Provincial News

MOOSE JAW — City council approved its 2025 regular and executive committee schedules during its final meeting recently, with city administration acknowledging that it may be possible to change the 4 p.m. start time. During council’s final meeting of this term, Coun. Kim Robinson asked whether the 4 p.m. start time was “set in stone.” […]

The NDP appears to have won enough seats to form government in British Columbia, however it is unclear whether it will be a majority or minority. The Canadian Press is projecting that Premier David Eby’s New Democrats have won at least 46 seats, while holding a razor-thin lead in the undecided riding of Surrey-Guildford amid […]

Several Liberal MPs are calling for a secret ballot vote on Justin Trudeau’s leadership after he made clear he isn’t going anywhere in spite of the calls from within his caucus to step down. Two dozen members of caucus signed a letter that gave Trudeau until Monday to respond to their demand for his resignation […]

The Leaders’ Debate Commission announced two seasoned broadcast journalists to moderate the French and English leaders’ debates in the next federal election. TVO host Steve Paikin will moderate the English debate, while Patrice Roy, a host at Radio-Canada will handle proceedings for the French debate. Between the two of them, they have moderated a combined […]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if his party forms government, it will scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million and push provinces to do the same. Poilievre made the case for the cut in a six-minute video published online, arguing governments are partly to blame for high home […]

A fatal collision occurred on last night at around 6:30 p.m. on Highway #6, about 10 kilometers north of Regina. RCMP confirmed that the driver of one vehicle, a 35-year-old man from Piapot First Nation, died at the scene. An adult male passenger sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. The other driver […]

McDonald’s said Wednesday that customers should feel confident ordering from its restaurants despite a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounder hamburgers. The outbreak has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, and one person has died. A preliminary investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggests fresh onions that are served raw […]

NORTH BATTLEFORD – A former member of the Westside Outlawz street gang convicted for her role in the murder of Tiki Laverdiere of Edmonton, Alta., asked to be sent back to prison after being granted day parole. During a recent hearing with the Parole Board of Canada, 32-year-old Shayla-Ann Victoria Orthner said she wanted to […]

MOOSE JAW — After being used very little for a decade, a city-owned building that was once used as a music venue and to store sports equipment has been sold to a private company. During its Oct. 21 regular meeting, city council unanimously accepted a tender for the sale of 441 Fairford Street West from R.L. […]

Producers who were not paid for grain delivered to Global Food and Ingredients Inc. will not receive full compensation from the Canadian Grain Commission’s payment protection program. The company’s security was not adequate to cover all of the unpaid grain. Following a review of individual producer claims by the Canadian Grain Commission, 29 eligible claims […]