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HALIFAX — The chants of nearly 1,000 Nova Scotians drowned out the rain in downtown Halifax Saturday as residents took to the streets to protest a proposed artificial intelligence data centre in southern Cape Breton.
Protesters gathered in front of the provincial legislature at noon, taking up an... Read more
The Saskatchewan government has ordered Prospera Energy Inc. to suspend all its provincially licensed oil and gas operations, including facilities near Luseland and Hearts Hill,... Read more
As Saskatchewan looks to keep its waters free of invasive zebra mussels, the provincial government has announced the winner of an innovation challenge focused on aquatic invasive species.
The province said PathoScan, a Saskatoon biotechnology company, has been selected as the winner of... Read more
This week, the Sask. Party government introduced a bill that would add teeth to the current regulations for personal care homes in the province, however an advocate doesn’t believe that will do much.
The Personal Care Homes (Safer Homes for Seniors) Amendment Act was introduced on Thursday... Read more
LONDON (AP) — For Joe Reeve, the midterm afterglow faded fast.
The London startup founder was among the wave around the Trump-weary world awakening to the... Read more
It could be the news the Globe Theatre has been waiting for: Thursday’s federal budget says the Regina theatre will be supported by the Build Communities Strong Fund.... Read more
The Government of Saskatchewan says the province added 5,900 jobs in October on a year-over-year basis, but the province’s unemployment rate also rose last month.
Data released Friday by Statistics Canada show the... Read more
As Diwali celebrations take place Sunday, the Saskatoon Fire Department is reminding all revelers to think about safety when lighting fireworks.
Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights... Read more
As the University of Saskatchewan Huskies and University of Regina Rams stepped onto the practice field this week, they were greeted by warm temperatures and minimal interruptions from Mother Nature.
The weather was welcome, with the next chapter of the Battle of Saskatchewan to be written today... Read more
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau has joined England's Oxford University in a new role.
Trudeau, 54, joined the Blavatnik School of Government as a distinguished fellow and member of the World Leaders Circle, the school said in a news release Friday.
The release says the former Liberal leader... Read more
Saskatchewan residents may want to secure anything that isn’t nailed down as a couple of fast-moving weather systems prepares to bring powerful winds to the province this weekend.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a number of wind warnings for central parts of the province... Read more
A Saskatchewan woman is sounding the alarm over lengthy mammogram wait times after being told she would have to wait more than a year to reschedule an appointment.
Cathy Sapergia said... Read more
MLAs are back at work in the legislative building and dove right in during the first full week of the fall sitting:
- On Tuesday, Darryl Harrison gave a member’s statement about Saskie Carter Beck...
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he plans to work with the federal government on a cost sharing model for infrastructure projects lacking from the federal budget.
As the winter holiday season approaches, one of the most popular sunny destinations for Canadian travellers remains out of reach.
The United States' oil blockade against Cuba triggered severe fuel shortages in the country and prompted Canadian airlines to indefinitely suspend flights to the island... Read more
OTTAWA — Canada's aid sector is expressing dismay over the first federal budget in more than 15 years to make no mention of foreign aid, and is calling on Ottawa to outline its vision in an upcoming foreign policy review.
"The budget is largely silent on issues of international development co-... Read more
It’s not often a single player, especially on defence, can take over a football game with a trophy on the line.
On Friday night, Holy Cross Crusaders defensive back Traven Wiggins did just that with a performance for the ages at SMF Field.
Wiggins had a pair of interceptions returned for pick-sixes... Read more
The game plan was simple for the Miller Marauders: hand the ball off to running back Marcus Adams.
Adams, who is in his Grade 12 season, had 29 carries for 329 yards and scored six times as the Marauders came back and defeated the Riffel Royals 41-37 in the 6A Regina High School Athletics... Read more
Los Angeles (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday moved to dismiss its own lawsuit that sought to stop California from counting roughly 20,000 ballots it alleged went to noncitizens until their immigration status could be verified.
The request to dismiss the case comes days... Read more
Discussions got heated in Regina on Friday when it came out that the city had chosen to order the new turf at Mosaic Stadium to be stitched with the new CFL dimensions.
The league will be... Read more
Saskatchewan’s premier is “generally positive” about this year’s federal budget.
