News)
Global News
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Global News
Canada election 2025: Saskatoon West
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook Saskatoon West is a federal riding located in Saskatchewan. This riding is currently represented by Conservative MP Brad Redekopp who first took office in 2019. Redekopp collected 15,379 votes, winning 45.36 per cent of the vote in the 2021 federal election. Voters will decide who will represent Saskatoon West in Saskatchewan during the upcoming Canadian election on April 28, 2025. Visit this page on election night for a complete breakdown of up to the minute results. Candidates Conservative: Brad Redekopp (Incumbent) Liberal: Chad Eggerman NDP: Rachel Loewen Walker Green: Naomi Hunter
