OTTAWA — The federal government posted a deficit of $5.36 billion for the first five months of its 2026-27 fiscal year.
In its monthly fiscal monitor report, the Finance Department says the result compared with a deficit of $11.07 billion in the same April-to-August period a year earlier.
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Big games are where Trevor Harris believes he shines.
HALIFAX — The union that represents school support workers across Nova Scotia says it will file a strike notice committing its members to walking off the job on Monday morning.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees says in a statement that overnight contract bargaining with the provincial... Read more
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has ordered a new trial for a motorist who was acquitted of dangerous driving charges after a fatal accident in British Columbia.
Moshfeghi Zadeh drove into a busy Vancouver intersection on a red light in July 2021 and collided with another vehicle, causing... Read more
A third person is facing a charge of murder in connection with the death of Rebecca Mathieson in Regina.
According to police, officers were called to an alley in the 1400 block of Wascana Street for a report of an injured person at around 4 a.m. on Aug. 14. When they arrived, the officers found 37-... Read more
The Government of Saskatchewan has laid out its legislative plans for the year ahead, but Sarah Mills says families measure government... Read more
Some Canadian police services continue to promote Crime Stoppers despite a data breach that may have exposed identifying information included in anonymous tips.
This story was first published on RealAgriculture.com on Oct. 29, 2026.
Prospective buyers have been given more time to bid on the holdings of Monette Farms, as the court-supervised... Read more
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week’s news and decides who’s hot… and who’s not. In this special Halloween edition, he’s deciding what’s a trick… and what’s a treat... Read more
8:30 – Could political change in B.C. mean a big win for Saskatchewan oil? With the West Coast tanker ban under renewed debate and Canada shifting its energy policies, the stakes are high for producers. Heather Exner-Pirot of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute joins... Read more
Tears rolled down the faces of Kelly and Shawna Hanke in the rotunda in the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on Thursday morning as they talked about their daughter Kirsten... Read more
What started as a promise made in a hospital room after the death of an 11-year-old Regina boy could help save lives across Canada.
“Henry’s Law” takes effect in Saskatchewan on Sunday, requiring carbon monoxide alarms in every residential suite in multi-unit buildings, regardless of their... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the countless memorable lines that have tumbled out of the “Star Trek” universe over the years is this gem, originally from a 20th-century poet named Delmore Schwartz: “Time is the fire in which we burn.”
It was uttered as an existential warning to Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in... Read more
While many fear the unknown and the supernatural, a select few run toward it.
Halloween tends... Read more
TORONTO — CIBC is naming former federal finance minister Bill Morneau as the next chair of its board of directors.
Morneau will assume the role on Jan. 1, succeeding Katharine Stevenson, who is will retire from the board at the end of 2026.
Stevenson has been chair of the bank for six years and an... Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Canada-European Union summit in Montreal concludes today with digital trade on agenda
A major summit Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting with European Union leaders is set to conclude today with... Read more
HALIFAX — Julissa Stewart says she panicked when she learned about plans for an 18,600-square-metre AI data centre at an industrial site about 20 minutes away from her home in southern Cape Breton.
Earlier this month, EverWind Fuels announced it intends to set up a $10-billion AI data centre in... Read more
MONTREAL — A major summit Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting with European Union leaders is set to conclude today with announcements on digital trade and academic exchanges.
Carney welcomed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa to the... Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump has been telling supporters to vote like he's on the midterm ballot next Tuesday — but voters are heading to the polls looking for politicians ready to tackle the affordability crisis.
Trump returned to the White House with a massive agenda to realign global trade and a... Read more
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release GDP figures for the month of August and its early estimate for September and the third quarter overall this morning.
A Reuters poll of economists show they're predicting 0.2 per cent growth for August, which would mark a bounce from the no growth seen... Read more
New legislation introduced on Thursday in Saskatchewan is designed to help protect first responders and victims who are at risk of an infectious disease after being exposed to another person’s bodily fluids.
