Saskatoon News
Canada Post says it lost $205 million before taxes in the first quarter of the year as the postal service moves forward with reforms meant to address its ongoing struggles.
The Crown corporation saw its revenue fall by $181 million or 14.3 per cent compared with the same three-month period in 2025... Read more
Global News crews on the scene reported five homes along Geary Crescent caught fire, with four of those homes fully involved in flames.
VICTORIA — Elections BC says it has found no evidence of deliberate violations in a Metro Vancouver riding that helped give the NDP government a one-seat majority after the 2024 provincial vote.
The agency says it is confident that "free, fair, and secure" voting took place in Surrey-Guildford, and... Read more
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government says the cost of hosting World Cup matches in Vancouver has spiked again and could reach $729 million, with even the lowest projection now exceeding the highest estimate from last year.
But it says provincial net hosting costs could go down by more than $... Read more
A major fire broke out on Friday around noon in Saskatoon.
A blaze on Geary Crescent, in the city’s Hampton Village neighbourhood, spread to several other neighbouring homes and garages.
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OTTAWA — Canada Post says it lost $205 million before taxes in the first quarter of the year as the postal service moves forward with reforms meant to address its ongoing struggles.
The Crown corporation saw its revenue fall by $181 million or 14.3 per cent compared with the same three-month period... Read more
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says its framework setting limits on delays in criminal trials is flexible enough to accommodate increasingly complicated cases.
Chief Justice Richard Wagner said Friday the framework the court set out in 2016 in R. v. Jordan is adaptable enough to address the... Read more
EDMONTON — Elections Alberta says a massive hiring effort for the fall referendum on the province's place in Canada will get underway early next month.
The agency says 60,000 or more elections officers will be needed to hand count the votes, which provincial law dictates must be done within 48... Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s policies are to blame for Canada entering recession territory.
Statistics Canada says the economy contracted slightly for the second quarter in a row to start the year, a benchmark some economists consider a technical... Read more
OTTAWA — Outgoing Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has launched a project to fund community-based mental health services in Northern and Indigenous communities.
The legacy project will be run with support from the Rideau Hall Foundation.
Simon, who launched a mental health learning and listening tour in 2024,... Read more
A man has been charged in connection with a police investigation into a “grandparent scam,” which began earlier this year.
Continued investigation, according to the... Read more
From workplace errors to falling asleep during the commute home, a new study suggests fatigue is taking a bigger toll on worker safety than many realize.
The Lobstick wildfire in the Nisbet Forest near Prince Albert continues to grow, having already charred more than 6,000 hectares, while local forestry operators warn of millions of dollars in potential economic losses.
The blaze, north of Duck Lake and southwest of MacDowall, prompted an evacuation... Read more
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers passed a new congressional map Friday designed to pick up a Republican seat while leaving the state with just one of its two majority-Black House districts represented by Democrats.
Approval of the new House map came a month after the U.S.... Read more
The Regina Red Sox will be back in action at Currie Field for their home opener on Saturday, as the defending Western Canadian Baseball League champs take on the Medicine Hat Mavericks.
The team is... Read more
MONTREAL — When Caroline Rivest broke her ankle a few years ago, a doctor prescribed her a powerful opioid for three months to help with the pain. She was hooked in no time.
After her prescription ran out, she turned to the black market to keep the withdrawal at bay.
“What struck me was that... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions Friday on President Donald Trump's involvement in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files as she defended the... Read more
A fire in a home said to include four rental units on Central Avenue was put out on Thursday night by Saskatoon firefighters, who had trouble getting into the home because of clutter.
“Crews had a difficult time making entry due to the amount of contents in the home,” a release from the... Read more
A 21-year-old man is facing charges in a case that saw police track an allegedly stolen Land Rover from a seller in Saskatoon all the way to Ghana, in west Africa.
According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers got a report about a fraud case back on Jan. 14. Police said a man from Alberta... Read more
BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue divers in Laos on Friday night safely evacuated the first of five local villagers who had been trapped in a cave for more than a week by floodwaters.
Lao and Thai rescue workers posted the news on social media, along with a video showing the first rescued villager with a lamp... Read more
Jay'siiah Webb-Long's home and family were in Brampton, Ont., yet the 16-year-old's body was found earlier this month in a northern Saskatchewan community nearly 3,000... Read more
OTTAWA — The federal government posted a deficit of $55.28 billion for its 2025-26 fiscal year compared with a $43.15-billion deficit a year earlier, according to the Finance Department's monthly fiscal monitor report.
The department cautioned the figures were not the final result for the 2025-26... Read more
An Ontario man accused of selling deadly substances online to people at risk of self-harm has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicide.
Kenneth Law entered the pleas in a Newmarket, Ont., court this morning.
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FREDERICTON — New Brunswick legislators have agreed to hold hearings on systemic failures within the province's child welfare system.
The hearings are in response to a report from the youth advocate that severely criticized the Social Development Department in the overdose death of a teenager.... Read more
Social media posts shared a rumour originating from an anonymous forum that claimed Ontario pilots were being hired to spread ticks from the air. The posts fuelled a conspiracy theory that the ticks were being dropped with the intention of infecting more people with Lyme disease. While it's true... Read more
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week’s news and decides who’s hot… and who’s not. This week’s list includes the CFL’s new broadcast deal and,... Read more
Sarah Mills says she doesn’t exactly have a green thumb, but with childhood memories of summer in Preeceville, she’s hoping to get something out of the garden this year.
The Mills Minute is a daily commentary heard on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME, where Sarah Mills offers... 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
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is in secrecy-by-default mode, opposition critics say after reviewing the content of blue licence plate documents the province had been prepared to fight the release of in the courts.
The province's information and privacy commissioner ordered the... Read more
8:30 – Hot outside and hot in Ottawa. There’s a lot happening in federal politics, from Alberta referendum and separation tensions, to a major defence announcement sure to upset Donald Trump, to former environment minister Steven Guilbeault leaving politics altogether. ... Read more
Statistics Canada says economic growth stalled in the first quarter and real gross domestic product was slightly negative on an annualized basis.
The agency mainly blames higher imports of gold and a weak month for Canada’s resource extraction industries in March for dragging down recent economic... Read more
The CFL has inked a landmark broadcast rights deal that the league promises will bring three-down football to new audiences. Where does it leave teams and current fans?
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will be speaking at the Canada-India Business Council’s annual summit in Regina on Friday.
His audience will consist of dignitaries and business leaders, with the summit focused on expanding economic co-operation between Canada and India and diversifying their... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.
Iran did not immediately confirm any deal... Read more
Biggar knows what decline looks like.
Like hundreds of small towns across Saskatchewan, its downtown slowly emptied out over the years. Stores closed. Buildings aged. People stopped lingering on Main Street the way they once did. What had once been the centre of community life became quieter,... Read more
A variety of theatre and music performances, an anniversary celebration and a local craft market are just a few of the indoor and outdoor events to support and explore this weekend.... Read more
Paramedic services across Canada are reporting a concerning rise in violence against workers that is, in part, leading to staffing shortages and issues retaining staff.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
China's foreign minister Wang Yi set to meet Carney, Anand today
China's foreign minister Wang Yi is in Ottawa today, the first such visit in a decade.
He is in Canada for a three-day trip that will... Read more