Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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CEO of new Major Projects Office grilled by MPs in first committee appearance
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's new Major Projects Office and her staff sidestepped MPs' questions today about whether she has special powers to skirt the West Coast tanker ban. As she was grilled by MP...
Oct 09, 2025 The head of the new federal government Major Projects Office Dawn Farrell listens as Prime Minister Mark Carney announces five major projects in Edmonton on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Influencers - not news outlets or politicians - 'dominated' election online: report
OTTAWA - Influencers had the "loudest voices" online in this spring's federal election, overtaking news outlets and politicians, says a new report. The report from the Canadian Digital Media Research ...
Oct 09, 2025
Gaza peace plan agreed to, Canada calls for immediate and unimpeded aid
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has responded to news that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan that would pause fighting in Gaza. On the social media platform X, the pr...
Oct 09, 2025
Farmer and educator Sandra Hessdorfer named Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan's 2025 Champion
Each year for the past decade, Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan has recognized someone who engages with the public about agriculture. Sandra Hessdorfer, the recipient of this year's Champion Award, is ...
Oct 08, 2025 (Sandra Hessdorfer/Submitted)
Carney pitches Keystone XL restart in exchange for progress on aluminum, steel
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the prospect of reviving the Keystone XL pipeline project with U.S. President Donald Trump as part of a larger pitch on linking energy cooperation and suppor...
Oct 08, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with United States President Donald Trump at the start of a meeting in the Oval Office in the White House, in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, Oct 7, 2025 in Washington. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Edmonton Elks organize free camp for high school football players sidelined by strike
EDMONTON - High school football players sidelined as a result of the Alberta teachers strike are getting some gridiron help from the CFL's Edmonton Elks. The strike, which enters Day 3 on Wednesday, m...
Oct 08, 2025 Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, home field of the Edmonton Elks, is seen on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Jobs minister urges striking Canada Post union to respond to latest offer
OTTAWA - The federal jobs minister is urging the union representing striking Canada Post workers to respond to the Crown corporation's latest offers. Patty Hajdu told reporters on the way into the Lib...
Oct 08, 2025 Canada Post workers are joined by CUPE union members as they hold a rally outside MP Julie Dabrusin's office in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Carney returns to Ottawa without a deal to end the U.S. tariffs
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney returns to Ottawa today without any deals to remove U.S. tariffs from Canadian goods, but he is leaving two of his key ministers behind to keep pressing Canada'...
Oct 08, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
MPs question Longest Ballot Committee organizer during study of spring election
OTTAWA - The protest group that signed up hundreds of candidates in recent elections went before a House of Commons committee today, where MPs asked them whether they're actually achieving their aims....
Oct 07, 2025 An example of a ballot for the riding of Carleton, showing the names of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Party of Canada candidate Bruce Fanjoy, is seen at the Elections Canada Distribution Centre on the day of the federal election in Ottawa on April 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Alberta Premier in Ottawa to push for federal partnership on energy projects
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Ottawa this week, following up on her now week-old pledge to help fund the development of a proposal for a new oil pipeline to Canada's West Coast. Smith ...
Oct 07, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...
