Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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New housing minister says he'll 'leverage' his past as Vancouver mayor in new role
OTTAWA - Canada's new housing minister says he didn't have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver - the country's most expensive housing market. Gre...
May 14, 2025
Here are the newcomers, familiar faces in Prime Minister Mark Carney's inner circle
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his new cabinet. Here is the list of all 28 Liberal cabinet members, as well as 10 secretaries of state. Returning members of cabinet: Anita Anand, mi...
May 13, 2025
Erskine-Smith says he feels 'disrespected' after being dropped from cabinet
OTTAWA - Former housing minister Nate Erskine-Smith says it's "impossible not to feel disrespected" after being dropped from cabinet. In a series of social media posts Tuesday, the member of Parliamen...
May 13, 2025
Ex-mayor Gregor Robertson gets second shot at housing crisis in Carney's cabinet
Gregor Robertson set himself a bold goal as the newly elected mayor in Vancouver in 2008 - ending street homelessness in the city by 2015. Seventeen years later, British Columbia remains immersed in t...
May 13, 2025
Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney's cabinet sworn in
Canada's business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday's swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet. Corporate leaders and business associations say ...
May 13, 2025
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: HBC Hudson's Bay is expected to return to court Tuesday to seek permission to extend its creditor protection, curr...
May 11, 2025
Nova Scotia fixed-term lease loophole to remain in place despite some abuse: official
HALIFAX - A provincial official acknowledged Tuesday that some Nova Scotia landlords are abusing fixed-term leases, but the government is not looking to change tenancy law because there could be "unin...
May 06, 2025
Mark Carney says he has priorities for his new government — here are 5 of them
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out his priorities at his first postelection press conference on Friday, four days after his party won a minority mandate in the April 28 election. Here's a qu...
May 02, 2025
Saskatoon's Broadway Bridge to be closed for six months
The City of Saskatoon is planning some rehabilitation for the 93-year-old Broadway Bridge this summer. For six months, starting May 12, the bridge will be closed to undergo improvements and repairs. T...
Apr 30, 2025 General manager of transportation and construction Terry Schmidt said “The right northbound flow-through lane will be removed, and that intersection will change into a 'T' intersection. Traffic signals will be relocated, pedestrian signals will be added, and the island and centre medians will be removed." Meewasin Trail access will be maintained under the bridge, and Friendship Park will remain open. (Mia Holowaychuk/605 CKOM)
B.C. gives short-term rental platforms an extension to confirm listings are legal
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has granted short-term rental platforms an extra month to confirm their listings are legal. But the extension announced Wednesday doesn't apply to rental hos...
Apr 30, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Let's hope lessons are learned this construction season
Major projects in Saskatoon and Regina must get done, but Sarah Mills says changes are needed to lessen the impact on tr...
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