According to the provincial government, amendments to The Mandatory Testing and Disclosure... Read more
Oct. 29, 2016, remains etched in the minds of Saskatchewan Roughriders fans, young and old.
It was one final chance to gather and celebrate a stadium ingrained in the fabric of Saskatchewan sports.
Ten years... Read more
The family of a disabled man is demanding answers after he was injured during an arrest by the RCMP.
The arrest of 45-year-old Stan Moosomin and his altercation with officers on Mosquito... Read more
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign Sunday in Detroit alongside former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens, marking their first public appearance together... Read more
There’s been a lot of debate in Saskatoon on whether a new Downtown Event and Entertainment District arena should be built, or whether the current SaskTel Centre building could be renovated.
On Thursday’s... Read more
DRUMMONDVILLE — A man wanted in a fatal 2025 hit and run in British Columbia has been arrested in Quebec.
Police say the man was arrested by RCMP with help from the Quebec provincial police on Oct. 14 near Drummondville, about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
The man has since been transported... Read more
A report about a suspicious vehicle Sunday ended with RCMP officers seizing guns, drugs and illegal cigarettes.
According to police, RCMP officers got a report about a suspicious vehicle... Read more
There’s relief and lingering irritation from an 11th Avenue business owner who operates across the street from a tent encampment that was torn down.
Ron Fellinger’s butcher shop J. Fellinger &... Read more
Despite the Saskatchewan Roughriders and B.C. Lions finishing the season with identical 10-8 records, the Green and White are heading into hostile territory as the underdog.
But... Read more
VICTORIA — The City of Victoria has issued a warning after the same person was attacked by an owl at a park twice in three days.
The city says in a statement that it received a complaint on Oct. 4
about a barred owl attack on the shared pedestrian and bike walkway along Dallas Road between Douglas... Read more
EDMONTON — Alberta's United Conservative government is making changes to standardize school report cards.
Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has introduced legislation which, if passed, will grant him authority to set guidelines for those report cards.
Nicolaides said Thursday it’s a... Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has issued subpoenas to California officials in an escalation of its scrutiny of local election administration.
The Associated Press obtained copies of three subpoenas sent Oct. 21 to employees of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder... Read more
TORONTO — Lawyers representing Elections Ontario told an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal hearing on Thursday that the agency seeks to accommodate all voters with disabilities the best it can, but those accommodations must ensure votes are secure and secret.
The tribunal is hearing final submissions... Read more
Some housing experts say now isn’t the time to panic in Saskatchewan over the increase in Canada’s key interest rate.
Mortgage broker Carrie Cardinal, however, said... Read more
NEW WESTMINSTER — A man has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for slashing a bus passenger's throat in Surrey, B.C., in what prosecutors say was a terrorist attack in 2023.
The federal prosecution service says in a statement that Abdul Aziz Kawam was sentenced in British Columbia's... Read more
CALGARY — Calgary's police chief is asking for a sizable jump in the service's budget over the next four years, pointing out that failing to receive it would put Calgarians at risk and reduce the effectiveness of front-line officers.
Chief Const. Katie McLellan is hoping to hire an additional 309... Read more
MONTREAL — Hydro-Québec will continue seeking higher electricity rates for data centres and cryptocurrency miners despite a court decision striking down governmental decrees that supported the plan.
Hydro-Québec is asking the province’s energy regulator to approve a new rate averaging 13 cents per... Read more
On Thursday morning, orange fencing was still in a ring around Core Community Park in Regina after the homeless encampment there... Read more
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says the federal government's planned purchase of 88 F-35 stealth fighters remains under review, even after the military received its first two F-35s in recent days.
McGuinty told reporters today the federal government will take all the time it needs to... Read more
VANCOUVER — The father of Tumbler Ridge attack victim Maya Gebala says she is being released from BC Children's Hospital, more than eight months after being shot three times.
David Gebala has posted a video on social media showing him telling his 13-year-old daughter that she is going home, with... Read more