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From Bonavista to Vancouver Island, Canadians are gearing up for a nationwide Axe the Tax protest April 1  – the same day the federal government is hiking the carbon tax by 23 per cent. The protests calling for the immediate and permanent removal of the carbon tax are mainly planned for the interprovincial borders across Canada. […]

With schools closing for “spring break” tomorrow, and through next week, there will be no job action from teachers. The on going labour dispute with the provincial government has seen teachers withdraw from extra curricular activities province wide all week. The job action is expected to resume after the break. Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill says […]

The Estevan Police Service members dealt with reports of sexual assault, dog bite, scam and more on Wednesday. An Estevan man was arrested and charged with sexual assault on March 27. He was released with conditions and a court date in May. Police received a report of a man who was bitten by a dog […]

Canada’s chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is telling a federal inquiry he has confidence in the integrity of the last two general elections with respect to his mandate. As head of Elections Canada, Perrault is responsible for ensuring Canadians can exercise their democratic rights to vote and be a candidate. Perrault is testifying at a […]

After an extensive and competitive process, Estevan former Deputy Police Chief Murray Cowan has been selected as the new deputy commissioner and chief firearms officer of the Saskatchewan Firearms Office (SFO) effective April 1. Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Regina made the announcement Wednesday afternoon. Cowan will oversee the central administration of the SFO and report to the […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back against premiers who are asking him to cancel an upcoming increase to the federal carbon price, saying they have not proposed better ideas to fight climate change.  In a reply to the seven provincial leaders on Tuesday, Trudeau said the last time they discussed the issue in 2022, […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher’s warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its steering capabilities and was heading toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Within about 90 seconds, police officers responded that they had managed to stop vehicle traffic over the Baltimore bridge in both directions. […]

Statistics Canada says the country posted its highest annual population growth rate in more than six decades last year. The agency says the population grew 3.2 per cent, its fastest pace since 1957 when it grew 3.3 per cent. The increase brought the population to 40,769,890on Jan. 1, 2024. The total was up by 1,271,872 […]

There are precious few details coming out of the community of Neudorf, after the discovery of four bodies in a home on Monday. The RCMP say they appear to be a mom and dad, and their two adult children who died. Police are not releasing any more details other than there does not appear to […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were missing and presumed dead. The ship’s crew […]