Murray Wood: Carney's Liberal majority will come because of floor crossers, not votes
Thanks to floor crossings, the Liberals only need to hold safe seats in Monday's byelections to get to majority status. ...
Saskatoon’s beloved pelicans are returning, and bringing with them a sign that warmer weather is on the way.
Meewasin Valley Authority announced the sighting of the first American White Pelican on its Facebook page this weekend, saying the first American White Pelican officially touched down on the South Saskatchewan River in an area between the CPR Bridge and the Saskatoon Weir on April 10 at 5:30pm.
Read more:
The landing was a day later than first pelican in 2025 and 2024, when they splashed down on April 9, but inside the predicted window of April 2 to April 21.
In a 2024 blog posting by Mitchell Happ on Meewasin’s website, the authority says the majestic birds have the second largest average wingspan (240-300 cm) in North American, second only to the California Condor.
Their huge orange bills sit on top of large throat sacs, the blog posting said, with the bills of mating individuals — both male and female — growing a horn during mating season, which they shed after laying eggs.
Pelicans catch their prey while swimming, rather than by diving.
Katie Walls, community events organizer for Meewasin Valley Authority, told CKOM News in 2025 that the number of pelicans would start coming “in larger and larger groups as the days get warmer,” and when they are here the birds make a 140-kilometre round trip every day between Redberry Lake, northwest of Saskatoon, and Saskatoon’s South Saskatchewan River.
The American white pelican represents a conservation success story as well as a harbinger of summer, as the birds were the first species to be removed from the threatened species list in 1987.
Read more:
