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The Canadian Press

The Canadian Press

Nov 18, 2024 | 8:21am
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in October rose eight per cent compared with September. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 240,761 units in October, up from 223,391 in September. The increase came as the annual pace of urban housing starts […]
Two men accused in fatal border crossing to stand trial in Minnesota

Two men accused in fatal border crossing to stand trial in Minnesota

Nov 17, 2024 | 8:38am
Two men are to stand trial on human smuggling charges this week, almost three years after a family from India was found frozen to death on the border between Manitoba and Minnesota. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand are accused of being part of a large operation that brought Indian nationals to Canada on student […]
Trudeau heads to G20 in Brazil as Canada crafts approach to emerging countries

Trudeau heads to G20 in Brazil as Canada crafts approach to emerging countries

Nov 17, 2024 | 8:33am
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has left Peru for the G20 summit in Brazil as Ottawa seeks its place in a rift between the United States and booming economies in the developing world. The Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum with leaders ranging from long-standing allies such as French President Emmanuel Macron to populist firebrands […]
“A pretty cool idea’: Documentary series to follow Straschnitzki’s basketball dreams

“A pretty cool idea’: Documentary series to follow Straschnitzki’s basketball dreams

Nov 17, 2024 | 8:24am
Former Humboldt Bronco hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki has an entourage these days — complete with cameras and microphones — now that he’s changed his path to the Paralympics from the ice to the hardwood. “Prairie Cat Productions reached out and mentioned this idea of kind of filming me in my wheelchair basketball career and possibly […]
Country Thunder Announces 2025 Line Up

Country Thunder Announces 2025 Line Up

Nov 15, 2024 | 6:01am
With the cold months drawing ever closer, its always nice to start planning for next summer. Country Thunder has taken the wraps off its line-up for the 2025 edition of the show, and like last year, a major rock band will be one of the headliners. Def Leppard, Jason Aldean and Bailey Zimmerman have were […]
$230 million paid in crop hail claims

$230 million paid in crop hail claims

Nov 14, 2024 | 1:26pm
Member companies of the Canadian Crop Hail Insurance Association paid out $230 million to Western Canadian grain farmers on nearly 11,000 hail claims this year. The Canadian Crop Hail Association reports a coverage total of $10 billion this year, matching the record liability set in 2023. The season started unusually slow for claims, but picked […]
YourVote 24 Regina: Bachynski wins mayor’s race

YourVote 24 Regina: Bachynski wins mayor’s race

Nov 14, 2024 | 4:54am
REGINA – The mayor’s race in Regina has produced a big upset. With all 43 polls now reporting, Chad Bachynski has won the mayor’s race defeating Lori Bresciani in second place with incumbent Sandra Masters back in third place. His margin of victory is over 3,000 votes. The result means Bachynski, a project manager who has no elected experience in politics, has taken […]
Reports of long lines as Regina goes to the polls

Reports of long lines as Regina goes to the polls

Nov 13, 2024 | 7:52pm
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 […]
Cabinet Shuffle in Manitoba

Cabinet Shuffle in Manitoba

Nov 13, 2024 | 11:04am
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 […]
Federal government moves to end port strikes, orders binding arbitration

Federal government moves to end port strikes, orders binding arbitration

Nov 12, 2024 | 9:58am
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. […]

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