Speaking at the luncheon with the premier hosted by the Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce, Premier Scott Moe commented that t... Read more
CHILLIWACK — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced the first detection of avian flu in a commercial poultry flock in British Columbia this season.
The agency says the infection was detected on Friday in Chilliwack.
It's the first case among domestic birds announced by the agency in B.C... Read more
Democrat Nancy Lacore won election Friday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, defeating Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt. Lacore is a former Navy vice admiral who served as chief of the Navy Reserve before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth... Read more
The managing partner of a Regina company that custom-builds trampolines says tariff and trade challenges are just “another day in business.”
On... Read more
OTTAWA — The federal government is looking to restore the auditor general's access to privileged information.
In Thursday's federal budget, a line item in a list of proposed legislative changes indicated Ottawa plans to update the Auditor General Act "to clarify and modernize" the auditor general's... Read more
MONTREAL — The mayor of a Montreal suburb is expressing regret about his online comments about Palestine.
Hampstead Mayor Jeremy Levi had made several anti-Palestine comments on social media in 2024 and 2025, namely speaking out against the recognition of a Palestinian state.
But Levi says he made... Read more
SASKATOON — Saskatchewan's finance minister says his province plans to participate in the federal government's new mega deduction tax program.
Jim Reiter says implementing the program is expected to cost Saskatchewan's treasury $400 million each year, but he says it will be worth it in the long run... Read more
OTTAWA — The United States Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on eight Canadian businesses for allegedly helping to evade sanctions on Iran's government.
The department says it sanctioned money services businesses in British Columbia and Ontario in coordination with the Financial... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government welcomes "any moves" to restore free trade between Canada and the United States as officials south of the border push to end the trade war.
In the days since the U.S. midterm elections gave the Democrats firm control of both the House of... Read more
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays say a series of anti-Muslim videos posted by Anthony Santander on the right-fielder’s social media account do not represent the team’s values and beliefs.
The team issued the statement after Santander posted the videos in the aftermath of the U.S. midterm... Read more
Tyler King, 39, is facing charges of luring, sexual exploitation and making child pornography. He was granted bail by an Alberta court Friday.
Saskatchewan rugby product Gabrielle Senft has had a tremendous international career, representing both her province and country on a global stage.
TORONTO — The man who carried out a deadly van attack in Toronto eight years ago is no longer challenging his more than two dozen convictions.
Ontario's top court says Alek Minassian has abandoned the appeal of his convictions on 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 of attempted murder.... Read more
MACKENZIE — A Mackenzie, B.C., resident who was the first to respond to a crash that injured 20 people after a shuttle bus ran off the highway says he is grateful he was in the wrong place at the right time.
Rich Rogers was driving down Highway 39 with his wife and 12-year-old son on Wednesday when... Read more
MONTREAL — Quebec’s newly minted internal security minister touted the importance of public trust as he waded into a scandal that has rocked Montreal police.
Guy Jr. Lapointe made the comments after reporters asked him whether he trusted Montreal's police chief, Fady Dagher.
Lapointe says the... Read more
VICTORIA — British Columbia's premier-designate Lorne Doerkson is a fan of this week's federal budget, but an economist says he'll have trouble emulating it.
Marc Lee of the Centre for Policy Alternatives says B.C. is facing greater urgency than Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney to deal with... Read more
This week, the process of installing the new 100-yard football turf at Mosaic Stadium began.
In a statement, the city said the rubber infill for the turf currently installed at the stadium... Read more
MONTREAL — Quebec is eager to safeguard its trade relationship with the United States following midterm elections that handed Democrats control of Congress, according to a senior government official.
Marie-Claude Francoeur, Quebec assistant deputy minister for the Americas and the Indo-Pacific... Read more
A forensic DNA expert says investigators assessing the scene of this week's deadly bear attack in Bella Coola, B.C., will likely use techniques to identify the culprit animal very similar to those used on a human crime scene.
Dean Hildebrand, who oversees the accredited forensic DNA lab at the... Read more
OTTAWA — Advocates are welcoming news that the federal government plans to end homelessness within 10 years — a crisis they say has been decades in the making.
This week’s federal budget estimated about 65,000 Canadians are homeless, but Tim Richter of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness... Read more