United States

Over the weekend, current US President Joe Biden announced he will step aside in the divisive campaign south of the border and throwing his support behind his Vice-President, Kamala Harris. Should we care what happens in the US? The answer is yes, because they’re our closest foreign nation, our closest ally, and the most powerful […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about President Joe Biden’s candidacy, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately warned Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn’t step away from the 2024 race, according to several people familiar with the sensitive internal […]

Canada is prepared to contribute $5 billion toward a loan to Ukraine that will be based on future revenue from frozen Russian assets, a senior government source confirmed on Thursday. The source, who is not being named because they are not authorized to discuss details publicly, says G7 leaders are finalizing details of the loan. […]

The mid-day sky was bright and the sea was calm when I stood on Normandy’s Juno Beach some years ago, feeling a combination of awe and humility. Also a touch of discomfort. Juno, of course, was where thousands of men from the 3rd Canadian Infantry came ashore on D-Day, June 6, 1944. But, unlike when […]

Provincial exports of various products globally in 2022 and 2023 were valued at a combined $101.9-billion, according to numbers released by the provincial government on Tuesday. The new figure represents a 52.2 percent increase compared to the two previous years of 2020 and 2021, when exports were valued at $66.9-billion. Exports to the United Kingdom […]

The Canadian cattle herd has fallen to its lowest level in more than 30 years. Statistics Canada reports on January 1st, there were 11.1 million cattle and calves on farms, down 2.1 percent from the previous year. That is the lowest number since 1989. Drought conditions and tight feed supplies, along with good prices, resulted […]

  The United States shut out Canada 3-0 in the world para hockey championship Wednesday to hand the host country its first loss of the tournament. The U.S. capped the preliminary round 3-0, while Canada dropped to 2-1. Both countries have byes to Saturday’s semifinals. The host Canadians will face either Italy or Czechia. “As […]

A Saskatoon teen is facing charges and extradition to the United States in connection to swatting incidents. Swatting is a form of harassment where suspects make false claims resulting in often heavily armed police forces, like a SWAT team, descending on locations where in fact, nothing has transpired. Police allege a teen, using a VoIP […]

175 megawatts of electricity is being exported by SaskPower to help out areas of the United States without power as they deal with abnormal cold weather conditions. Joel Cherry, spokesperson for SaskPower, said on Tuesday that they received notice from the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), which coordinates electricity transmission across a number of states, requesting […]

  The Senate on Saturday acquitted Donald Trump of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that exposed the fragility of America’s democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to terms with the violence sparked by his defeated presidency. Barely a month since the deadly Jan. 6 […]