Sarah Mills: Donald Trump needs to remember the art of the deal
U.S. President Donald Trump says he isn't thinking about Americans' finances "even a little bit" in talks with...
Category Archives: zFeatured Story – Shared
Saskatchewan lake looking to break record for most people floating at one time
By Angie Rolheiser The community of Manitou Beach will make a record attempt at most people floating in Little Manitou Lake at one time Saturday as part of the resort village's centennial celebrations...
Jul 09, 2019 The resort village of Manitou Beach is attempting a record for most people floating in the lake at one time on Saturday. (Gary Bergen/Watrous Manitou Marketing Group)
Ottawa urges provinces to end conversion therapy as Alberta city bans practice
The federal government is urging all provincial governments to put an end to conversion therapy as it looks at changes to the Criminal Code. In a letter to the provinces and territories, Minister of J...
Jul 09, 2019
Federal announcement about a threat to coming election will be a ‘last resort’
OTTAWA - The threshold will be high for any decision to alert Canadians to an attempt to interfere in the coming general election, the federal government says. The extraordinary step of a public annou...
Jul 09, 2019
SGI continues to benefit from out-of-province expansion
SGI achieved one goal and closed in on another during the 2018-19 fiscal year. In its annual report tabled Tuesday, the Crown corporation revealed it had written $371.4 million in premiums outside of ...
Jul 09, 2019
MPs not running again will get paid around $1.6 million in severance
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament who have decided not to run for re-election this fall will cash in a cumulative $1.6 million in severance payments, and millions more will likely be paid out after the e...
Jul 09, 2019
Federal court: Trump can’t ban critics from Twitter account
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump can't ban critics from his Twitter account, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying the First Amendment calls for more speech, rather than less, on matters of p...
Jul 09, 2019
Half of Indigenous children live in poverty, study says
OTTAWA - The worst child-poverty problem in the country was dropped in the laps of the country's premiers on Tuesday, as the Assembly of First Nations presented them with new numbers to show about hal...
Jul 09, 2019
Hong Kong protesters to continue after bill declared ‘dead’
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong protest leaders opposed to the administration of Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday that they will continue their demonstrations, even after Lam declared the effort to ...
Jul 09, 2019 Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Lam said Tuesday the effort to amend an extradition bill was dead, but it wasn't clear if the legislation was being withdrawn as protesters have demanded. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Unlicensed pot stores on Sask. First Nations 'unfair': province
As a second unlicensed, First Nation-owned cannabis store opens up in the province, the provincial government is looking to Ottawa to deal with unlicensed pot shops on First Nations. Last week, an unl...
Jul 09, 2019
Hail and strong winds damage crops in southern Sask.
Summer may have just started, but it has been a stormy start to the season for much of Saskatchewan. Strong winds and hail damaged crops in the south on Sunday night. Tornado and thunderstorm watches ...
Jul 08, 2019 (Sean Schofer/Twitter)
OPINION
Murray Wood: Fiction and parody frequently transform into truth
Murray Wood says a plan to ban smoking in the UK reminds him of an old parody piece in National Lampoon. He says truth i...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, May 13
Evan dives into bear safety with U of S professor, Douglas Clark, discusses the latest wellness trend, peptides, and con...