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Despite struggling in the red zone in recent weeks, the Saskatchewan Roughriders aren't about to wave the red flag heading into Friday's matchup with the Calgary Stampeders.
For employees working in, or hoping to enter, the nuclear energy sector, gaining nuclear industry experience in Saskatchewan is a top priority for the industry right now.... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday that the Pacific Link pipeline project is the first to be designated a project in the national interest under the Building Canada Act.
The designation allows the federal government to streamline the rules and timelines for project approvals,... Read more
OTTAWA — Health ministers from across the country say the federal government needs to renew $1.2 billion in funding for mental health, addictions and home care that's expiring next year.
The ministers met earlier this week, along with finance ministers, to talk about the expected expiry of the... Read more
CALGARY — A new million-barrel-per-day oilsands pipeline to the West Coast is the first to be deemed a project of national interest — a key step if the proposal is to advance. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the designation in the oilsands hub of Fort... Read more
TORONTO — A Toronto hospital network is set to greatly expand its unique permanent housing program that largely serves homeless people who visit hospital emergency departments an inordinate amount of time.
The University Health Network's Dunn House has seen great success in the early days for its... Read more
Ken Krawetz, one of the Saskatchewan Party’s founding members, has died. He was 75.
First elected as a Liberal MLA in the provincial legislature in 1995, Krawetz joined with fellow Liberals Bob Bjornerud, Rod Gantefour and June Draude to form the new party, along with four Progressive... Read more
OTTAWA — Indigenous communities along the newly-announced West Coast Oil Pipeline route were given just two months for consultations, and that was still more than the government initially planned.
The consultations were to only take place over one month but was extended to two after Indigenous... Read more
OTTAWA — Indigenous communities along the expected route for the newly announced West Coast oil pipeline were given just two months for consultations about whether the pipeline should be designated a project of national interest — and that was still more than the government first planned.
The... Read more
C95 will host its 27th annual C95 Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research on Oct. 28, broadcasting live from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at... Read more
TORONTO — An Ontario mother’s acquittal in the death of her infant son is the latest display of medical evidence of shaken baby syndrome discredited in the courtroom.
Jennifer Gaskin had been convicted of manslaughter in the death of her 2 1/2-month-old son Joeseph in 2002, after two medical... Read more
Warm, dry weather over the past week allowed Saskatchewan farmers to make serious progress on this year’s harvest, but a slow, wet start to the season means it’s still lagging behind the historical averages.
According to the latest crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture,... Read more
Saskatchewan is updating its laws around defamation in an effort to bring them in line with the digital age.
The changes to The Defamation Act took effect on Thursday. The provincial government said the updates modernize and simplify the laws in order to better reflect the modern media... Read more
MONTREAL — A group of lawyers has filed a legal challenge of a new Montreal bylaw banning insults against city employees, including police.
The Saint-Michel legal clinic and an association for progressive jurists argue the bylaw is unconstitutional and infringes on freedom of expression.
Lawyer... Read more
OTTAWA — Voters in a number of ridings across the country will choose new federal representatives in the coming weeks and months after members of Parliament from four major parties quit the House of Commons for diplomatic appointments, provincial politics or retirement.
When a seat in the House of... Read more
RCMP officers seized more than a kilogram of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop in Stanley Mission.
According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers patrolling the northern community stopped a vehicle just after 2 a.m. on Saturday.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney says that with Canada’s immigration system back under control, the question now is when to begin a “controlled increase” of the country’s population.
“Now the question starts to become, when do we resume some controlled increase in the... Read more
The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre’s annual infant formula campaign is getting a big boost from Canpotex.
On Thursday, the food bank announced a pledge from the... Read more
PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister convened a crisis meeting on Thursday and canceled ministers’ trips to focus on the nationwide spread of protests, some violent, by high school students venting against under-resourced schools, long hours and other complaints.
The demonstrations... Read more
MUMBAI, India (AP) — An Indian airline captain who was at the controls of a FlyDubai flight when his copilot stabbed him in an apparent attempt to crash the plane has been hailed as a hero, with his actions to thwart the disaster drawing praise from world leaders and those who knew him.
