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MOOSE JAW — With the 2024 municipal election results unofficially counted, Moose Jaw residents have voted in a new mayor and councillors for the next four years, along with new school board trustees. James Murdock has been elected Moose Jaw’s 42nd mayor, succeeding incumbent Clive Tolley, who had held the position for the past three years. Returning councillors Jamey […]

REGINA – Municipal election day is on in Regina, and there appears to be high interest in this vote. There have been reports of long lineups at some polling stations in the city with wait times of upwards of an hour. At this point it is unclear whether there will be any extension of the […]

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has shuffled his cabinet, adding three fresh faces and creating an Innovation and New Technology department. The Innovation portfolio will be headed up by newcomer Mike Moroz.  Its goal is to grow the province’s tech industry and modernize government services. The other new members of the 19-member cabinet are Mintu Sandhu, who […]

The Government of Saskatchewan and its Crown corporations are preparing contingency plans in anticipation of a potential postal service disruption starting as early as Friday. To avoid service delays, ministries encourage clients and suppliers to use direct deposit for payments. The Ministry of Social Services is developing alternative payment distribution for clients who receive mailed […]

Early Friday, November 8, the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) began investigating a Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) incident resulting in a fatality. The incident began on November 7 when MJPS received reports around 11:42 p.m. of a silver Honda driving erratically and allegedly chasing another vehicle. Police observed the vehicle speeding on Main […]

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is intervening to end the work stoppages at ports in both British Columbia and Montreal.  The minister said Tuesday the negotiations have reached an impasse and he is directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the resumption of all operations at the ports and move the talks to binding arbitration. […]

The Royal Canadian Legion says a new partnership with e-commerce giant Amazon is helping boost its veterans’ fund, and will hopefully expand its donor base in the digital world. Since the Oct. 25 launch of its Amazon.ca storefront, the legion says it has received nearly 10,000 orders for poppies. Online shoppers can order lapel poppies […]

Canada could be an important consensus builder at this year’s international climate negotiations, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault said, while downplaying concerns that Donald Trump’s presidential election victory could hamper the talks.  “Our window to keep global average temperatures from surpassing 1.5 degrees Celsius is closing fast on us, so we need everyone […]

A labour dispute continues to paralyze cargo shipping at British Columbia ports, and the union for locked-out workers is accusing employers of abruptly ending contract talks early. The International Longshore and Warehouse Local 514 says the BC Maritime Employers Association ended federally mandated talks with a mediator less than an hour after they began late Saturday afternoon. […]

REGINA – Ward One council candidate Dan Rashovich is speaking out about an Advance Regina mailout which he claims misrepresents him. Rashovich, a former star linebacker with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, emphasized to reporters Wednesday outside City Hall that he has no affiliation with Advance Regina. “I want to represent my constituents, and then obviously represent the […]