The incident happened just before 10 p.m. on Thursday.

Adelaide Street North between Central Avenue and Pall Mall Street is closed from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

The street is closed to all motorists, cyclists and pedestrians on Monday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

Canada's two main railways notched another record-setting quarter for grain shipments, benefiting from strong global demand, a bumper crop, efficient cars and more capacity due to smaller hauls of other products amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cary Tarasoff, a candidate for mayor in the upcoming civic election, says Saskatoon has missed a possible solution to moving the train tracks.

While Saskatoon mayoral candidates have varied opinions about moving rail lines cutting through the city, CN and CP Rail have said relocation is not viable.

Employees of the rail line noticed the man and tried unsuccessfully to rouse him.

CN and CP Rail both sent letters to Saskatoon's administration, which said moving the tracks away from the city wasn't possible.

Manitoba RCMP say officers were called to the crash at a CP Rail crossing roughly a kilometre east of the community, near Highway 16, around 11:30 p.m.

Officials from CP Rail are investigating after a train derailed early Saturday morning in the Kipp Rail Yard near Coalhurst, Alta.