Saskatoon News
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's one-of-a-kind method of drawing primary ballots prompted some apparent skepticism from a federal judge Monday as he considered a legal challenge claiming the system favors preferred candidates of establishment party leaders.
The hearing Monday in... Read more
An attorney charged with illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election acknowledged in a court filing Monday that she disseminated numerous confidential... Read more
According to RCMP, Travis Wuttunee attacked a man on the First Nation and was arrested by police shortly after.
Police are asking the public for information after a resident of a small western Saskatchewan village was injured when someone fired shots into their home.
The occupant of a house in Major suffered minor injuries after shots were fired at a house in that community early Sunday.
According to the RCMP, a call came in at around 2:20 a.m. reporting that someone had shot a gun at a house.
“Investigation determined an unknown individual or individuals... Read more
Alberta’s health minister says proper procedures were followed when a stroke patient who, for his long-term recovery, was shipped to a motel where his wheelchair didn’t fit and he was fed fast food.
"I was very concerned when I heard about this situation and I did talk to Alberta Health Services,”... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — The infamous “Access Hollywood” video in which Donald Trump bragged about grabbing women sexually without asking permission will not be shown to jurors at the former president's... Read more
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is planning to make it easier for workers to unionize, and to ban the use of replacement workers during labour disputes.
The NDP government tried to introduce the bills, along with several others, in the legislature but the Opposition Progressive Conservatives... Read more
Assault charges against the MLA for Moose Jaw Wakamow were in court for the first time Monday.
According to documents from Moose Jaw Provincial... Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump issued a last-minute endorsement in a highly sought northwest Ohio congressional district Monday, backing state Rep. Derek Merrin over a rival Republican whom Trump's closest ally in the state has described as "a rock-solid conservative... Read more
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is not expecting a shortage of fuel, despite the temporary closure of a pipeline that carries gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to Winnipeg and the surrounding area.
Premier Wab Kinew says plans are in place to temporarily use trucks and train cars as alternative... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction.
Navarro is due to report Tuesday to a federal... Read more
The third annual poutine week kicked off on Friday in Prince Albert and runs until March 24.
NEW YORK (AP) — A Chinese billionaire pleaded guilty to federal election crimes on Monday, admitting that he made thousands of dollars in contributions to New York and Rhode Island political candidates in the names of others.
Hui Qin, a Chinese cinema magnate, faces up to 27 years in... Read more
MONTREAL — Quebec anti-corruption police say they have arrested a retired municipal court judge for fraud.
Police say Jean Herbert, who sat on the municipal court in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal, created fake records to inflate the time he claimed to have spent hearing cases.
He is alleged to... Read more
A 22-year-old woman is facing a second-degree murder charge in connection with a suspicious death on Friday in the northern Saskatchewan community of Patuanak.
Student-athletes are crying foul with the news that Hoopla — the Saskatchewan high school basketball championship tournament — is up in... Read more
OTTAWA — The surviving father of an attack that Ottawa's mayor has called one of the city's worst cases of mass violence is thanking the public for its support.
Dhanushka Wickramasinghe released his first public statement though police after hundreds gathered at a convention centre Sunday to mourn... Read more
VANCOUVER — The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run free, in fact a new study found herbivores tend to be more active around people, while carnivores remained hidden.
The study, published Monday in Nature Ecology and Evolution and led by researchers at the... Read more
An 18-year-old woman has died as a result of the injuries she suffered in a crash Thursday on the Trans-Canada Highway at Moose Jaw.
In an update, the... Read more
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The longest-serving member of the Alabama House of Representatives has resigned from the Legislature after pleading guilty to federal conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges related to a grant program.
John Rogers, 83, submitted his resignation effective... Read more
'It got to the point where he told his mom he was tired of being called Victoria and he wanted to cut his hair,' said Bear's aunt, Chasity Delorme.
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A plague on both your houses.
That’s the best I can put it when it comes to the impact now being felt by our kids after the decisions being made by both the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation, with the recent sanctions potentially having an... Read more
OTTAWA — Former prime minister Brian Mulroney died on Feb. 29, in Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 84. He was first elected in 1984 following the largest majority mandate in Canada's history, and was re-elected in 1988.
On Monday, members of Parliament and federal party leaders offered their... Read more
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will allow more people trapped in Gaza who have extended family members in Canada to apply for temporary refuge — but he admits the move is "cold comfort."
The government launched a family reunification program in January that offers temporary... Read more
Federal and provincial health ministers gathered in Regina on Monday to announce two bilateral agreements – representing a $560 million investment aimed at improving healthcare in the province.
MONTREAL — Misinformation surrounding gender identity is pervasive and it has a profound impact on the mental health of transgender and non-binary people, advocates say.
Dupré Latour, a trans woman who grew up in West Africa and immigrated to Canada five years ago so she could affirm her gender... Read more
VANCOUVER — British Columbia is introducing technology to improve wildfire prediction and decision-making even as the association representing Canadian insurance companies warns residents about the potential for another destructive fire season.
The Insurance Bureau of Canada issued a statement... Read more
Almost $391 million is through a bilateral agreement to support Saskatchewan's three-year action plan to improve health care by creating better access to services.
REGINA — Saskatchewan and Ottawa announced a deal that will infuse more than $560 million into the province’s health system, which they say will help shorten wait times and create better access.
Almost $391 million is through a bilateral agreement to support Saskatchewan’s three-year action plan to... Read more
A 22-year-old woman is facing a murder charge in connection with a death in the northern community of Patuanak.
According to the RCMP, officers were called to a home in Patuanak at around 1 a.m. on Friday, when they found 26-year-old Brandon Dawatsare suffering an injury.
Dawatsare was declared... Read more
HALIFAX — Three neat rows of tiny shelters, each with a bright blue, lockable door, are up and occupied in a quiet Halifax suburb as the provincial government gradually rolls out what it is touting as an important part of its solution to homelessness.
Standing near the gated entrance to the... Read more
If the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation’s sanctions aren’t lifted by 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Hoopla will be cancelled.
According to the Saskatchewan... Read more
A suspicious vehicle traffic stop turned into a brief chase on Sunday night, Saskatoon police said.... Read more
OTTAWA — The federal government is challenging a court decision directing it to step up the pace of judicial appointments to address an "untenable" number of vacancies.
In a notice of appeal, the government says the Federal Court overstepped its constitutionally limited role and acted without... Read more
The Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association says that HOOPLA can't be held in Moose Jaw this week unless teacher job sanctions are lifted by Wednesday.
A rough grid road brought a stolen vehicle to a halt on Sunday, ending a police chase.
According to Saskatoon police, officers in the police airplane spotted a suspicious vehicle at around 9:30 p.m., but when police on the ground tried to perform a traffic stop, the driver took off.
Police said the... Read more
Saskatchewan is getting $560 million in federal funding to improve health care in the province.
On Monday in Regina, the federal and provincial governments announced they had signed two bilateral agreements — one for $391 million to support Saskatchewan’s three-year plan to improve its health-care... Read more
A convicted sex offender living in Saskatchewan who cut through a fence to drive across the Canada-U.S. border with two children and their mother has been sentenced to more than four years in prison in the United States.
REGINA — The union representing Saskatchewan teachers says it's planning a one-day strike as the provincial budget is introduced Wednesday.
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation says in a news release that more than 4,000 teachers are set to demonstrate outside the provincial legislature in Regina... Read more