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All members of the 2025 Saskatchewan Roughriders team were presented with their Grey Cup Championship rings this weekend.
A special ceremony on Sun, May 31 saw the commemorative championship rings presented to players, coaches and team staff.
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Insurance rates in Saskatchewan got more expensive as of Monday morning, when rate hikes for SGI plates came into effect.
The increase was announced in January, when the... Read more
MONTREAL — Quebec’s domestic security minister has opened an investigation linked to the police shooting of a 15-year-old boy in September on Montreal's South Shore.
Ian Lafrenière says the administrative investigation will examine the actions of Longueuil police after an officer shot and killed... Read more
The first quarter report shows yet more losses and unless radical change happens. Sarah Mills thinks it is unlikely the postal service will survive long-term.
The Mills Minute is a daily commentary heard on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME, where Sarah Mills... Read more
OTTAWA — South Korean defence firm Hanwha says it has reached a deal with Algoma Steel to supply military-grade steel for the possible manufacturing of land defence vehicles in Canada.
Hanwha said in April it had reached a separate agreement with Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association... Read more
DENVER (AP) — Tina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from... Read more
Murray is wondering because it seems that often … the soft touch is him.
Murray Wood delivers sharp, insightful commentary with a blend of wit, skepticism and straight talk. Whether he’s exposing political maneuvering, celebrating cultural icons or unpacking... Read more
8:30 – As Canada looks to diversify trade, political uncertainty, like talks of Alberta separatism, continues to reshape the conversation. Candace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, joins the show to talk about what Canadian cities are... Read more
Saskatchewan farmers are waiting to see whether key agricultural exports to India will continue to face a 30 per cent tariff, or if the duties will disappear under an upcoming free trade deal between Canada and the South Asian economy. ... Read more
Mother Nature has calmed the flames of a wildfire that's forced out some residents of a northern Saskatchewan community.
Food Banks Canada says Canada's employment insurance no longer serves the broader and shifting workforce as more people take up gig work or part-time jobs.
In its latest poverty report card, the organization says the labour market has shifted toward part-time, temporary and contract work, while EI... Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
Carney set to outline how Ottawa plans to combat antisemitism, Jewish hate
Prime Minister Mark Carney is today set to share details in Toronto on how his government is looking to confront antisemitism... Read more
OTTAWA — Postal workers are set to find out if they have a new tentative agreement more than two years into the labour strife, as the union is set to release its ballot results today.
Some 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers began voting April 20 on a five-year contract that... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is today set to share more details on how the government is looking to combat antisemitism and hate in Canada.
The Prime Minister's Office says he will give remarks in Toronto.
His remarks will come less than a month after Toronto police responded to a call about... Read more
OTTAWA — Data from an advanced electric vehicle that falls into the wrong hands could be used to track people or carry out surveillance, an internal government document warns.
The Public Safety Canada memo, prepared to address concerns about Chinese vehicles, urges Canadians to be mindful of the... Read more
EDMONTON — Forest tent caterpillars are not entomologist Ken Fry's favourite insect but the black-coloured critters with vibrant blue-and-yellow marks do have a soft spot in his heart.
They're why his dad once let him break the house rule of not climbing the two poplar trees in their backyard, so... Read more
The Lobstick Fire in the RM of Shellbrook isn’t under control yet, but as things seemingly start move in the right direction Premier Scott Moe shared the next steps for his hometown and riding.
Following a Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) briefing Sunday morning which he attended, Moe spoke... Read more
Nearly one year after the Wolf Fire destroyed more than 200 homes and structures around Denare Beach, many families are still waiting to come... Read more
In just a matter of a few years, Regina’s Darbi Edwards has turned a U Sports track and field and cross-country running career into a top time at the Saskatchewan Marathon.
On Sunday morning, Edwards crossed the finish line as the top woman in the full marathon distance with a time of 3:07:00 to... Read more
More than 1,300 people have been forced from their homes as Saskatchewan’s two largest wildfires continue to grow under hot, dry and windy conditions.
