Author Archives: Taylor MacPherson

VANCOUVER - Canada's border agency says it has detained about 50 shipments of cargo over suspicions they were products of forced labour under rules introduced in 2020 - but only one was eventually det...

Saskatoon's Etta Love is getting a lot of attention on the international weightlifting scene. The 17-year-old set a new youth world record after she clean-and-jerked 146 kg (321 lbs) while competing a...

WASHINGTON - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has picked a former Michigan congressman as his upcoming administration's ambassador to Canada. Trump said in a statement that Pete Hoekstra would help h...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau expected to announce temporary GST break on some items, NDP says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expe...

By Glynn Brothen News of the 27 scurvy cases in La Ronge has reached Saskatchewan's political realm, with opposition parties calling on the Sask. Party government to decrease the cost of living, while...

OTTAWA - A significant increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Canada has prompted some cities to start building temporary housing for new arrivals. The city of Ottawa is working to e...

Police in Saskatchewan are asking drivers to use caution on the roads and highways after a winter storm brought the first major snowfall of the season to much of the province. The snowfall warnings fr...

By day, Venessa Liang is an oncology pharmacist in Saskatoon. But as night falls, she sheds her lab coat and ties on an apron. "I come home from my day job and I make luxury chocolate until I go to be...

DAWSON CITY, Y.T. - Governance in Yukon's second-largest municipality has been at a standstill since its newly elected mayor and council refused to pledge allegiance to King Charles during their swear...

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are supportive of government intervention in the labour disputes at ports and at Canada Post. Polling firm Leger found 63 per cent of respondents to a new survey...