OTTAWA — Advocates for Palestinians are urging Ottawa to do more for a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, saying the release of Israeli hostages hasn't stopped preventable deaths and violence in the enclave.
Doctors for Humanity co-chair Aliya Khan was among activists at a Parliament... Read more
With the territory's power grid stretched by wind chills near -50 C, the government of the Yukon is urging residents to conserve electricity.
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he's not going to fulfil a 2023 election campaign promise to regulate gas prices.
The promise, outlined in the New Democrats' campaign platform, was to give the Public Utilities Board, which currently sets rates for electricity, natural gas and other... Read more
MONTREAL — Workers for nearly 40 ambulance services across Quebec are planning an unlimited strike beginning Christmas Eve.
The 39 unions are associated with the Fédération du préhospitalier du Québec and represent more than 2,000 paramedics and ambulance technicians across the province.
Union... Read more
MONTRÉAL — Pablo Rodriguez's successor as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party will be elected at a convention on March 14.
The party announced today its nine-week leadership race will officially begin on Jan. 12.
Candidates will have until Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. to apply and will be required to collect... Read more
Freezing or microwaving food does not reliably kill E. coli, a bacteria that has spurred an outbreak and recall of several Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops in Canada.
A public health notice Monday stated 20 people got... Read more
OTTAWA — Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she's planning to release a strategy on men's and boys' health in the new year.
Michel says she's working with the provinces and territories and has held a roundtable discussion with colleagues from other federal departments to talk about the... Read more
Countless volunteer hours, hundreds of peeled potatoes and close to 60 turkeys are just a few of the things that make up the Soul Harbour Rescue Mission’s... Read more
TORONTO — An Ontario lawyer accused of playing a key role in an international drug smuggling network was granted bail in a downtown Toronto courtroom Tuesday ahead of his extradition hearing.
Deepak Paradkar, 62, is one of several Canadians arrested last month for extradition to the U.S. as part... Read more
HALIFAX — A former university president who oversaw the report that led to a decade-long ban on fracking in Nova Scotia is questioning the government’s claims that new natural gas development will lower emissions and energy prices.
On Monday the government announced it was putting Dalhousie... Read more
OTTAWA — The FBI and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York sought an interview with ex-prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor for connections to Canadian sex offender and fashion mogul Peter Nygard.
The revelation comes in the latest batch of documents released by the U.S. Department of... Read more
TORONTO — Freezing or microwaving food does not reliably kill E. coli, a bacteria that has spurred an outbreak and recall of several Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops in Canada.
A public health notice Monday stated 20 people got sick and four have been hospitalized between early October and late November... Read more
DELTA — The Canada Border Services Agency says it seized more than 26 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipping container hauling boxes frozen fruit from Colombia back in October.
The border agency says the drugs were found at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility on October 31.
It says... Read more
EDMONTON — Alberta's election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada.... Read more
It wasn't the way the Saskatoon Blades had hoped to head into their holiday break.... Read more
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs — and the spike in Canadian nationalism they inspired — are being described as the "dominant story" of 2025.
The tariffs story was selected as The Canadian Press News Story of the Year in an annual survey of editors and news directors in media... Read more
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs — and the spike in Canadian nationalism they inspired — have been named The Canadian Press News Story of the Year.
The tariffs story was selected in an annual survey of editors and news directors in media organizations from across Canada as the most... Read more
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff campaign against Canada — and the surge in patriotic zeal it inspired — have been voted The Canadian Press News Story of the Year.
Nearly two-thirds of editors and news directors surveyed from media organizations across the country picked the political... Read more
It's that time of the year again.
While you're caught up in last-minute runs to the store and mapping out the family dinner menu for the holidays, an annual financial review is unlikely to cross your mind.
The timing of financial reviews often competes with holiday fun as the end of the year nears... Read more
Christmas came early for a Sturgis woman, who claimed more than $900,000 after winning a VLT jackpot in Preeceville this month.
According to Western Canada Lottery Corporation, Heather Jaeb is $900,144.91 richer after claiming the Vault Breaker jackpot at the Golden West Hotel in Preeceville on Dec... Read more
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product edged 0.3 per cent lower in October as the manufacturing sector slowed.
