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Sask leaders breathe sigh of relief on tariffs
REGINA - Saskatchewan political leaders and many residents are breathing a sigh of relief as Canada apparently has escaped the brunt of President Donald Trump's tariffs. In an announcement at the Whit...
Apr 03, 2025 Premier Scott Moe issued a statement on the latest tariffs Wednesday. File photo. John Cairns
Trump's tariffs will fundamentally change global trading system: Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Donald Trump's tariff regime will "fundamentally change the global trading system" after the U.S. president exempted Canada from his so-called "liberation day" tariff l...
Apr 03, 2025 This composite image shows Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, in Kitchener, Ont. on March 26, 2025 and President Donald Trump, right, in Washington on March 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn/AP - Pool
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners - a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, among others - that thr...
Apr 03, 2025 President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Man facing child pornography charges following ICE Unit investigation
SASKATCHEWAN - The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has made an arrest following Operation Stream; a global Europol-supported operation that resulted in the shut down of Kidflix, on...
Apr 02, 2025 Photo submitted by Saskatoon Police Service
Nintendo offers new Switch 2 details ahead of June 5 launch
NEW YORK (AP) - Nintendo has announced a June 5 launch date for its latest gaming console, the Switch 2, which will introduce interactive chat and screenshare functions to connect gamers. At its 60-mi...
Apr 02, 2025 FILE - A man walks by a Nintendo Switch display at an electronics retail chain store in Tokyo, on Oct. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
Trump tariff response, procurement still hot issues at the Leg
REGINA - With a round of potential 20 per cent US tariffs set to hit April 2, the issue of Trump tariffs and retaliatory measures were front and centre at the Legislature Tuesday. Opposition New Democ...
Apr 02, 2025 With Trump set to impose tariffs April 2, Opposition Leader Carla Beck speaks to reporters about the Saskatchewan government’s response. John Cairns
State of economywide tariffs on Canada unclear as Trump's global trade war escalates
As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to unveil his so-called "liberation day" plan to hit multiple countries with tariffs, it's still not clear whether a temporary pause on separate economywide dut...
Apr 02, 2025 President Donald Trump waves to the media as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on March 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jose Luis Magana
HMCS Kamsack served during pivotal Battle of the Atlantic
KAMSACK - In 1939, Europe was at war and by 1940, continental Europe, from France to Norway, had been occupied by German forces. Britain stood alone and the sea lanes across the Atlantic were its only...
Apr 01, 2025 Named after the prairie town of Kamsack, HMCS Kamsack made three round trips protecting merchant ships crossing the Atlantic during the Second World War. Photo courtesy Canada's Naval Memorial
The hot new trend: making travel plans to avoid the USA
REGINA - Back in January, I hopped on a plane for my usual winter getaway break to Las Vegas, in an effort to escape the ice and snow. I came back right before President Donald Trump slammed Canada wi...
Apr 01, 2025 John Cairns writes about the US boycott by tourists — even though he isn’t that big into tourist boycotts.
'Sobering statistic:' One-fifth of pollinators in North America at extinction risk
FREDERICTON - Many butterflies, bees and moths are fluttering into oblivion. A new report co-authored by a Canadian researcher warns that more than one-fifth of pollinator species it studied in North ...
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