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Environment Canada’s head climatologist shares his top 10 weathers stories of 2023

Environment Canada’s head climatologist shares his top 10 weathers stories of 2023

Dec 21, 2023 | 7:32am
Here’s a quick list of Canada’s top 10 weather stories for 2023, as compiled by Environment Canada head climatologist David Phillips. 1. Wildfires — Nearly every jurisdiction in Canada had them this year, and the total amount of forest burned doubled the previous record. 2. Wildfire Smoke — Some Canadian cities had air quality as […]
Inflation holds at 3.1% in November as progress in tamping down price growth stalls. Inflation up slightly in Saskatchewan

Inflation holds at 3.1% in November as progress in tamping down price growth stalls. Inflation up slightly in Saskatchewan

Dec 19, 2023 | 10:14am
Canada’s annual inflation rate was unchanged last month, holding steady at 3.1 per cent as progress on tamping down price growth stalled. The November consumer price index report released Tuesday from Statistics Canada shows higher prices for recreation and clothing put upward pressure on inflation. Provincially, the rate of inflation in Saskatchewan climbed to 2.3 per cent from […]
‘Pushed down our throats’: Letters detail school pronoun concerns in Saskatchewan

‘Pushed down our throats’: Letters detail school pronoun concerns in Saskatchewan

Dec 18, 2023 | 8:35am
The Saskatchewan government received 18 official complaints in the summer before it implemented a rule preventing most children from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.  The emails, recently obtained by The Canadian Press through an access-to-information request, were received in June and July and offer a first look into what may have influenced […]
Online News Act funding capped for private broadcasters, CBC: regulations

Online News Act funding capped for private broadcasters, CBC: regulations

Dec 15, 2023 | 4:58pm
The Liberal government has put a cap on how much money CBC and other broadcasters can get from Google after the tech company agreed last month to pay $100 million annually to compensate Canadian news companies. CBC/Radio-Canada will get no more than a $7-million share of the annual fund, while another $30 million at most […]
Finance ministers to talk housing, pensions and economy at annual meeting

Finance ministers to talk housing, pensions and economy at annual meeting

Dec 15, 2023 | 10:22am
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and her provincial and territorial counterparts say housing, pensions and economic growth will be hot topics as they gather in Toronto for their annual meeting. “I am sure that we will be discussing housing, which is the central priority for so many Canadians today,” she said in opening remarks delivered before […]
Truck driver who caused deadly Broncos crash loses latest bid to stay in Canada

Truck driver who caused deadly Broncos crash loses latest bid to stay in Canada

Dec 14, 2023 | 10:18pm
A judge dismissed applications Thursday from the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash and was fighting deportation back to India.  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years in prison for causing the 2018 crash in Saskatchewan that killed 16 people and injured 13 others. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving charges.  The […]
RCMP Warn about “Porch Pirates”

RCMP Warn about “Porch Pirates”

Dec 14, 2023 | 8:54am
Tis the season for packages of all sorts to be delivered.  Before the guy in the “red suit” makes his trip around the world, on line shopping means more and more packages being left on doorsteps, and that is an invitation to thieves. The Saskatchewan RCMP don’t want to see any victims of so called […]
Saskatchewan man convicted of killing brother over farm dispute dies

Saskatchewan man convicted of killing brother over farm dispute dies

Dec 13, 2023 | 5:37pm
A man convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his brother has died in prison.  Correctional Service Canada says Joseph Thauberger died of apparent natural causes at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon. The agency says Joseph Thauberger, who was 80, had experienced health complications before his conviction. In July, a judge convicted him […]
Self-defence or deliberate killing: Final arguments in trial of Saskatchewan Mountie

Self-defence or deliberate killing: Final arguments in trial of Saskatchewan Mountie

Dec 13, 2023 | 1:47pm
Crown prosecutors say a Saskatchewan Mountie deliberately lured his lover to an isolated area to kill him, but the officer’s lawyer argues the shooting was in self-defence. Bernie Herman, who is 55, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman. The two men are not related. Braden Herman’s naked body was […]
Sask Teachers Say “Job Action” is “Inevitable”

Sask Teachers Say “Job Action” is “Inevitable”

Dec 13, 2023 | 10:20am
Talks aimed at a new contract for teachers in Saskatchewan have come to an end, with no new deal. The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation and the the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee were bargaining with the help of the Conciliation Board in an attempt to reach a deal. In a statement, the STF says the government did not […]

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