OTTAWA — Economists are expecting fresh data will show growth rebounded sharply in the second quarter of the year when Statistics Canada publishes new gross domestic product figures this morning.
StatCan is set to report updated GDP results for June and the second quarter overall.
A Reuters poll of... Read more
MONTREAL — Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is set to visit Houston with his Artemis II crewmates to receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to award them the medal in a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Hansen will become the first non-NASA... Read more
Charles Rousseau says he’s always believed in Quebec independence but it won’t be his top priority at the ballot box come Oct. 5, when the province chooses its next government.
In an interview outside a sovereigntist-themed coffee shop in Montreal on Thursday, the 27-year-old Masters’ student said... Read more
On a night meant to introduce players to Canada West competition, it was a reunion which took centre stage at Griffiths Stadium on Thursday.
University of Saskatchewan Huskies quarterback Anton Amundrud made his long-awaited return to game action in a 35-1 pre-season victory over the Alberta Golden... Read more
The provincial government released its first quarter financial update with a deficit at $825 million, slightly worse than the $819 million projected when the budget was released.
A water network expansion that gives Regina capacity for 310,000 people has been completed ahead of schedule and under budget.... Read more
The Green Zone – August 27, 2026
2:35 – Mike Hogan, Voice of the Toronto Argonauts
We wade into enemy territory before the Toronto Argos visit the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday.
3:05 – Josh Woods, Saskatchewan... Read more
Among the items seized were methamphetamine, cocaine, THC concentrate, tobacco, a cell phone and charger, a USB card reader and rolling papers.
BOSTON BAR — British Columbia has ended a provincial state of emergency that was imposed on Aug. 8 in response to wildfires that sent thousands of people fleeing and resulted in one death.
The state of emergency had previously been scheduled to end on Saturday but the government said it lifted the... Read more
The store manager at the Sherwood Co-op Quance Liquor Store expects its American alcohol section to continue to shrink, with a new provincial retaliation surcharge taking effect... Read more
VANCOUVER — Canadian universities have recruited dozens of foreign scientists and researchers, many of them poached from prestigious U.S. institutions, in the first intake of a program to attract world-leading academics.
The hiring of the 64 new recruits is being funded over eight years by $504... Read more
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is making it mandatory for students in grades 11 and 12 to take in-person gym class.
A pilot program is to start this fall that would see schools implement the change on a voluntary basis. About 25 schools have signed up so far.
The compulsory rollout of health... Read more
MONTREAL — Air Canada says it has suspended the two employees arrested by the RCMP on Wednesday in connection with alleged cocaine and cannabis trafficking out of Montréal-Trudeau Airport.
The airline would not comment further on the arrests.
The RCMP says it released the two workers.
The force... Read more
Out of the ashes of a fire at Bethlehem Catholic High School, a new agreement has risen.
In a statement from the City of Saskatoon, officials said council has approved a “temporary facility... Read more
OTTAWA — Austrian anti-immigrant speaker Martin Sellner says he was not granted an electronic travel authorization in time for a trip to Hamilton to speak at a nationalist conference.
In a video posted on X, Sellner says Canada not granting him permission to enter the country is political... Read more
If Canada ever wants to allow entertainment and sports prediction market trading, the country's securities regulators are signalling someone else should police it.
The Canadian Securities Administrators said Thursday that prediction market contracts based on sports and entertainment events should... Read more
A British Columbia political commentator says a serious right-of-centre alternative could make it harder for provincial Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay to win a seat in the legislature in a byelection that must happen by next spring.
Two sitting MLAs who recently defected from the... Read more
VANCOUVER — Pest control experts say they've seen a "dramatic increase" of wasp calls in British Columbia, as warm weather and abundant food contribute to a late summer surge in numbers of the stinging insects.
Backcountry and rescue groups have been warning against the unusual number of wasps on... Read more
The union that represents American air traffic controllers is acknowledging allegations that two members left work early shortly before an Air Canada regional jet crashed at LaGuardia Airport in March, killing two pilots.
