This week's best photos from CBC Saskatchewan

Did you skip the news because you were too busy shovelling snow? Here's a look at the last week in news through photos seen on CBC Saskatchewan.

The second major snowfall of the season walloped the province on Saturday, creating havoc on highways and city streets. While many spent hours digging out from storm, some kids in Saskatoon hit the newly powdered slopes for some outdoor fun.

The first session of the new Saskatchewan Legislature opened this week, not quite a month after the provincial election. There was a throne speech in which Premier Scott Moe promised "to do better" for Saskatchewan. NDP MLA Jared Clarke demanded Moe apologize for pushing a policy he said targeted his two trans kids. Meanwhile, a mid-year budget update revealed the government's projected deficit for the fiscal year will be $743.5 million, three times higher than predicted.

Agribition in Regina kicked off this week. CBC News caught up with Miss Rodeo Exhibition 2023 and an 82-year-old who still rides in the chore team competition. Plenty of producers at Agribition were worried about Donald Trump's threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on goods imported to the U.S. from Canada and Mexico.

Universal appeal: Scott Aspinall photographed the Milky Way's core from the east side of Nistowiak Falls, one of the Saskatchewan's tallest waterfalls.

The extreme weather also raised concerns about the well-being of unhoused people. Front-line workers in Saskatoon and Regina were calling for help to open and maintain emergency warming shelters, while encampments continue popping up across the province.

Meet the Saskatoon oncology pharmacist who makes and sells $100 chocolate bars from her garage. "I just want them to be absolutely beautiful when you get them," Venessa Liang told CBC News.