The Government of Saskatchewan is joining the other provinces in asking the federal government for more control over immigration. “Saskatchewan requires more autonomy and flexibility over immigration in order to meet its economic needs and address gaps in the labour market,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said in a news release. “Canada should […]
One of Saskatchewan’s most famous residents – Scotty the Tyrannosaurus Rex has a new friend at the T Rex Discovery Center in East End Saskatchewan. A Tylosaur found in the hills near near lake Diefenbaker close to Saskatchewan Landing Park. Aimee Castillo: visitor experience supervisor at the center tells us more about the new addition. […]
A plane carrying Pope Francis left Edmonton on Wednesday morning heading to Quebec City to begin the next leg of what he has described as his “penitential” journey in Canada. The pontiff is scheduled to have separate meetings with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Citadelle of Québec, then give […]
Pope Francis spoke about the importance of grandparents and the elderly as thousands gathered for a public mass at Edmonton’s football stadium Tuesday, a day after the pontiff apologized for abuses committed at Catholic-run residential schools. Francis prayed for “a future in which the history of violence and marginalization suffered by our Indigenous brothers and […]
Pope Francis says he is sorry for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in the cultural destruction and forced assimilation of Indigenous people, which culminated in residential schools. Tears streamed down the faces of elders and survivors as Francis apologized Monday in Maskwacis, Alta., south of Edmonton, after visiting the site of the former Ermineskin Indian Residential […]
Three people are dead, including a shooting suspect, and one woman is in critical condition after a series of shootings in Langley, B.C. Police issued a cellphone alert early today saying they were at the scene of several shootings “involving transient victims.” RCMP say the emergency response team found a man matching a description of […]
“Freedom Convoy” organizer Tamara Lich is once again arguing to be released from jail after a justice of the peace denied her bail earlier this month. Lich was ordered to remain in jail to await trial for her role in the protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in February, after the court decided she had breached […]
Thousands of Indigenous people converged Monday on the small Alberta prairie community of Maskwacis to hear a long-awaited apology from Pope Francis for generations of abuse and cultural suppression at Catholic residential schools across Canada. Francis was scheduled to arrive in mid-morning at the site of the former Ermineskin Indian Residential School, now largely torn down. […]
Canada’s annual inflation rate rose to 8.1 per cent in June, boosted by soaring gas prices, which rose more than 50 per cent compared with a year ago, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The June inflation rate was up from 7.7 per cent in May and marked the largest yearly change since January 1983. Excluding gasoline, the inflation rate was 6.5 per cent in […]
The Saskatoon Police Service is leading an investigation into a police involved shooting, on the Trans Canada Highway, near Moose Jaw. Just after one Sunday morning, police in Moose Jaw were told about a man, who had a gun, and he was uttering threats. Police located the person at the Superstore parking lot. Moose Jaw […]