U.S. media reports suggest the Federal Aviation Administration is looking to... Read more
MONTREAL — The union that represents American air traffic controllers is acknowledging allegations that two members left work early shortly before an Air Canada regional jet crashed at LaGuardia Airport in March, killing two pilots.
U.S. media reports suggest the Federal Aviation Administration is... Read more
A sudden plunge in gasoline prices had drivers in Regina rushing to top off their tanks on Thursday.
Prices fell by nearly 40 cents per litre at some pumps compared with prices earlier in the week. GasBuddy’s crowd-sourced listings showed Regina’s lowest reported price at 137.9 cents per litre on... Read more
Concerns about a lack of fire services northeast of Regina are burning high.
The Silton Fire Department is closed temporarily after Silton council removed Corey Coons as... Read more
OTTAWA — The trade war between Canada and the United States entered a new chapter on Tuesday, with the Canadian government's announcement of retaliatory tariff measures.
Canada is striking back with tariffs that the federal government says are targeted at sectors that are most affected by the Trump... Read more
The name of one of the Great Lakes has become the latest target of U.S. President Donald Trump's ire after trade talks with Canada broke down less than a week ago.
Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. The move came two days after he said on... Read more
Saskatchewan has released its framework for AI data centres. It ensures data protection by focusing on Canadian applicants, the province said.
Air traffic controllers in Washington and the pilots of President Donald Trump’s helicopter met to discuss communication issues one week before a jet and the chopper were allowed to take... Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order today to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
In front of a map with the name, Trump says Canada has been difficult to deal with and... Read more
The Saskatchewan government is forecasting an $825-million deficit, inching slightly more into the red from 2026-27 budget projections in March.
Waskesiu will become a hub for music lovers this weekend.
More than 5,000 people are expected to flock to the hamlet within Prince Albert National Park as the townsite prepares for its largest event of the year.
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VICTORIA — Elections BC says it has granted in-principle approval for a petition to proceed seeking the repeal of British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
The petition's proponent is Harman Bhangu, transportation critic for the provincial Opposition B.C. Conservatives... Read more
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order today to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
In front of a map with the name, Trump says Canada has been difficult to deal with and followed through on his threat from Tuesday to rename the body of water.
Tensions... Read more
CALGARY — Alberta’s finances have swung back in the black after war in the Middle East sent global energy prices surging.
The province’s latest fiscal update predicts a $2-billion surplus — a huge turnaround from the $9.4-billion deficit originally expected for the 2026 fiscal year.
It's the latest... Read more
REGINA — Saskatchewan's government says companies planning to build data centres in the province must be Canadian.
It also says proponents need to supply the centres with their own electricity.
The measures are part of a new framework that the province says ensures Canadian data is protected while... Read more
Saskatchewan is forecasting an $825 million deficit for the first quarter of 2026-27.
That’s $6 million more than the $819 million deficit the government projected in its 2026-27 provincial budget.
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Saskatchewan farmers took advantage of warm weather over the past week to make good progress on harvest, but despite the headway, producers are still well behind the long-term averages.
According to the latest crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the week ending... Read more
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is defending his government’s quick backtracking on retaliatory tariffs against seafood and fish imports from the United States.
The minister says Ottawa listened to Canadians concerned with the countermeasures and that the decision to remove them... Read more
MONACO (AP) — The Union of European Football Associations is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.
UEFA filed documents in a Manhattan... Read more
SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan government is forecasting an $825-million deficit, inching slightly more into the red from 2026-27 budget projections in March.
Original budget projections put the province in an $819-million deficit.
The first quarter report says expenses are to cost $337 million more... Read more
Drivers in Saskatoon will need to watch out for detours this weekend, with the city planning closures and lane restrictions on four high-traffic roads.
Road restrictions will be put in place in the eastbound median and centre lanes of Circle Drive South from the Gordie Howe Bridge to Idylwyld Drive... Read more
The provincial government says its new data centre framework will ensure new projects deliver “meaningful benefits to Saskatchewan residents and businesses.”
The Government of Saskatchewan unveiled the framework on Thursday, noting that it was developed following feedback from businesses and the... Read more