Sterns returns to Riders' roster for Saturday's showdown against Elks
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The Riders made some roster moves ahead of the game against the Edmonton Elks.
On Monday, when Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest, Canada will mark the occasion with a federal holiday, but it won’t be a statutory holiday in Saskatchewan.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the federal holiday Tuesday, which means workers in federally regulated industries will have the day off. Trudeau said his government will co-ordinate the details with provincial governments.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Saskatchewan government announced that Monday will not be a provincial stat holiday, but the date has been proclaimed as “a day in tribute and commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II.” There are a number of events scheduled to honour the late monarch.
“Her late Majesty’s seven decades of selfless public service is an honourable legacy,” Premier Scott Moe said in a written statement. “We will pay tribute to her incredible dedication and commemorate her 70-year reign in a memorial service in our capital city — the Queen City.”
The memorial service is set for Monday at 7 p.m., at St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in Regina, the government said. Books of condolences are also available at several locations in Regina and Saskatoon.
Meanwhile, flags in the province will stay at half-mast until sunset on the date of the funeral.