Capt. Smit... Read more
OTTAWA — The federal budget watchdog says construction of a high-speed rail line between Toronto and Québec City could cost more than Ottawa's estimate.
The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer released a report this morning that attempts to put a dollar figure on the federal government's... Read more
OTTAWA — The website for Library and Archives Canada was one of the targets of a failed hacking attempt by an artificial intelligence agent, says a San Francisco-based lab that monitors AI activity.
Transluce posted an incident report Wednesday detailing what it describes as “aggressive... Read more
OTTAWA — The website for Library and Archives Canada was one of the targets of a failed hacking attempt by an artificial intelligence agent, says a San Francisco-based lab that monitors AI activity.
Transluce posted an incident report Wednesday detailing what it describes as "aggressive attempts"... Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump called Canada “one of the worst” this week, saying that soon we will come to him to beg for a trade deal. Murray Wood thinks the slogan should appear on hats and T-shirts... Read more
8:30 – The recently announced nuclear project could reshape Saskatchewan’s energy future, but it also raises big questions about cost, timelines, construction and who will ultimately pay for it. Minister Jeremy Harrison, Saskatchewan Minister of Crown Investments... Read more
The bumps of between 25 and 40 cents come in Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
DARTMOUTH — A three-day sexual assault trial is scheduled to begin today for Nova Scotia-based actor Mike Smith, best known for playing Bubbles on the TV comedy “Trailer Park Boys.”
Smith has pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual assault that stems from an alleged incident in 2017... Read more
The biggest challenge on the turf this football season isn’t the speedy running back or an immovable lineman.
It’s the mosquitoes.
Mike Thomas, executive director of Football Saskatchewan, said the blood-sucking bugs are eating football players and fans alive in the Regina area.
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“If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying.”
That is not the sort of advice you expect to hear about a sport.
But competitive arm wrestling is unlike any sport most have us have seen before, and it’s definitely not what we picture when arm wrestling comes to mind.
Forget the... Read more
Saskatchewan’s minimum wage has gone up: Today it jumped from $15.35 to $15.70, adding $14 in a 40-hour workweek.
Despite the increase, Saskatchewan’s... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce Thursday that an oil pipeline to the West Coast will be designated as a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act.
Carney is scheduled to be in Fort McMurray, Alta., with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to deliver the news... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are deeply frustrated with President Donald Trump's handling of the economy and rising prices, with most panning his performance and blaming his policies as higher costs threaten his party's chances in November... Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
Carney expected to announce decision on pipeline's national interest designation
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce today that an oil pipeline to the West Coast will be designated as a... Read more
OTTAWA — G20 trade ministers are set to wrap up two days of talks in Wisconsin today.
Canada's International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu is expected to speak with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, though formal negotiations with the Americans are the responsibility of Canada-U.S. Trade... Read more
MONTREAL — Quebec’s political parties are making their final pitches to voters with just days to go before the provincial election.
Indigenous issues, immigration and Quebec’s relationship with the monarchy were among the topics on the campaign trail Wednesday.
Several parties made commitments... Read more
VICTORIA — The major parties running in British Columbia's election appear to be on track to fill each of the 93 ridings, but smaller parties are struggling ahead of the Oct. 3 nomination deadline.
Elections BC lists 43 official candidates for the B.C. New Democrats, while there are 32 on the list... Read more
DELTA — Community members on the Tsawwassen First Nation lined the road, drummed and chanted as the bodies of two elders were loaded into coroners' vehicles outside a shopping centre near the nation's reserve south of Vancouver.
They were killed and two others were injured by a vehicle outside the... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce Thursday that an oil pipeline to the West Coast will be designated as a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act.
Carney is scheduled to be in Fort McMurray, Alta., with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to deliver the news... Read more
MERRITT ISLAND — As the sun rises over Florida's iconic Kennedy Space Center on Thursday morning, Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk will be making the final preparations to fulfil his lifelong dream of blasting off into space.
If the weather holds, the 44-year-old will be among NASA's SpaceX Crew 13... Read more