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Business groups expect a "massive" hit to small company's operations after unionized postal workers began a countrywide strike on Thursday evening.
But the Canadian Federation of Independent Business said Ottawa must still push forward with announced changes to Canada Post's business model, such as... Read more
OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $7.8 billion for the first four months of its 2025-26 fiscal year.
According to the Finance Department's monthly fiscal monitor, the result for the April-to-July period compared with a deficit of $7.3 billion in the same period a year... Read more
Three 16 year olds were charged with assault with a weapon after a bear spray incident at a Regina school on Wednesday.
School resource officers were dispatched to a school on Fines Drive at around 10 a.m. for a weapons call. Police did not name the school, but the address corresponds with F.W.... Read more
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is lifting a ban on the sale of gas-powered cars that would have taken effect in 2035.
Environment Minister Bernard Drainville says the decision will give industry a break and Quebecers more choice.
Now the government's target is for 90 per cent of new vehicle... Read more
When Mario Alford isn’t returning kicks for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he spends his off-seasons on the family farm back home in West Virginia.... Read more
OTTAWA — With Canada Post workers hitting picket lines, the flow of mail across the country has stopped.
Here's what the move means for items you may have been expecting in your mailbox.
Mail delivery
Canada Post says mail and parcels will not be processed or delivered during the strike and... Read more
OTTAWA — Canada was not part of a mass walkout this morning during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the United Nations General Assembly.
The office of Canadian Ambassador Bob Rae says he remained seated during Netanyahu's address as dozens of diplomats from other countries... Read more
One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Regina last night, according to city police.... Read more
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says total tourism spending in the second quarter rose 0.9 per cent as an increase in domestic travel was offset in part by fewer visitors from the U.S.
The agency says total tourism spending for the second quarter totalled $26.5 billion.
The results come as Canadians... Read more
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week’s news and decides who’s not, and who’s not. This week’s list induces the CFL commissioner, Canada’s rising debt and Kimmel’s return to TV.
Murray Wood... Read more
Whether the union likes it or not, Sarah Mills says Canada post needs to change, as the Crown is hemorrhaging money. But, she says, the changes need to make accommodations for seniors.
The Mills Minute is a daily... Read more
Thursday night, at the corner of Prince of Wales Drive and Haughton Road, multiple Regina Police Service officers shot and killed one person.
Mail service is halted at Canada Post after unionized workers announced Thursday they are on a countrywide strike — the latest eruption in a labour dispute that has been going on for nearly a year.
The move came just hours after the federal government promised a suite of changes to overhaul the... Read more
TORONTO — The City of Toronto has cleared a homeless encampment at Dufferin Grove Park after a small group of remaining residents said they wouldn't leave until they got permanent housing.
City vehicles were seen removing tents and people's belongings from the park this morning, with city security... Read more
Prince Albert RCMP issued a arrest warrant for a 27-year-old man from Sturgeon Lake in connection with the theft of a vehicle from the Sturgeon Lake First Nation earlier this week.
Toby Daniels is charged with using an imitation firearm in an offence and robbery with a weapon.
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A 14-year-old Saskatoon boy was hospitalized after police say he was shot in the neck by a group of children armed with a BB gun on Wednesday.
According to police, the boy was walking near Rusholme Road and Avenue W North, in the city’s Mount Royal neighbourhood, at around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday... Read more
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product grew 0.2 per cent in July, the first increase in four months.
However, its early estimate for August indicated that real GDP for that month was essentially unchanged.
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OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product grew 0.2 per cent in July, the first increase in four months.
However, its early estimate for August indicated that real GDP for that month was essentially unchanged.
The agency says the growth in July was driven by goods-producing... Read more
It was their worst performance of their otherwise, mostly impressive CFL season.... Read more
CFL fans made a lot of noise this week as commissioner Stewart Johnston announced significant rule changes coming in 2026 and 2027.
