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REGINA — The Saskatchewan NDP are painting Sask Party Cabinet Minister Jeremy Harrsion as a liar about recent revelations he brought a hunting gun to the legislature. The NDP is accusing Harrison of lying when he denied claims made by the speaker of the house on the last sitting day of the legislature last month.  […]

Giant Tiger Stores Ltd. says contact information for some of its customers was compromised in an “incident” linked to a third-party vendor it uses. Alison Scarlett, a spokesperson for the Ottawa-based discount retailer, would not name the vendor on Monday but said Giant Tiger uses the company to manage its customer communications and engagement. Giant Tiger is working hard to resolve the […]

Users of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage. Internet traffic observer Down Detector is reporting vast outages on several Meta platforms Tuesday. The problems are being reported across the world, suggesting that the outage could be global.  London-based internet monitoring firm Netblocks […]

Saskatchewan legislature members have decided not to investigate the cause of a protest that disrupted the legislative assembly. Jeremy Harrison, the Saskatchewan Party government house leader, says his caucus decided not to pursue the investigation because it would have taken significant resources. In mid-November, dozens of protesters shouted from the galleries and called for a ceasefire in the […]

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A vehicle speeding toward a U.S.-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, killing two people and prompting the closing of multiple border crossings for hours. Authorities weren’t sure what spurred the wreck but said there were no signs it was […]

Premier Scott Moe and his government are accusing the Offical Opposition of involvement in an incident that disrupted proceedings at the provincial legislature earlier this week. On Monday, the sitting was brought to a halt for about half an hour as security removed over 100 protesters calling for the Moe government to join calls for […]

Former governor general David Johnston says he will begin holding public meetings next month on foreign interference attempts in Canada’s elections, and the ongoing politicization of the issue will not deter him from his work. He said reforms are urgently needed because there are “serious shortcomings” in how the Liberal government deals with the flow […]

Saskatchewan is joining other provinces, and the federal government by banning the popular app Tik Tok from all government phones and computers. Wednesday afternoon, the provincial government released this statement. TikTok’s data collection methods provide substantial access to data on mobile devices, making users vulnerable to surveillance. The Chinese government has a stake in TikTok’s […]

Traffic is moving again, after what is being called a minor train derailment at Elphinstone and Saskatchewan Drive. It slowed the surging road and foot traffic making its way to Mosaic Stadium for the Labour Day Classic. Canadian Pacific Rail has not yet commented. The problem was cleared in about an hour, once again allowing […]

The potash industry in Saskatchewan is ramping up production to meet growing demand amid concern about global food security. Saskatchewan is positioning itself to fill market gaps left by sanctions placed on Russia and Belarus. Nutrien will be ramping up potash capability to 18 million tons by 2025, a jump of more than 5 million […]