The pullback in October came as goods-producing industries fell 0.7 per cent, with manufacturing leading the way lower.
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Faced with hiking taxes or slashing services, Saskatoon and Regina’s city councils chose tax increases of 6.7 per cent and 10.9 per cent. Murray Wood says they have to know this can’t continue.
Murray Wood delivers sharp, insightful commentary with a blend of wit, skepticism and... Read more
Canada Post and its union have reached a tentative contract agreement, but questions remain about whether the federal service can survive into the... Read more
Saskatoon’s cross-country ski trails and skating ponds are ready for the season.
According to the city, the groomed skiing trails at Upper Meewasin, Lower Meewasin, Diefenbaker, Victoria and Forest parks are ready for use. The city said after completing the main trails, workers will begin grooming... Read more
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8:30 – Health-care workers and the NDP are sounding the alarm when it comes to overcapacity ERs at Sask. hospitals. Recently, both hospitals in Regina were near or more than 100 per cent capacity, with a very high safety risk. Saskatchewan Health... Read more
Children at Regina General Hospital's inpatient pediatric unit got a special surprise visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus on Monday.... Read more
It’s a sweet spectacle for Santa Claus.
Christmas lovers in Regina have gone above... Read more
Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck, like many looking back at 2025, said there was “a lot” this year.
She sat down with 980 CJME senior reporter Lisa Schick to talk about the year that was, starting with the highlight for 2025, which she said was her team of Sask. NDP MLAs.
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The CEO of the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce says any prudent business owner will have to explore all options when looking at a... Read more
For the first time in a while, there will be quite a bit of snow on the ground this Christmas across Saskatchewan.
While that may sound like bad news for people who hate shovelling, it’s a dream come true for many of Saskatchewan’s snowmobilers.
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Twinkling stars on the revamped Broadway Bridge, poinsettias along 25th Street, and festive banners on 20th Street and Second Avenue downtown — some pole-mounted, others illuminating Saskatoon's dark winter skies.... Read more
Brenda Reynolds would like to think she was a guiding light for children who attended Gordon's Indian Residential School nearly four decades ago.... Read more
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The continental trade pact is up for review in 2026 — here's what Trump might want
A mandatory review of Canada's trade with the U.S. and Mexico kicks into high gear in 2026, as President Donald Trump... Read more
WHITEHORSE — A deep freeze affecting much of Western Canada has one northern territory urging its residents to limit their power use.
Cold warnings from Environment Canada are in effect for the northernmost parts of Manitoba, as well as most of Saskatchewan and Alberta — forecasting chills in some... Read more
HALIFAX — As Tim Houston stands in the Nova Scotia legislature, he looks around and begins to address the room.
Houston says that when he was first elected premier, there was a freedom of information request that “gave (me) pause.”
The premier says he thinks he knows who sent the request in but... Read more
OTTAWA — Jason Jacques says he learned a lot about the importance of choosing his words carefully in his first few months as the interim parliamentary budget officer.
His whirlwind ascent from obscure bureaucrat to high-profile thorn in the Liberal government's side began in late summer, when... Read more
WASHINGTON — A mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement on trade kicks into high gear next year as U.S. President Donald Trump continues his campaign to realign global trade and poach key industries from America's closest neighbours.
Negotiations on the trade pact, better known as CUSMA... Read more
CALGARY — Chaz Smith has endured physical and verbal abuse, as well as countless hours in frigid temperatures helping the homeless, but it's a recent blow dealt by the City of Calgary that he's having a hard time shaking off.
Smith, who was homeless as a teen, is the founder of BeTheChangeYYC... Read more
TORONTO — Some alcohol prices in Ontario could rise in the new year, with several changes to the alcohol marketplace set to take effect.
The changes flow from Premier Doug Ford's plans to expand and modernize how alcohol is sold in the province, which has seen beer, wine and coolers now sold in... Read more
VICTORIA — It was a surreal moment on a day full of such moments.
Trevor Halford walked into the main chamber of the British Columbia legislature on Dec. 3 as interim leader of his Conservative Party of B.C., following an appointment by the party board.
Hours earlier, 20 Conservative MLAs had... Read more