Category Archives: News

Think tank calls on Ottawa to abandon single-payer pharmacare model
OTTAWA - A think tank is urging the federal government to abandon plans for a single-payer pharmacare program in the face of tariff-related fiscal uncertainty. Rosalie Wyonch, associate director of re...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Canada, Mexico to sign strategic partnership agreement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during his visit to Mexico, which starts today. The agreement will co...
Alessia Passafiume and Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

CRTC launches hearing on Canadian content obligations for music streamers
OTTAWA - The federal broadcast regulator begins a hearing today to look at which Canadian content obligations should apply to music streamers like Spotify. Streaming services argue their current effor...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Housing construction hot in Saskatchewan
REGINA - According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's latest figures, housing starts in Saskatchewan saw a 49.8 per cent increase in the first eight months of 2025 compared to the same p...
SaskToday Sep 17, 2025

Three charged after theft investigation near Esterhazy
ESTERHAZY - RCMP have laid charges against three people following a string of thefts from businesses and rural properties near Esterhazy. Mounties say they first received a report of stolen metal gate...
Tanner Wallace-Scribner Sep 17, 2025

Fifth annual Reaching Home conference focuses on addressing homelessness
REGINA - Issues of housing and homelessness were front and centre at the fifth annual Reaching Home Homelessness Conference in Regina. The event on Wednesday was put on by Namerind Housing Corp...
John Cairns Sep 17, 2025

Prince Albert police investigating school shooting
PRINCE ALBERT - The Prince Albert Police Service has made an arrest after a shooting that occurred outside a school Wednesday morning. Two people were injured. At approximately 10:20 a.m. on Sept. 17,...
SaskToday Sep 17, 2025

RCMP charge three women initially arrested during raid of 'Queen of Canada' compound
RICHMOUND - RCMP in Saskatchewan have charged three more people who were arrested earlier this month at or near a compound that housed so-called "Queen of Canada" Romana Didulo. Mounties say the three...
Canadian Press Sep 17, 2025

Two charged with attempted murder after an 11 year old girl was shot
REGINA--Two men are facing multiple charges, including Attempted Murder, following a shooting incident that left an 11-year-old girl seriously injured in Regina last month. Police were called to a res...
Sask Today Sep 17, 2025 File Photo

Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.5% as U.S. tariff risks shift
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday as the central bank worries less about inflation risks and more about a slowing economy. The Bank of Canada'...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Sep 17, 2025
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