Provincial News

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on social media that Ottawa has approved Alberta’s request for federal assistance after a fast-moving wildfire hit Jasper National Park and its townsite late Wednesday. The park’s social media account says the fire has caused significant loss within the townsite, but the specific locations or neighbourhoods affected are not being […]

Legendary comedian Lesley Nielson, Orphan Black Star Tatiana Maslany – and comic book meta anti-hero “Wade Wilson” all have one thing in common. They’re from Regina. Wade Wilson – also known as “Deadpool” the “merc with a mouth” – is canonically from right here in the Queen City. In the first film offering Ryan Reynold’s […]

The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate for the second straight time, bringing its key rate down to 4.5 per cent. Forecasters say slowing inflation and a weak economy justified a second consecutive cut by the central bank. After a historic run-up, the central bank lowered its policy rate for the first time […]

Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, as countries around the world from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service. Provisional satellite data published by Copernicus on Wednesday showed that Monday broke the previous day’s record by 0.06 degrees Celsius (0.1 degree […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation’s Teachers’ Bargaining Committee has named Dawn Harkness as its nominee for the arbitration panel addressing class complexity and wages. Harkness, a retired teacher and principal, joins Daniel Ish, a former law professor, and Greg Chatlain, a former education director, on the panel. The committee opted for binding arbitration after consulting with […]

Additions to the Saskatchewan Residential School Memorial were unveiled Monday afternoon at Government House. Interpretive panels have been added to provide more context to existing elements of the memorial, along with metal silhouettes of children, made by Pro Metal Industries, an Indigenous-owned company. The panels and silhouettes are installed in the pavilion near the memorial […]

With summer’s arrival, young burrowing owls are leaving their nests across the prairies to forage independently after weeks of parental care. These juvenile owls are honing their hunting and flying skills, often venturing to nearby burrows. Grace Pidborchynski, coordinator of Operation Burrowing Owl at Nature Saskatchewan, notes that warmer road surfaces at dusk attract insects […]

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Interest rate cut possible this week: Economists Economists and market watchers are betting the Bank of Canada will deliver another interest rate cut this week amid mounting evidence that inflation is sustainably easing. Expectations that the bank will […]

One of the things that I’ve done since breaking into the CFL media is stress the importance of breaking the CFL season into thirds. Unlike the Trestman Theory (*A CFL game consists of a 57min battle plus an additional 3min mini-game) that I consistently talk about during our broadcasts, we only mention breaking the season […]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was […]