Saskatchewan News
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia legislature reopened with additional restrictions to the public on Thursday more than one week after a rowdy protest in the visitor galleries.
House Speaker Danielle Barkhouse says visitors will not be permitted to read, write, draw or sketch during house debates, because... Read more
The Liberal government proposes making it easier for federal agencies to share and reuse the personal data of Canadians as part of a major overhaul of the Privacy Act.
The act governs how federal agencies collect, use and disclose personal information, and gives people the right to see and correct... Read more
OTTAWA — The man who announced he was seeking the Conservative nomination in Pierre Poilievre's former riding of Carleton in February now says he's dropping out of the race.
Blair Turner, a police officer from the Ottawa area, ran for the Tories in Ottawa South in the federal election last April... Read more
The prospect of U.S. automaker Stellantis using its Brampton, Ont., facility as a bare bones assembly plant for Chinese electric vehicles is being panned by Unifor.
The union confirmed Thursday that Stellantis is exploring the option of bringing in Chinese automaker Leapmotor to the idled plant to... Read more
OTTAWA — The Liberal government proposes making it easier for federal agencies to share and reuse the personal data of Canadians as part of a major overhaul of the Privacy Act.
The act governs how federal agencies collect, use and disclose personal information, and gives people the right to see... Read more
QUÉBEC — François Legault is attending what is likely his last sitting at the legislature as Quebec premier.
The national assembly is on recess next week and the Coalition Avenir Québec is scheduled to choose a new leader on April 12.
Either Christine Fréchette or Bernard Drainville will be sworn... Read more
TORONTO — Ontario's municipal affairs minister is proposing to appoint a slate of regional council chairs and give them additional powers, as the government has done with so-called strong mayors.
The move follows an unsuccessful push by Niagara Region's now-former chair to consider amalgamating... Read more
Craig Bird is one of 14 recipients from across the province.
A new court date has been set for one of four accused in a quadruple homicide on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation.
The provincial government named the agency that will take over the responsibilities of Animal Protective Services of Saskatchewan on Wednesday. It will have to do the job with less money than last year.
Saskatchewan athletes and coaches were celebrated at the legislature after bringing home six medals from the 2026 Winter Games in Italy.
OTTAWA — The Conservatives are calling on the Liberals to give Canadians some relief at the pumps by suspending federal taxes on gas and diesel for the rest of the year.
Police in Saskatoon say a driver struck three parked cars and a tree while fleeing from officers early on Thursday morning.
According to police, the driver had been the subject of a previous complaint about erratic driving, and he allegedly fled from the officers who caught up with him in the area... Read more
TORONTO — The prospect of U.S. automaker Stellantis using its Brampton, Ont., facility as a bare bones assembly plant for Chinese electric vehicles is being panned by Unifor.
TORONTO — The prospect of U.S. automaker Stellantis using its Brampton, Ont., facility as a bare bones assembly plant for Chinese electric vehicles is being panned by Unifor.
The Prairie Lily will set sail under new ownership this season in Saskatoon.
Since 2012, the 120-passenger riverboat has offered sightseeing and dining cruises on the South Saskatchewan River, along with themed events. After the original owners... Read more
The Saskatchewan Medical Association and College of Physicians raised concerns about the proposed legislation for involuntary addictions treatment, labeled as "compassionate intervention."
Duck Lake — a Saskatchewan community steeped in history that includes Louis Riel and the Northwest Rebellion — will not be renamed for a corporate sponsor.
The mayor says a campaign accepting bids to buy the naming rights to the town is dead but admits the bad blood it spawned lives on.
... Read more
Duck Lake, a municipality north of Saskatoon, will not be renamed for a corporate sponsor after applications closed at the end of March.
CAPE CANAVERAL — Canadian Jeremy Hansen is now circling Earth in the first stage of a historic lunar mission after Artemis II successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday.
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is looking to make changes in all public libraries to ensure children and young teens don’t have access to graphic sexual images.
A bill introduced by Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams promises not to ban books in libraries.
But it contemplates steps to make... Read more
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is looking to make changes in all public libraries to ensure children and young teens don’t have access to graphic sexual images.
Humboldt’s new wastewater treatment facility is expected to be fully operational later this summer, marking a major infrastructure milestone.
OTTAWA — The federal government is not responding directly to a Toronto city council motion opposing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement involvement at upcoming FIFA World Cup games.
The motion, brought forward by Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and adopted last week, asks the federal public safety... Read more
OTTAWA — The federal government is not responding directly to a Toronto city council motion opposing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement involvement at upcoming FIFA World Cup games.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks recovered most of their earlier losses as volatility returned to Wall Street after two days of solid gains. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% after slumping as much as 1.5% in early trading Thursday.
April 1 marks four years without a wage increase for health care workers unions including SEIU-West.
CALGARY — Officials lifted water restrictions in Calgary and surrounding communities on Thursday as work continues to replace an ailing water main.
A Lloydminster man is celebrating a $500,000 lottery win after initially thinking his ticket was worth just $5,000.
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-area home sales and prices edged lower in March compared with last year.
There were 2,032 sales of residential properties in the region in March, down 2.8 per cent from the same month last year and 31.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia plans to send a second oil tanker to Cuba, the country’s Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilyov said Thursday, citing the island’s ongoing energy blockade and reiterating Russia’s solidarity with the troubled Caribbean nation.
Tiger Woods expressed astonishment as he was handcuffed after crashing his vehicle last week in Florida, according to body camera footage released Thursday.
“I do believe your normal faculties are impaired, and you’re under an unknown substance, so at this time you’re under arrest for DUI,” Martin... Read more
Chief Kirby Constant demands transparency from FSIN over COVID-19 funding, citing audit findings and unanswered questions.
On March 31 at approximately 5 p.m., Carrot River RCMP and Nipawin RCMP received a report of a shooting on Red Earth Cree Nation.
QUÉBEC — Quebec’s energy board has launched a website tracking gasoline prices in real time at stations across the province.
With gas prices soaring because of the Iran war, users can now compare prices at the pump with the interactive map.
A law that entered into effect Wednesday requires every... Read more
The Saskatchewan NDP has referred Ken Cheveldayoff's sublet to the province's conflict of interest commissioner.
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado appeals court ruled Thursday that a former county clerk convicted in a scheme that sought to prove fraud in the 2020 presidential election should be resentenced because a judge wrongly punished her for statements protected as free speech.
Tina Peters is... Read more
CALGARY — Water restrictions have been lifted in Calgary and surrounding communities as work continues to replace an ailing water main.
Residents had been asked for more than three weeks to take shorter showers and reduce toilet flushes due to the shutdown of the Bearspaw South Feeder Main.
The... Read more
A strikingly bright moon lit up Saskatchewan skies April 1, with some residents saying it looked almost too perfect to be real.
Police seized a vehicle after a traffic stop. When they searched the vehicle, they found something atypical: a pizza box that contained 4 slices of Hawaiian, topped with a baggy holding 126 grams of a substance suspected to be meth.