Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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National employment numbers for December from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's December employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.8 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (60.9) Participation r...
Jan 09, 2026
Unemployment rate jumps to 6.8% as more workers look for jobs
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada said a surge in workers rejoining the labour force pushed the unemployment rate higher to end the year. The unemployment rate rose to 6.8 per cent in December, StatCan said,...
Jan 09, 2026
Moe says he hopes Carney can make trade progress in visit to China next week
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he's glad to see Prime Minister Mark Carney go to China next week to talk trade as punishing tariffs continue to hammer a major Prairie crop. Moe says on s...
Jan 07, 2026
Carney heads to China next week for first visit by a prime minister in eight years
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week as he makes the first official trip to China by a Canadian prime minister in more than eight years. Carney'...
Jan 07, 2026
Five ways U.S. intervention in Venezuela could affect Canada
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump stunned the world on the weekend by ordering a military raid on the Venezuelan capital, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and bringing him to New York to face cha...
Jan 06, 2026
Canadian furniture, cabinet industry still 'reeling' after Trump pauses tariff spike
WASHINGTON - The Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association says while it welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump's postponement of tariff increases on furniture, cabinets and vanities, the industry is still b...
Jan 02, 2026
Canada's highest-paid CEOs made an average of $16.2 million in 2024: report
The gap between average worker wages and Canada's top-paid CEOs widened to a record in 2024, according to a new report that pushes for higher taxes on the wealthiest. Average compensation for the 100 ...
Jan 02, 2026 Tobias Lutke, co-founder and CEO of Shopify, participates in the State of Crypto Summit, in New York, Thursday, June 12, 2025. He was the highest-paid CEO in Canada in 2024 after taking home $205.5 million, according to a report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Jobs, economy top voters' priorities at the end of a turbulent 2025: Nanos poll
A year-end poll from Nanos suggests jobs and the economy are the top issues on voters' minds heading into 2026. Just over one in five respondents to the poll published this week said those economic co...
Dec 31, 2025 A worker prepares a pathway on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Jobs, economy top voters' priorities at the end of a turbulent 2025: Nanos poll
OTTAWA - A year-end poll from Nanos suggests Canadians will want to see action from the Liberal government on major economic files in the new year. Just over one in five respondents to the poll publis...
Dec 31, 2025
Five things to watch in Canadian business for 2026
OTTAWA - Trade issues dominated headlines for Canadian business in 2025, but the stock market seemed to shrug off the economic woes as it hit record highs. Heading into 2026, trade will remain in the ...
Dec 31, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Let's hope lessons are learned this construction season
Major projects in Saskatoon and Regina must get done, but Sarah Mills says changes are needed to lessen the impact on tr...
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8:30 - Saskatchewan Ministers have been given a warning from the House Speaker about increased heckling, interruptions a...