OTTAWA — Canada is imposing another round of sanctions on Israelis accused of "extremist settler violence" in the West Bank, two years after listing four settlers.
Israel has occupied the West Bank, which is separate from the Gaza Strip, since 1967, and settlers there have been building communities... Read more
With field trips and pool visits, Sarah Mills says June may seem like a different education system, but the month also celebrates students’ hard work and achievements as they have fun with friends... Read more
8:30 – Saskatchewan Trade and Export Development Minister Warren Kaeding joins Evan after leading a trade mission to China. The goal was to strengthen relationships with buyers of Saskatchewan canola, peas, beef, and other exports. We’ll find out if it was a... Read more
Air Canada says a former pilot has been fined by Transport Canada for not having the correct licence to be an aircraft captain.
The airline, which did not name the pilot, says he held a valid commercial pilot licence, but was promoted to captain without the required airline transport pilot licence... Read more
British Columbia health officials say the Canadian who fell ill with hantavirus on a cruise ship stricken with an outbreak earlier this spring has recovered.
A statement from the Office of the Provincial Health Officer says the resident of the Yukon was discharged from hospital late last week.... Read more
The future of mining doesn’t arrive all at once.
It arrives in conversations, in opportunities and in leaders willing to see potential before someone sees it in themselves.
For Courtney Rohachuk, the path into a mine began with a question.
She said the possibility of entering the field wasn... Read more
The Green Zone Replay – Monday, June 8
2:35 – Stanley Cup Final reaction
Saturday night gave you one of the wildest Stanley Cup Final games we’ve seen in a long time. Jamie and Locker recap the history-making night where Vegas edged out a win in overtime... Read more
About 19 kilometres west of Prince Albert, nestled in a field by the Satellite Station, is an entire temporary village built around a crisis.
It’s the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency’s (SPSA) fire base for the Incident Management Team (IMT) working the Lobstick Fire near Shellbrook — a blaze that... Read more
Tammy Lynn Goforth, a Saskatchewan woman serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering a child, is set to be released on day parole in August.... Read more
A 44-year-old driver from Regina is dead after a crash on Highway 11 near Craik on Saturday.
Saskatchewan RCMP did not disclose the sex of the dead person in a June 8 news release but said their family had been notified.... Read more
Crossing the South Saskatchewan River could prove to be a difficult task this week in parts of the province.
Thick Rocky Mountain snowpack and heavy rain in... Read more
A man who drove away from a Corman Park Police Service traffic stop was arrested by Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) officers on Friday after being tracked by the police plane.
SPS said in a news release on June 8 that they were asked to help on June 5 around 1:20 a.m. by Saskatchewan RCMP after the... Read more
OTTAWA — The House of Commons on Monday passed a long-awaited law criminalizing forced or coerced sterilization, evoking an emotional moment for survivors gathered in Ottawa.
The law says sterilization without legal consent constitutes aggravated assault, which carries a maximum penalty of 14 years... Read more
As Canada's highest court prepares to hear an appeal in a Saskatchewan case involving the use of preferred pronouns by students in schools, dozens of parties have lined up to have their legal perspectives heard.... Read more
WASHINGTON — A ribbon-cutting event for the long-awaited Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Ontario and Michigan is set to go ahead later this week.
A source with knowledge of the plan, who is not authorized to speak about it publicly, said the event is tentatively scheduled for Friday.... Read more
MINITONAS — A municipality in western Manitoba has declared a state of local emergency as it deals with flooding, power outages and a gas line leak.
Minitonas Bowsman says on its Facebook page that it's working to recover from heavy rains overnight that led it to ask residents to shelter in place... Read more
Several Saskatchewan communities in the province’s southeast have sump pumps and fans working to dry out homes and businesses.
Katie Bjarnason, a dance studio owner in Churchbridge,... Read more
MONTREAL — Farm organizations from Quebec, Ontario and across Canada are calling on Ottawa to revisit the proposed high-speed rail line between Quebec City and Toronto, saying the project could cost far more than projected and cause significant damage to agricultural land.
The Union des producteurs... Read more
OTTAWA — Some survivors of military sexual misconduct say they're not being heard by the Liberal government as a major military justice reform bill nears its end stages in Parliament.
