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The prairie provinces have banded together to oppose amendments the federal government has made to its firearms legislation. Last week, a Liberal MP introduced an amendment that would broaden the numb...

The governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan are continuing the battle against the mountain pine beetle. In a media release Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government announced it had recently committed up t...

The Saskatchewan government says Alberta wasn’t the only jurisdiction it considered for doing private surgeries as it tries to get a handle on a surgical backlog that has some patients waiting 1...

Pope Francis has arrived in Edmonton to start his six-day visit in Canada. The Pope has said he hopes the "penitential'' trip will contribute to reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples. Francis...

A massive drug bust has resulted in charges against seven people and the seizure of large amounts of cocaine, meth and cash. In a media release Monday, the Saskatchewan RCMP said its Regina-based Fede...

Saskatchewan and Alberta are expected to be economic drivers for the country this year. The Conference Board of Canada, an independent research organization, predicted Saskatchewan’s gross domes...

Jason Kenney's resignation leaves a potential pathway to power for the New Democrats in Alberta, according to a Calgary political scientist. On Wednesday, Kenney announced he would step down as leader...

It may feel like spring, but it was looking like winter on some highways in southwestern Saskatchewan on Tuesday morning. According to the Highway Hotline at 9:30 a.m., the Trans-Canada Highway was cl...

Another step has been taken toward Saskatchewan possibly adding small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) to its power grid. On Monday, Saskatchewan joined the provinces of Ontario, New Brunswick and Albe...

The Alberta Conservation Association and the governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta are injecting nearly $1.3 million into the research and development of a vaccine for chronic wasting disease (CWD) ...