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One of Canada’s most vital trade arteries is cut off as employers at most of British Columbia’s ports lock out their workers in a dispute involving about 700 unionized foremen. The BC Maritime Employers Association says it defensively locked out members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 after the union began strike […]

Millions of Americans are heading to the polls Tuesday as a chaotic presidential campaign reaches its peak in a deeply divided United States, where voters in only a handful of battleground states will choose the country’s path forward. Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump have presented starkly different visions for America’s future, but […]

The Government of Saskatchewan has declared the first week of November as Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness Week to promote CO safety across the province.  SaskEnergy, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), and the Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan (TSASK) are urging residents to install CO alarms, especially with heating systems running more frequently during winter.  […]

Murray Sinclair, who was born when Indigenous people did not yet have the right to vote, grew up to become one of the most decorated and influential people to work in Indigenous justice and advocacy. A former judge and senator, one of Sinclair’s biggest roles was chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential […]

Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations being published today by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. The regulations, still only in draft format and about two years behind schedule, could further strain relations between Ottawa and the Alberta […]

KINDERSLEY — Strathcona Resources Ltd. and Steel View Energy & Industrial Services Ltd. pleaded guilty Oct. 22 in Kindersley Provincial Court to violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020. Strathcona Resources Ltd. was fined $60,714.29 with a surcharge of $24,285.71 for a total amount of $85,000. Steel View Energy & Industrial Services Ltd. was […]

SHAUNAVON—Saskatchewan is leading the nation in farmland values. According to a recent Farm Credit Canada report, Saskatchewan has experienced the highest increase in the last six months, with a 7.4 percent rise. In addition, the report shows that crop values rose by almost 16 percent on Saskatchewan’s farmland values over the past year, with a […]

Among the millions glued to their TV sets Tuesday night watching U.S. election results will be a group of people in Montreal with a particular connection to Democratic candidate Kamala Harris — her high school classmates.  Long before she became an American vice-president and presidential candidate, Harris spent several years in Montreal and attended Westmount […]

Clocks turned back one hour across most of Canada this morning as daylight time came to an end. While the shift to standard time offered many Canadians a chance to sleep an extra hour, it also means darkness will start arriving earlier in the evening. Sunrise will come an hour earlier each morning except in […]

REGINA – It is back to work for MLAs at the Saskatchewan Legislature this week following Monday’s provincial election. New and returning members were at the Legislature as they started their preparations for the fall session. On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Party held its first caucus meeting since the election. The meeting consisted of its reduced […]