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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign chiefs designed the convention opening this week to feature a softer and more optimistic message, focusing on themes that would help a divisive leader expand his appeal among moderate voters and people of color. Then came a shooting that rattled the foundation of American politics. Suddenly, the Democrats’ turmoil after the debate, the GOP’s potential governing […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump first came to law enforcement’s attention at Saturday’s rally when spectators noticed him acting strangely outside the campaign event. The tip sparked a frantic search but officers were unable to find him before he managed to get on a roof, where he opened […]

Monday morning in Vancouver lawyers for the Government of Saskatchewan and lawyers for the Federal Government were going to argue in Federal Court over an attempt by the Canada Revenue Agency to recover millions of dollars in carbon tax money. Now the case has been adjourned, and neither side is saying why, at least clearly. […]

SASKATOON – A man was reported to have spat in a police constable’s face during an arrest in Saskatoon.  Saskatoon Police arrested the man after responding to a domestic disturbance on July 11. At around 10 p.m., police were called to a report of a domestic disturbance in progress in the 1300 block of Avenue […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Simmons, television’s hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday. He turned 76 on Friday. Simmons died at his home in Los Angeles, his publicist Tom Estey said in […]

BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — At 6:02 pm Saturday, to the strains of “God Bless the U.S.A.,” former President Donald Trump took the stage at fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, waving at the cheering crowd and settling into his regular rally speech under a scorching midsummer sun. A few short minutes later, Trump pointed to a projection of a […]

CRAVEN – It was on a warm evening July 12 that Tenille Arts performed in front of several thousand Country Thunder Music Festival-goers. The latter took advantage of this visibility to sing extracts from her fourth and new album To Be Honest. To the delight of festival-goers, the artist from Weyburn performed her big hit […]

A court hearing for the Saskatchewan government to argue for an injunction to stop the Canada Revenue Agency from collecting millions in carbon levy money has been cancelled.  Federal Court in Vancouver did not provide an explanation for the cancellation or say when the case would be heard.  Premier Scott Moe’s government argues it’s unconstitutional […]

Legal experts say the federal government has taken an unusual step in trying to take 28-million dollars from Saskatchewan’s bank account for not paying carbon levy money. Rory Gillis, a professor of tax law and federalism at Western University, calls the move drastic, saying it shows a poor relationship between Ottawa and Saskatchewan.  Eric Adams, […]

Saskatchewan has issued a fire ban for provincial lands, parks and the northern administrative district due to hot and dry conditions.  The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says open fires, controlled burns and fireworks are not allowed on those lands or within 4.5 kilometres of the provincial forest boundary.  The agency is also encouraging municipalities to […]