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The Saskatchewan government says Crown corporations are supporting the province’s steelworkers by buying local steel. It says SaskPower, the electrical utility, has negotiated with Evraz North America to purchase 10,000 tons of steel from the company’s mill in Regina.  The steel is to be used for the construction of transmission structures and other infrastructure. SaskEnergy, […]

The annual rate of inflation accelerated sharply to 2.6 per cent in February as the federal government’s temporary tax break came to an end mid-month, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. That marks a sizeable jump from the 1.9 per cent increase seen in January, when Canadians saw GST and HST taken off a variety of household […]

REGINA – There has been an increase number of phone scams in the last few weeks, according to the Regina Police Service (RPS). These scams “will claim the victims’ computers are being compromised, and they are facing charges if funds are not secured to prove their identity,” they said. The scammers will get the victims […]

SASKATCHEWAN – The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit is investigating the highest number of reports of child sexual abuse material it has ever received. These files include investigating crimes involving the abuse and/or exploitation of infants, children and teens on the Internet. During the 2021-2022 year*, the unit had 853 new files come in. […]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said that he will repeal the entire carbon price law if elected, including on businesses and the industrial charge.  On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney began the process to end the consumer carbon price on things like gasoline.  The order-in-council says the fee will be removed after March 31. Poilievre said […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending a just bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling that Americans are shopping more cautiously as concerns about the direction of the economy mount. Retail sales rose just 0.2% in February, a small rebound after a sharp drop of 1.2% in January, the Commerce Department […]

The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in February fell to their lowest level in more than a year as homebuyers stayed on the sidelines amid the uncertainty created by the trade war with the United States. The association says actual home sales in February were down 10.4 per cent compared with the same […]

REGINA – Regina Fire and Protection Service says that at 5:10 p.m. Saturday, crews responded to the 800 block of Victoria Avenue for a fire in a motel. On arrival, a second-floor suite was fully involved in flames. Crews quickly extinguished the fire which was contained to the suite of origin. There were no injuries and […]

Canada must strengthen ties with France and other allies in the face of geopolitical and economic crises, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday in France. Making opening remarks in Paris before a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, Carney stressed both countries’ shared values of sovereignty, solidarity and sustainability. “Those are values that we hold […]

REGINA – A member of the Regina Police Service (RPS) is facing one charge of Breach of Trust and one charge of Unauthorized Use of a Computer as a result of an investigation by the RPS. This news release is being issued in accordance with past practice of the Police Service and is consistent with the […]