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 Evan Hardy Collegiate is now the centre of a violent crime investigation after two students were involved in an altercation where a 14-year-old female suspect set fire to a 15 year old on Thursday, Sept. 5. Unconfirmed reports said the incident happened inside the classroom during lunch break. The suspect allegedly used a water bottle […]

Word that federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh had announced his party was scrapping its supply and confidence agreement to keep the federal Liberals in power got a definite reaction from Saskatchewan provincial leaders on Wednesday. “It’s about time,” said Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck at a media availability in White City shortly after the news […]

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… What’s next for Singh and his broken political pact with Trudeau? NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh may hold the key to trigger the next election now that he’s axed his political pact with the Liberals. But strategists say that […]

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has ripped up the supply and confidence deal with the Liberals that helped keep the minority government in power.  In a social media video posted Wednesday afternoon, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he notified Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the decision.  “Canadians are fighting a battle.  A battle for the future […]

The NDP has pulled out of a confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals. What happens now?  In March 2022, the Liberals and NDP penned a deal that would keep the minority government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power until June 2025 and move ahead on some mutually agreeable policies. It was called […]

HUMBOLDT — Growth anticipated as a result of BHP’s potash project near Jansen will benefit from a $250,000 Government of Saskatchewan contribution to the Sylvite Four-Six Regional Development Incorporation (S4-6). The funding will be used to support outcomes in the areas of housing, child care, labour, training and education, inclusive relationships, emergency services, infrastructure and […]

REGINA – Cairns on Cinema is back! Yes, folks, after my brief stay outside the organization I have returned to Harvard Media this fall, and that means the revival of the Cairns on Cinema columns. Two things I really missed during my time at the other place: (1) the Legislature beat and my cozy office […]

The Bank of Canada announced its interest rate decision this morning, and as forecasters expected the BOC delivered another quarter-point rate cut. Encouraged by slowing inflation, the central bank has lowered its policy rate at its last three meetings. Its key interest rate now stands at 4.25 per cent and Governor Tiff Macklem has signalled […]

Audric Moses has seen a few late-summer wasp outbreaks around his Edmonton home over the past seven years, but nothing like what he saw last week.  “My wife said, ‘Hey, come on out here. You need to see this,’” he said.  “There were apples in the tree that were completely covered in wasps, inside and […]

LGBTQ+ activists say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge to remain the Liberal leader through to the next election, despite dwindling public support, is putting them at risk. Queer advocates say a Conservative government led by Pierre Poilievre would be dangerous for the LGBTQ+ community, and some are calling on Trudeau to step aside to give […]