The Canadian economy added 108,000 jobs in October, reversing much of the losses observed in recent months and surprising forecasters who were expecting a very modest bump in employment. In its latest labour force survey, Statistics Canada said Friday that the unemployment rate for last month held steady at 5.2 per cent as more Canadians […]
Ontario’s pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause in legislation intended to prevent a strike by education workers is a dangerous and draconian move that could have implications for labour negotiations across the country, experts say. The Progressive Conservative government tabled legislation, expected to pass Thursday, that imposes a contract on education workers with the Canadian […]
Saskatchewan’s policing minister has apologized for defending the attendance of a notorious convicted killer at her government’s tough-on-crime throne speech last week. Christine Tell says she shares Premier Scott Moe’s apology from Monday. She says she was wrong and she’s sorry for the words she used. Colin Thatcher, who was convicted of first-degree murder in […]
Premier Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government is set to introduce a bill today aimed at seeking more provincial independence, especially over its natural resources. Canada’s Constitution already separates provincial and federal powers, but Saskatchewan wants it written into its own laws with the Saskatchewan First Act. The intent of the bill is to define that Saskatchewan alone has exclusive jurisdiction over its natural […]
Russia has suspended its part of the deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain from its Black Sea ports safely amid a monthslong war, and it appears that the remaining partners are now left to take their chances. On Monday, Ukraine said a dozen ships had sailed despite initially reporting that more than 200 vessels, many loaded […]
Laurie O’Connor says more people in Saskatoon are struggling to get food for themselves and their families as the prices in grocery stores rise out of reach. A newly released Canada-wide survey found people in the Prairie provinces were much more likely to have used emergency measures like food banks or a community fridge. The […]
Families of those killed or injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash are raising concerns that Saskatchewan’s rules for truck driving licenses could be loosened as the industry deals with a shortage of drivers. The crash killed 16 people and injured 13 others after a bus carrying the junior hockey team collided with a transport […]
It wasn’t a great image. A convicted murderer sitting in the legislature chamber for a Speech from the Throne supposedly about reducing crime, and increasing the public’s safety. Former Saskatchewan MLA and cabinet minister Colin Thatcher was convicted of murdering his ex-wife, Jo-Ann Wilson. He spend more than 20 years in jail for the crime, […]
Saskatchewan kicked off its fall legislative session Wednesday with a tough-on-crime throne speech presented while a former cabinet minister turned notorious convicted killer sat in the chamber. Colin Thatcher, 84, said he was happy to accept an invitation from his good friend, Saskatchewan Party legislature member Lyle Stewart. Wearing a blazer and bolo tie, Thatcher […]
The Bank of Canada hiked its key interest rate yet again on Wednesday morning, bringing it to 3.75 per cent and continuing one of the fastest monetary policy tightening cycles in its history amid warning signs of a potential recession. Here’s how we got here: Oct. 24, 2018: The Bank of Canada’s key interest rate […]