As of Sunday morning, the... Read more
VANCOUVER — An analyst says Kerry-Lynne Findlay won the B.C. Conservative leadership race because she is an "authentic champion" of populism within the broader conservative movement.
David Black, who teaches political theory at Royal Roads University in Greater Victoria, says Findlay's victory over... Read more
What say you? The City of Regina is asking for feedback from residents on its Wascana Parkway extension project.
An... Read more
Visitors to the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo will have a couple of new attractions to enjoy on Monday.
The Prairie Butterfly House will open to the public that day, along with the Kinsmen Express II trackless train, which offers free, guided tours of the zoo.
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Zak’s Building Group is making a donation that’s pulling at the owner’s heartstrings.
The company is donating over $100,000 to renovate a newly-purchased home for people living with disabilities in Hague.
Chad Zacharias, chief construction officer with the company, said one of his aunts is living... Read more
A Regina community park project is asking Saskatchewan residents for one last push and a few online votes to help build what organizers say will be the city’s first community park built under Regina’s new full-inclusion standards.
The Eastview Community Park Redevelopment Project has been selected... Read more
A man found in possession of over 1,700 images and videos related to child sex abuse material has received a prison sentence of 39 months, and following his release from custody, won’t be allowed... Read more
MONTREAL — Quebec's national library is moving ahead with plans to create a database of cultural and government content that could be used to train artificial intelligence systems and improve their understanding of Quebec society, culture and Indigenous languages.
Bibliothèque et Archives... Read more
A novice driver has been caught driving more than double the speed limit, Corman Park Police Service (CPPS) says.
In a Facebook post on... Read more
OTTAWA — Several health organizations are urging the federal government to bring down nicotine use among Canadians to less than five per cent of the population by 2045, as vaping among youth rises.
Les Hagen, executive director of Action on Smoking and Health, says nicotine use has grown... Read more
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's police watchdog is investigating a man's death after he allegedly slammed into a car and held a teen hostage in a burning home.
Winnipeg police say the chaotic scene involving a 34-year-old man began on Friday just before 10:30 a.m.
Police say they were attempting to stop a... Read more
Gas prices in Saskatchewan have dropped this weekend, giving drivers some welcome relief at the pump.
Gas was selling for an average of $1.69.8 per litre across the province on Sunday, according to... Read more
From B.C. to Manitoba, weather warnings are in effect through Sunday. From heavy rain and flooding, to wildfire smoke and high heat, residents are urged to plan for conditions.
Christine Nayler spent only four hours with her newborn daughter at a hospital north of Newmarket, Ont., in 1982, before her baby was taken away from her.
Then a 15-year-old expectant mother living in Toronto, Nayler was sent to a relative's home north of the city to give birth. She was expected to... Read more
HALIFAX — A Nova Scotian zoologist and photographer says he hopes his upcoming book on Sable Island’s wild horses will help people appreciate the rugged beauty and adaptability of the isolated animals.
Damian Lidgard has been travelling to Sable — a 42-kilometre-long sandbar about 290 kilometres... Read more
Inside a Victoire home’s wood-panelled living room are bins, boxes, and black garbage bags overflowing with the most important pieces of one family’s life.
It’s everything that Pamela Wozniak and her three children were able to pack up in two hours before... Read more
Premier Scott Moe is assembling a team to help inform him as the Canada-United States-Mexico agreement (CUSMA) review will begin on July 1.
The Premier’s Advisory... Read more
With the Saskatchewan Marathon coming up on Sunday, runners have been out in full force along the South Saskatchewan River, getting in their final shake-out runs before the event.
The marathon marks its 48th year in 2026. The race – which features a full and half-marathon course, as well as 10-... Read more
The federal government has ordered a financial audit into transactions and activities at a landmark Indigenous languages office after receiving anonymous complaints.
Canadian Heritage didn’t elaborate on the allegations against the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages, an arm’s-length... Read more
OTTAWA — The race to build Canada's next submarine fleet is on its final lap as the federal government evaluates two rival bids for the lucrative contract.
The two qualified bidders, South Korea's Hanwha Oceans and Germany's TKMS, have fought tooth and nail in an unusually short competition to... Read more