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The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix’s once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs came up with a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a springboard into video streaming that has transformed entertainment. The DVD service that has been steadily shrinking in the shadow of Netflix’s video streaming service will […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized Wednesday on behalf of Canada’s Parliament after it applauded a man who fought alongside the Nazis in the Second World War after last week’s address by Ukraine’s president. He made the brief statement before entering the House of Commons, where he extended “unreserved apologies” for what unfolded during President Volodymyr […]

Every dollar spent on an orange T-shirt for Truth and Reconciliation Day should be a conscious effort to uplift an Indigenous business or community, experts say. Shopping for orange T-shirts from Indigenous businesses is a tangible step toward economic reconciliation, said Rob Schulz, founder of online marketplace ShopFirstNations. For anyone unsure how to find those businesses, here are […]

The province grew by 8,567 people in the most recent quarterly population estimates from Statistics Canada. There are now, as of July 1, 1,209,107 people calling Saskatchewan home. That’s a growth of 2.6 per cent year over year, giving Saskatchewan the eighth highest population bump among the 10 provinces.   Canada’s population topped 40 million for the […]

House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota is resigning after he invited a man who fought for the Nazis to attend a speech that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered to Canada’s Parliament last week. The Liberal MP, who was first elected Speaker in December 2019, shared his decision ahead of question period in the House of Commons today, referring […]

Premier Scott Moe is not backing down from the government’s pronoun policy despite calls from teachers worried it violates their code of ethics and a report from the province’s Children’s Advocate that says the policy violates children’s rights. “I would say they should have discussions with whoever their superiors are on how those policies will […]

Public health officials say the number of COVID-19 infections is climbing again — just in time for respiratory virus season in the fall and winter, when respiratory syncytial virus and influenza also come on the scene.  Health Canada recently authorized an updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by Moderna, thattargets the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant circulating now. The […]

Hundreds of people marched in Regina, joining thousands in cities across Canada for marches and protests about how schools teach sexuality and gender identity and how teachers refer to transgender youth. Tonie Wells organized the march in the Queen City. She said the march was about kids’ safety and the rights of parents to be […]

Saskatchewan says it has not been contacted by Ottawa about security concerns with a key trade partner since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made allegations that India’s government played a role in the killing of a Canadian citizen. Trudeau revealed in the House of Commons on Monday that Canadian intelligence services are investigating credible information about […]

Higher gasoline prices drove Canada’s inflation rate to 4.0 per cent in August, making it the second month in a row inflation has risen. Statistics Canada released its consumer price index report Tuesday, which shows the annual rate rose from 3.3 per cent in July. Saskatchewan saw inflation jump a bit, with the rate going […]