The bill would strip the military of its jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute sexual offences involving... Read more
The federal government is starting public consultations on the fate of Toronto's island airport, which the province wants to expand to make room for jets.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government recently passed legislation to take over the City of Toronto's spot in a... Read more
The Canadian Cattle Association said the New World screwworm, the parasite at the centre of the CFIA's pause on Texas livestock imports, shouldn't be too harmful in Canada.
Saskatchewan RCMP have launched a sudden-death investigation after a 30-year-old man’s drowning death in Lake Diefenbaker.
Police said Outlook RCMP received the report of a “water-related death” on the lake around 4:45 p.m. on June 6, in a release shared Monday afternoon.
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A forensic pathologist told a B.C. Supreme Court trial that the body of a woman killed in April 2024 had multiple wounds on her hands, consistent with "defensive-type" injuries common when someone tries to ward off a sharp object.
Dr. Eric Bol told the jury in the second-degree murder trial of... Read more
The federal government says it is setting up evacuation centres across the country for people fleeing wildfires.
At a news conference on May 28, Emergency Preparedness Minister Eleanor Olszewski said Ottawa would work with the provinces and territories to set locations for the evacuation centres.... Read more
A provincial police force, which is still in its infancy, is helping to tackle crime across Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan Marshals Service was first announced in the fall of 2022 as a way to enhance policing around the province through enforcement in high-crime locations, arresting high-risk and... Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the easiest way to squash separatist sentiment in Alberta is for the federal government to butt out of the province’s business.
Poilievre, speaking in Calgary, says Albertans don’t need a new country; they just need Ottawa to change its... Read more
NEW WESTMINSTER — A Crown attorney says prosecutors want a 13-year prison sentence for Jennifer Stephens, a B.C. woman who pleaded guilty to 17 criminal charges related to sex trafficking of a minor, and several counts of assault.
Prosecutor Catherine Rose read out an agreed statement of facts at... Read more
For many older adults, a restless night can be an unwelcome part of aging, but new research suggests that help may be just a few clicks away.
Researchers at a Montreal-based institute of geriatrics found that participants who completed an online program designed to treat insomnia and anxiety slept... Read more
OTTAWA — Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour was sworn in Monday as Canada's 31st Governor General. Here are the remarks she delivered during her installation ceremony in Ottawa, provided by Rideau Hall:
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Dear Canadians.
I am deeply honoured to stand before you here today. These halls were... Read more
Murray Wood shared a trip to the park with his granddaughter on Sunday, reflecting on her almost limitless capacity for swinging and wondering what their conversations will be like in a few years.... Read more
MONTREAL — For many older adults, a restless night can be an unwelcome part of aging, but new research suggests that help may be just a few clicks away.
Researchers at a Montreal-based institute of geriatrics found that participants who completed an online program designed to treat insomnia and... Read more
A group of environmental organizations and municipalities is worried that Quebec’s groundwater reserves are dwindling as the province consumes more water than is being replenished.
Quebec holds three per cent of the world’s renewable freshwater reserves.
Environmental groups like Eau Secours say... Read more
Police in Saskatoon are investigating a shooting that left a man with serious injuries early on Saturday morning.
According to police, officers were called to the 300 block of Second Avenue South at around 3 a.m. where they found a 21-year-old man with injuries described as serious, but not life-... Read more
A single-vehicle rollover on Highway 3 claimed the life of a 70-year-old man from the Turtleford area.
According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers got a report of the rollover about 10 kilometres east of Turtleford shortly after noon on Sunday.
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A 30-year-old man from the Salteaux First Nation has been charged with manslaughter.
According to the RCMP, officers got a report of an injured man at a home on the First Nation located north of the Battlefords at around 4 a.m. on Friday.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is set to be the first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game, bringing strict security measures that will require New York Knicks fans to navigate an extensive safety perimeter around Madison Square Garden and an expected lengthy wait to get inside the... Read more
Environment Canada says conditions are right for the development of funnel clouds in west-central Saskatchewan on Monday.
A special weather statement from Environment Canada covered the areas around Prince Albert, North Battleford and Meadow Lake.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the law will be enforced if First Nation communities engage in civil disobedience over her government's separation referendum.
It’s a bad day to be a cankerworm.
The City of Regina’s annual cankerworm spraying program kicked off on Monday, with more than 4,000 trees around the city included this year. The city said... Read more
Darrell Baker's life was celebrated Sunday afternoon and — as we usually say at memorial services — the person who really should have attended was there only in spirit, funny stories, a photo montage and never-forgotten memories.... Read more