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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 […]

A “burning of the brand” was held in Yorkton this (Mon) morning to kick off Agriculture Week in the city.  The 35th Annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown begins on Wednesday, and runs through Saturday, on the Yorkton Exhibition Grounds.    The special guest who burned the brand was well-known Yorkton resident Merve Kuryluk, who played […]

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 […]

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 […]

Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal walked off the job early Sunday for a one-day strike aimed at putting pressure on their employer amid difficult contract talks. The union representing nearly 1,200 longshore workers at the country’s second biggest port served notice Thursday for a complete work stoppage from 7 a.m. Sunday until Monday morning. […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership will continue to be tested this week as he faces deadlines from Liberal MPs who want him to resign and the Bloc Québécois who threaten to trigger an early election. At the Liberal caucus meeting Wednesday, 24 MPs delivered a letter to the prime minister asking him to resign and […]

Harvest progress as of October 22 sits at 95% complete across the province. In the northwest region, a good start to the season with field peas and spring wheat getting in the ground early to mid-May. The exception was in the Dauphin region where soil conditions were saturated. May was characterized by higher than average […]

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. […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 79% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 10, a slight deterioration from the 80% order fulfillment performance seen in week 9.  In supplying 85% of cars ordered by shippers in week 10, CN performance saw a slight improvement from the 79% order fulfillment performance seen the prior […]