The changes include shortening the field from 110 yards to... Read more
8:30 – Evan catches up on the busy week of politics — from NATO and U.S. President Donald Trump’s change in stance on Ukraine, to Prime Minister Mark Carney recognizing Palestine as a state — with Brian Lilley, political columnist for the Toronto Sun.
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Police officers in Regina fatally shot a person on Thursday evening, but the force isn’t sharing many details.
According to police, the shooting happened at around 11 p.m. in the 3000 block of East Haughton Road.
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The Canadian Football League is making some big changes over its next two seasons, and a long-time observer said he’s pleased with the updated rules and the new field layouts.
On Monday, the... Read more
It’s Hilltops-Thunder, Round 2. Read More
Fall has arrived in Saskatoon, which means cooler days, changing colours, and a new season for some of your favourite performance groups. There are plenty of concerts and stage shows to take in this weekend.... Read more
Letters delivered directly to your home could soon become a thing of the past.
On Thursday, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound announced that Canada Post’s door-to–door mail delivery will end for almost all Canadians within the next decade. The changes are part of an effort... Read more
OTTAWA — Unionized postal workers are on a nationwide strike this morning, after Canada Post announced it was planning to end door-to-door mail delivery for almost all households within the next decade.
Procurement Minister Joel Lightbound said the move is among sweeping changes aimed at shoring up... Read more
MONTREAL — Montreal's Concordia University is celebrating what it's calling a landmark fundraising year, even as it faces an unprecedented financial crunch it blames on government policies.
The university says its Campaign for Concordia: Next-Gen Now campaign has raised more than $365 million,... Read more
A City of Regina survey asking for public feedback on its animal bylaw has some pet owners worried about the possibility of a breed ban or further restricting animals' access to outdoor spaces.
One Saskatchewan man has taken his love for fruitcake to a new level, and gained a social media following of more than 37,000 people in the process.
Two experts say more companies will move production to other countries in order to have a stable business relationship rather than dealing with tariff uncertainty.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Unionized postal workers on strike nationwide
Unionized postal workers are on a nationwide strike this morning, after Canada Post announced it was planning to end door-to-door mail delivery for almost... Read more
Tammy Daigle has spent more than half of her life in the rural, northern Ontario community of Fauquier-Strickland, focusing on her family and rarely thinking about the small town's finances.
But that changed in July when the township announced it was in a financial crisis with a $2.5-million... Read more
Canadians got a big surprise this week, when the union representing Canada's postal workers suddenly called for a nationwide strike after the federal government announced major reforms to Canada Post, instructing the Crown corporation to end home delivery and close some rural mail outlets. Here's... Read more
MONTREAL — A Quebec labour tribunal will begin hearing witnesses in a case against Amazon stemming from the e-commerce giant’s decision to close its seven warehouses in the province.
The Confédération des syndicats nationaux has filed a complaint alleging the closures were an attempt by Amazon to... Read more
LONDON — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in London today to meet with the leaders of the United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, Spain and Iceland.
The talks are expected to revolve around trade and mutual defence priorities including response to the war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war and Arctic... Read more
OTTAWA — Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert says Canadians should oppose Israel's government — not Israelis themselves — and blasts his successor for treating Prime Minister Mark Carney as "an enemy of Israel."
"I only advise the people of Canada to oppose the Israeli government. That's... Read more
Fader the humpback has been coming back to British Columbia’s waters for the last two decades, but this time the whale was spotted with something extra — more than 130 metres of rope and fishing gear.
The whale entangled was first sighted Sunday in the Strait of Georgia by two vessels operated by... Read more
OTTAWA — The federal government says it is reviewing its decision to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese EVs — but it can't or won't say when the review began, or when it will end.
The tariffs took effect on Oct. 1, 2024, and the regulatory order published imposing them said "the government... Read more
OTTAWA — Unionized postal workers are on a nationwide strike this morning, after Canada Post announced it was planning to end door-to-door mail delivery for almost all households within the next decade.
Procurement Minister Joel Lightbound said the move is among sweeping changes aimed at shoring up... Read more