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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CCGA to increase interest-free canola advance payments
Changes to the Agricultural Marketing Programs Regulations are in effect, doubling the interest-free portion for canola advances under the Advance Payments Program (APP). Canadian Canola Growers Assoc...
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Hate crime bill could criminalize protests, civil liberties' group says
OTTAWA - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says the Liberal government's new hate crimes bill runs the risk of criminalizing peaceful protests. The bill, introduced Friday, would create new cri...
Sep 22, 2025 The Government of Canada and Parks Canada transferred a significant portion of the west land of Batoche to Métis Nation—Saskatchewan on July 22, 2022. (Submitted)
Carney to meet other leaders attending UN General Assembly
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday after joining other nations in recognizing Palestinian statehood as the institu...
Sep 22, 2025
Canada, major fossil-fuel producers widen gap between output and climate targets: report
Canada and other major fossil fuel-producing countries are derailing the world's chance to hit key targets to rein in climate change, a new international report suggests, with 2030 production levels e...
Sep 22, 2025 A decommissioned pumpjack, right, sits idle beside a functioning one drawing out oil and gas from a well head near Carstairs, Alta., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Montreal transit strike expected to begin today, disrupting service for two weeks
MONTREAL - A transit strike is set to kick off this morning that could disrupt bus and subway service in Montreal for the next two weeks. The planned strike by the Montreal transit agency's maintenanc...
Sep 22, 2025 Special constables from the Montreal transit agency lock the doors to a subway station during a strike by maintenance workers in Montreal on Monday, June 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
CRA says it's hiring more call centre staff, using AI to improve services
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says it's hiring more staff at its call centres and expanding its use of artificial intelligence as part of a 100-day plan to improve its services. Earlier this mont...
Sep 19, 2025 A person looks at a Canada Revenue Agency homepage in Montreal, Sunday, August 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip clinical trial in Canada raises ethical questions
TORONTO - Some doctors and bioethicists are raising concerns about a Toronto hospital's partnership with a company founded by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk. University Health Network announced earlier th...
Sep 19, 2025 Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Filmmaker, journalist Avi Lewis to enter NDP leadership race
OTTAWA - Filmmaker and journalist Avi Lewis is expected to officially announce his intention to run for the federal NDP leadership today. Lewis is expected to release a video later today and hold a fo...
Sep 19, 2025 Avi Lewis poses for a photograph on Bowen Island, B.C., on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
RCMP say $56-million cryptocurrency seizure is biggest in Canadian history
MONTREAL - The RCMP say their seizure of $56 million worth of cryptocurrency from an online platform is the largest in Canadian history. The national police force says the exchange platform - TradeOgr...
Sep 18, 2025 An advertisement for cryptocurrency Bitcoin is displayed on a building in Hong Kong, on Nov. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kin Cheung
Return on fall budget investments will help drive down deficit: Champagne
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says the returns from Ottawa's capital spending plans in the upcoming fall budget will help to pay down the deficit in later years. He tells The Ca...
Sep 18, 2025 Finance and National Revenue Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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