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Canada’s Competition Bureau has launched investigations into the parent companies of grocery chains Loblaws and Sobeys for alleged anticompetitive conduct, court documents reveal, with Sobeys’ owner calling the inquiry “unlawful.”  The Federal Court documents show the Commissioner of Competition launched the probes on March 1, saying there’s reason to believe the firms’ use of so-called property controls […]

A deportation hearing for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash six years ago is set for today.  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu (JASS’-kihr-at SING sih-DOO’) was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to causing the 2018 crash in Saskatchewan that killed 16 people and injured 13 others.  The rookie Calgary trucker, […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) has made public the details of a tentative Provincial Collective Bargaining Agreement reached between the Teachers’ Bargaining Committee and the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee. This agreement, covering a three-year term from September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2026, marks a significant step forward in addressing key issues faced by teachers, students, […]

Three little piggies went to a yoga class. Their human companions had a blast. Wilbur, Charlotte and Bluey fit right into a growing trend of yoga with animals, adding some fun to the usual physical and mental wellness exercises at a class in central Massachusetts. Darting and strolling among the yoginis making downward dog, crow and cobra poses, the […]

 A call to change the name of Dewdney Ave. in Regina is going to come to the floor soon at Regina City Council. A notice of motion was submitted Wednesday for a resolution that council approve Dewdney Ave. “to be renamed as soon as practicable, and direct administration to consult with relevant stakeholders and the Civic Naming […]

Early this morning, at about 4:30, Moose Jaw police officers responded to an abandoned vehicle on the 9th Avenue Bridge. While searching the area, they discovered an adult male on the ground beneath the bridge. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Moose Jaw Police Service and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are investigating the […]

At today’s Regina City Council meeting, a motion will be submitted to rename Dewdney Avenue.  Dewdney Avenue, named after Edgar Dewdney, a historical figure linked to harmful policies towards Indigenous peoples, is under review for a name change due to a motion put forward for today’s meeting by Councillors Dan LeBlanc and Andrew Stevens.  The […]

Almost two-thirds of Canadians feel that inflation at the grocery store is getting worse, a new poll suggests, even as food inflation has been steadily cooling.  A new Leger survey found that almost 30 per cent of Canadians believe food inflation has been primarily caused by grocery stores trying to increase profit margins. Another 26 […]

GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Multiple people were killed when a tornado tore through a small town in Iowa and left a wide swath of obliterated homes and crumpled cars, while the howling winds also twisted and toppled wind turbines. After devastating Greenfield, a town of 2,000, on Tuesday the storms moved eastward to pummel parts of […]

Retailer London Drugs says it is “unwilling and unable” to pay a multimillion-dollar ransom to cybercriminals who claim to have stolen data in a hacking attack that recently shut down its stores for more than a week. The company says in a statement that the criminals could leak stolen corporate files containing employee information on […]