Saskatoon News
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition leader plans to ask a judge to declare that Premier Wab Kinew and the New Democrats violated a law that bans government advertising during election campaigns.
Obby Khan has already filed a complaint with the commissioner of elections over a social media post in... Read more
First Nations chiefs in Saskatchewan say they want answers after a forensic audit of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations concluded more than $34 million of the organization's spending between April 2019 and March 2024 was "questionable," unsupported or ineligible.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are getting back a few key players on their offence this week.
Slotback Sam Emilus and... Read more
Saskatoon Tribal Council and other chiefs of First Nations communities in Saskatchewan are calling for meetings immediately after a forensic audit of FSIN.
VICTORIA — Premier David Eby came prepared with announcements as he spoke to leaders of British Columbia's local governments, promising more involuntary care facilities for those with severe mental illness and addictions, and to bring in legislation to build the North Coast power line.
Eby told... Read more
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is introducing legislation that would extend the timeline for public bodies to respond to requests for documents and other records.
The bill would grant government departments and other public institutions 30 business days to address freedom of information... Read more
MONTREAL — Canada's traditional telecom companies are jockeying for a piece of the federal government's push for "digital sovereignty" in AI.
Among the thousands of business executives and tech specialists attending the All In Conference in Montreal on Tuesday was Mirko Bibic, CEO of Bell Canada.... Read more
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.
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Saskatchewan's independent police watchdog is looking into an officer-involved shooting in Regina on Thursday night.
Dozens of Canada Post workers were out on the picket line in downtown Regina on Friday, carrying signs reading “CUPW ON STRIKE,” and “Save Door-to-Door.”
Morgan Janzen, president of CUPW Local Regina 820, said postal workers are feeling a lot of disappointment after Public Works and Procurement... Read more
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government says it is planning to introduce legislation that would allow it to ignore international agreements signed by Ottawa.
Smith's office says it's an issue of due process.
Her office says as it stands, the federal government isn't required to... Read more
KELOWNA — Emergency officials in British Columbia's Okanagan region say a wildfire that has forced hundreds to evacuate has grown to more than two square kilometres in size.
Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says in a release that all evacuation orders and alerts for the Munro Lake wildfire... Read more
A Saskatchewan man facing sex charges has been extradited back to Canada from England.
A forensic audit of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says more than $34 million of the organization's spending between April 2019 and March 2024 was "questionable," unsupported or ineligible.
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has re-introduced legislation to reform the military justice system that died in the last Parliament.
The legislation would remove the military’s ability to investigate and prosecute sexual offences under the Criminal Code and turn it over to civilian authorities.... Read more
Jatinderpal Singh originally came to Canada to pursue higher education, but when he couldn't afford school fees, he stepped into the world of drug trafficking.... Read more
OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has taken 324 hours of French classes since she was appointed to the viceregal office in 2021, at a cost of more than $52,000.
The updated numbers were provided by her office in response to questions from the Bloc Québécois.
Simon has promised to learn French since her... Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney is back in London this week — his 13th foreign trip since taking office in March — and his globe-trotting schedule is drawing both criticism and praise.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has taken to social media to needle Carney over his travel habits. In a recent... Read more
VICTORIA — Negotiations will resume Monday between the union representing British Columbia's public service workers and the province, but picket lines in front of government offices and liquor stores will remain up.
Paul Finch, president of the BC General Employees' Union, told a rally in front... Read more
Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died, her daughter and the Cuban government said.
Shakur, who was born Joanne Deborah... Read more
A 69-year-old man wanted for sexual assault allegations in Saskatchewan has been extradited from the United Kingdom to face charges in Saskatoon.... Read more
A Saskatchewan man living in London, England, has been returned to Canada to face sexual assault charges.
The 69-year-old man was the subject of a Canada-wide warrant and a United Kingdom extradition order.
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WINNIPEG — Manitoba ran a higher-than-expected deficit in the last fiscal year and is on track to miss its target again this year.
Government figures show the province ran a deficit of $1.1 billion in the fiscal year that ended in March — $353 million higher than it originally planned.
The deficit... Read more
OTTAWA — A forensic audit of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says more than $34 million of the organization's spending between April 2019 and March 2024 was "questionable," unsupported or ineligible.
The forensic audit, conducted by KPMG for the federal government, examined federal... Read more
TORONTO — Ontario wrapped up the 2024-25 fiscal year with a significantly lower deficit than initially projected in the budget, yet the province will implement a modified hiring freeze in an effort to control ballooning agencies, Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney said Friday.
Mulroney and... Read more
LONGUEUIL — Police on Montreal's South Shore are urging for calm ahead of protests planned to honour the 15-year-old boy shot and killed by police last weekend.
A senior officer with Longueuil, Que., police told reporters today that the force has information suggesting this weekend's events may be... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is back in London this week — his 13th foreign trip since taking office in March — and his globe-trotting schedule is drawing both criticism and praise.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has taken to social media to needle Carney over his travel habits. In a... Read more
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the "ongoing delay" in carrying out the cull of ostriches at a British Columbia farm presents "potential animal and human health risks."
The agency says in a statement that it will continue to feed the birds under... Read more
It looked like a rivalry on the court, but it was actually a show of unity.
Thom Collegiate’s senior boys volleyball players wore Scott Collegiate jerseys during their home game Wednesday night to celebrate three Scott athletes who joined the Trojans this season after Scott was unable to form... Read more
ST. JOHN'S — Canada Post workers have gone on strike in the middle of municipal and provincial elections in Newfoundland and Labrador, leaving some jurisdictions scrambling.
In a notice on its election website, the City of St. John's says ballots mailed in by the Sept. 24 deadline may still be in... Read more
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
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
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
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