Saskatchewan News
After the closure of Prairie Harm Reduction last week, an addictions counsellor is emphasizing the importance of putting people on a path to recovery.... Read more
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the country, where they threaten villagers and displace native species years after notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar brought in the first ones.... Read more
OTTAWA — Groups representing women’s shelters are praising the government’s move to criminalize coercive control, but some women’s organizations are also warning there is a risk of backlash.
Bill C-16, which was introduced last year, would outlaw engaging in patterns of coercive or controlling... Read more
VANCOUVER — After Lapu Lapu attack survivor AJ Sico sang the national anthem from his wheelchair in a Vancouver banquet hall, he was met with a standing ovation — a fitting tribute, his family says, to his stubbornness and resilience.
Sico, fellow survivors and relatives of victims of the attack... Read more
OTTAWA — A coalition of clean energy groups is calling on Ottawa to connect the country through a grid powered by renewable energy.
The David Suzuki Foundation says Canada is facing an energy affordability crisis, while demand for energy is set to expand in the coming decades.
The foundation and 15... Read more
The Ag Transport Coalition reports week 35 saw continued improvement in performance at the system level as well as for each of CN and CPKC Rail individually.
Aim of the funding from the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund is to build more homes
CALGARY — A man from Ontario has pleaded guilty in Alberta to two counts of unauthorized employment of foreign nationals and fined $70,000 in case involving the hospitality industry in Banff National Park.
CALGARY — A man from Ontario has pleaded guilty in Alberta to two counts of unauthorized employment of foreign nationals and fined $70,000 in case involving the hospitality industry in Banff National Park.
A joint investigation between the Canada Border Services Agency and RCMP started in June... Read more
A 24-year-old woman has a new court date after a drug and weapons seizure tied to a stolen vehicle in Rocanville.
In a study done by Economic Development Regina, Mosaic generated $1.9 billion on average in economic output for Saskatchewan between 2020 and 2024.
RCMP say the Saskatchewan man's vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic in Red Deer.
Four-day shutdown to accommodate water treatment plant fence repair.
Analysts say growth for Canada's telecommunications sector could be hindered by an "irrational" pricing environment and ongoing challenges to attract new customers.
TORONTO — The brass signs that adorned Hudson's Bay's Toronto flagship location are up for sale.
Heffel Fine Art Auction House has listed eight of the signs from the Queen Street building in an online auction running until April 21.
The NDP wants answers from the provincial government after a member of the Saskatchewan Marshals Service resigned amid a misconduct probe following a Public Complaints Commission investigation. ... Read more
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has named well-known legal ethicist and former senator Brent Cotter to be the interim head of the RCMP watchdog.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says Cotter will become chairperson of the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for a term of six months... Read more
Think About This: Every company has cultural debt.
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has named well-known legal ethicist and former senator Brent Cotter to be the interim head of the RCMP watchdog.
An animal welfare organization says it’s concerned about producers in Saskatchewan and Alberta using strychnine to control gopher populations.
Under an emergency use application, producers in some areas of both provinces are... Read more
Rynell Kayleen McGillivary has a bail hearing in Prince Albert Provincial Court on April 13.
OTTAWA — Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says Canada must break the stigma around careers in the skilled trades if the Liberals want to achieve their infrastructure and homebuilding agenda.
Hajdu says when she was growing up in Thunder Bay, Ont., students who attended a skilled trades high school... Read more
OTTAWA — Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says Canada must break the stigma around careers in the skilled trades if the Liberals want to achieve their infrastructure and homebuilding agenda.
Hajdu says when she was growing up in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes says he is returning as interim chief executive officer effective immediately with the Vancouver-based company standing at a "turning point" due to artificial intelligence.
Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes says he is returning as interim chief executive officer effective immediately with the Vancouver-based company standing at a "turning point" due to artificial intelligence.
Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes says he is returning as interim chief executive officer effective immediately with the Vancouver-based company standing at a "turning point" due to artificial intelligence.
Holmes' announcement made Monday morning on Linkedln means that Irina Novoselsky is out as head... Read more
OTTAWA — The NDP is expected to introduce a motion Wednesday calling on the government to ban a practice known as surveillance pricing that New Democrats say is unfair to consumers.
The text of the motion describes the practice as when companies use a customer's personal data, like search history... Read more
Joey Sheikh is out of his wheelchair and can walk, talk and play basketball in ways he hasn't for years. It comes after he received a rare type of pediatric brain surgery, which is only available in a few places across Canada.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is welcoming Hungary's shift toward supporting Ukraine and liberal democracy as voters ended 16 years of far-right government.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat on Sunday, after running a government in Budapest that increasingly attacked media... Read more
OTTAWA — Voters are casting ballots in Toronto and Montreal in a trio of byelections Monday which will decide whether Prime Minister Mark Carney should get a majority government.
The polls are set to close at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Community gardens offer significant benefits to a community, especially for those who don’t have designated garden spaces at their homes, apartments or condos.
Porcupine Plain’s Tarin Smith is a WHL defenceman of the year finalist after a record-setting season with Everett.
Thirty-eight teams entered the Estevan Strippers tournament, making it the largest recreation hockey tournament in the province.
TORONTO — Ontario workers who are injured on the job could soon receive higher loss-of-earnings benefits, under legislation the labour minister plans to introduce.
CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. military vowed to blockade all Iranian ports starting Monday, part of efforts to force Tehran into agreeing to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz and accepting a peace deal .
TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up in early trading and oil climbed higher to top US$100 a barrel as the U.S.
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar said on Monday that if Russian President Vladimir Putin were to initiate a call with him, he would speak with him and tell him to end the war in Ukraine.
More American workers are experimenting with artificial intelligence in their jobs, but skepticism is still widespread.
New Gallup polling finds that while more employees are using AI frequently in their work, there’s been an uptick in alarm that new technologies will replace their jobs. Many... Read more
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in March to their slowest pace nine months, as easing mortgage rates failed to motivate home shoppers during what’s traditionally been the busiest time of the year for the housing market.