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Many in the gender and sexually diverse community and its supporters have issued concerns following a pair of news headlines from across the country. One of the headlines is that residents in the Town of Westlock, Alberta, voted to ban Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks on municipal property and will instead fly only government flags […]

Health Minister Mark Holland tabled a long-awaited bill Thursday meant to pave the way for national pharmacare and preserve a deal that secures NDP support for the government in the House of Commons.  The bill also includes a program to cover birth control and diabetes drugs and supplies for anyone with a health card, which […]

A judge has sentenced a man who ran over and killed an RCMP officer in Saskatchewan to 18 years in prison. Alphonse Stanley Traverse of Winnipeg pleaded guilty last year to manslaughter in the death of Const. Shelby Patton. Patton, 26, had pulled over a suspected stolen truck in the town of Wolseley, east of […]

The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association is calling on the federal government to roll back proposed changes to the Canada Community Building Fund. Its a federal program to have dollars flow through the provinces to the municipalities to build or repair infrastructure. The proposed changes include language around affordable housing, which just adds more regulation and […]

Wendy’s says that it has no plans to increase prices during the busiest times at its restaurants. The burger chain clarified its stance on how it will approach pricing after various media reports said that the company was looking to test having the prices of its menu items fluctuate throughout the day based on demand. “Wendy’s […]

Most Canadians can look forward to a warmer-than-normal spring, but they should also brace for the season’s “profound mood swings,” according to The Weather Network’s latest outlook.  The forecast released Wednesday predicts that the unusually mild winter seen across much of the country thanks to El Niño conditions will pave the way for even more […]

A new poll suggests support for Pierre Poilievre is growing, and most Canadians are optimistic about their household finances. Support for the Tories was up one point to 41 per cent in the latest Leger tracking poll, which asks respondents for their voting intentions each month.  Liberal support held steady at 25 per cent, while […]

A Saskatchewan coroner’s inquest is expected to hear more from officers and paramedics who responded as a mass killer was taken into police custody.  Myles Sanderson had been on the run for several days when police caught up to him on Sept. 7, 2022. Jurors were shown video from RCMP dashboard cameras of a high-speed police pursuit […]

The industry group representing Canada’s oil and gas producers says capital investment in the sector will edge slightly higher in 2024. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is forecasting capital expenditures for the upstream oil and natural gas sector will reach $40.6 billion this year, a small increase from the $39 billion invested by companies […]

Wendy’s is looking to test having the prices of its menu items fluctuate throughout the day based on demand, implementing a strategy that has already taken hold with ride-sharing companies and ticket sellers. During a conference call earlier this month, Wendy’s CEO Kirk Tanner said that the Dublin, Ohio-based burger chain will start testing dynamic pricing, also known as surge pricing, as […]