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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City of Warman advises caution after rabies-infected bat found in yard
A rabies-carrying bat has been identified in Warman, and the city is advising residents to use extra caution with pets and kids. "If you see a bat during daylight hours, keep your distance and contact...
Sep 25, 2025 A spokesperson for the city said a bylaw officer found a deceased bat in a backyard on Wednesday, and turned it in for testing because it looked unusual. (kyslynskyy/Depositphotos.com)
Police probe threats of violence aimed at businesses linked to B.C. ostrich cull
EDGEWOOD, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia say they are investigating "escalating threats of violence" directed at businesses linked or thought to be associated with a cull of some 400 ostriches, w...
Sep 25, 2025
Canadian virus research hub in Saskatoon turns 50 amid concerns over U.S. funding
SASKATOON - One of Canada's premier vaccine centres celebrates its 50th birthday this week, but researchers say it comes amid unease over U.S. policy changes and funding cuts that threaten to upend th...
Sep 25, 2025
Tariffs, government spending, gas prices - what's driving inflation right now?
OTTAWA - MPs returned to the House of Commons earlier this month to confront an old problem - inflation - which is now being driven by new forces. Many consumers are still reeling from the decades-hig...
Sep 25, 2025 A sign advising shoppers of tariffs impacts is seen in a grocery store in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
In-office rules for public servants thwarting plan to sell off space, government says
OTTAWA - Public Services and Procurement Canada says its plan to sell off or lease surplus office space has been derailed in part by the government's push to increase the number of days public servant...
Sep 24, 2025 Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Joel Lightbound arrives for a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
'When has a cult ever turned good?': Richmound mayor describes aftermath of raid
Sewage water continues to seep into a large puddle near the entrance of a purple-coloured school-turned-compound that housed members of a cult in the southwest Saskatchewan village of Richmound for th...
Sep 24, 2025 A compound which housed a cult called the "Kingdom of Canada" is seen in Richmound, Sask., in an undated handout photo. The mayor of the town says on Sept. 3 he learned the compounds grounds are covered with water seeping from sewage overflowing from the building's toilets and sinks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Brad Miller
CFIA says B.C. ostrich farmers must leave by Tuesday or face arrest
The owners of an ostrich farm, whose flock is subject to a cull order, must leave today or face removal by police called in by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. RCMP and CFIA officials arrived Mond...
Sep 23, 2025 Karen Espersen, right, the co-owner of Universal Ostrich Farms, speaks with supporters with her daughter, Katie Pasitney, at the farm in Edgewood, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, as the Canadian Food Agency prepares to cull 400 of the farm’s ostriches this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Hemens
Trump set to address UN General Assembly after allies support Palestinian state
NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to chastise American allies, including Canada, for a co-ordinated international effort to recognize a Palestinian state in his address at the United ...
Sep 23, 2025 President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives on Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Gun-control group urges Ottawa to ban SKS as assault-style firearm buyback ramps up
OTTAWA - A prominent gun-control group says the federal government's buyback of assault-style firearms will be a waste of money unless it includes a prohibition of the semi-automatic SKS rifle. Since ...
Sep 23, 2025
ABC ends Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and his show will return Tuesday
NEW YORK (AP) - ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel's late night show in the wake of criticism over his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials with the network s...
Sep 22, 2025 Host Jimmy Kimmel speaks at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Feb. 26, 2017. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
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