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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Labour Party headed for a landslide victory Friday in a parliamentary election, an exit poll and partial returns indicated, as voters punished the governing Conservatives after 14 years of economic and political upheaval. As the sun rose, official results showed Labour had 326 of the 650 seats, as vote counting continued. British […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East closer to a regionwide war. The attack marked the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel, despite […]

Fifteen agriculture companies have been selected to participate in the AgTech Accelerator program. Of the 11 Canadian companies selected, 2 are Saskatchewan-based – ABAzyne Biosciences and PathoScan, both from Saskatoon – 4 are from the U.K. A list of all 15 companies can be viewed below. Bre Walkeden, Community and Partners Manager for Cultivator powered […]

Canadians rose early on Monday to watch Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral service in groups or at home, saying they felt a sense of history occurring before their eyes. Canada’s longest-serving head of state died on Sept. 8 at her holiday home of Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands at the age of 96, setting off […]

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined streets of London to Westminster Hall. There, Britain’s longest-serving monarch will lie in state for the world to […]

King Charles III pledged Monday to follow his late mother’s example of “selfless duty” as he addressed lawmakers from both houses of parliament in London before he boarded a plane to Edinburgh to be with the late queen’s coffin as it lies at rest in the Scottish capital. Earlier, Queen Elizabeth II’s grandson Prince Harry […]

The Canadian High Commissioner to the U.K., Ralph Goodale, delivered a keynote message to the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce this week. Goodale highlighted the brutal war of aggression by Russia on Ukraine this year. He says the attack is causing much death, destruction and human agony across Ukraine. Goodale called it aggression at its worst, […]

Premier Scott Moe leaves on a trade mission to parts of Europe Saturday. Moe will be in the United Kingdom and Germany to reinforce the critical role Saskatchewan can play in food security and energy security as a sustainable partner. The week-long trade mission will officially open Saskatchewan’s new Trade and Investment Office in London, […]

A daily intelligence brief from the United Kingdom’s defence ministry shows that Russian forces have dispersed their military column north of Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, and are potentially encircling the capital. That would tighten the attempted siege of the city, which has been under threat for a few weeks since the Russians invaded Ukraine late […]

The new Canadian high commissioner to the UK says one of his first goals will be a new trade deal with Great Britain. Former Regina MP Ralph Goodale says a temporary deal is in place but a more permanent agreement needs to be put in place. Goodale says farm trade will also be one of […]