Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Saskatoon to host 2025 Business Expo and Procurement Forum
SASKATOON — The Government of Saskatchewan will host the 2025 Business Expo and Procurement Forum at Prairieland Park, Hall B (503 Ruth St. W.) in Saskatoon on Oct. 29, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...
SaskToday Oct 15, 2025

McPhail calls for investment in northern reforestation
SASKATOON — The NDP’s forestry critic is calling for the province to make major investments in reforestation after a year of wildfires and tariffs on lumber exports. Jordan McPhail, NDP ML...
John Cairns Oct 15, 2025

Prominent Sask. class action lawyer Tony Merchant dead at 80
REGINA - A prominent figure in the legal and political life of Saskatchewan has passed away. E. F. Anthony Merchant, better known as Tony Merchant, died on Oct. 13 after a battle with cancer. Accordin...
John Cairns Oct 15, 2025

Saskatchewan leads provinces in August wholesale trade growth
Today's figures from Statistics Canada show that the province's wholesale trade rose 9.6 per cent in August 2025 compared to July 2025, ranking first among the provinces in month-over-month gr...
SaskToday Oct 15, 2025

Alberta government to release report into health contract scandal in 'a few days'
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it received Wednesday the final report from the investigation into allegations of corruption over health contracts, but it won't be immediately released. Former Ma...
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press Oct 15, 2025

Industry minister says relief coming for tariff-hit softwood lumber sector
OTTAWA - Federal Industry Minister Mlanie Joly said financial relief is coming soon for Canada's tariff-struck softwood lumber sector. The minister said in Fredericton Wednesday the government will pr...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Oct 15, 2025

Foran Mining vows eco-friendly McIlvenna Bay Mine, jobs for Sask.
SASKATOON — Foran Mining says its McIlvenna Bay Mine will protect the environment while creating jobs and boosting Saskatchewan’s global role. Erin Carswell, vice president for expl...
Jon Perez Oct 15, 2025

Conservatives, Liberals clash over youth unemployment as Tories pitch training reform
OTTAWA - Young workers in Canada are facing an increasingly bleak jobs market - and the federal Conservatives and Liberals are at odds over how the government could help. Unemployment rose to 14.7 per...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Oct 15, 2025

Airports in Victoria and Kelowna, B.C., hacked with pro-Hamas messages
KELOWNA - Airports in Kelowna and Victoria have confirmed their public information systems were hacked on Tuesday, after social media posts depicted pro-Hamas messages on flight information screens an...
Canadian Press Oct 15, 2025

Blue Jays fans arrive in Seattle for ALCS Game 3 against the Mariners
SEATTLE - Lloyd Johnston and Shaun Funk arrived in Seattle from Vancouver by train Wednesday wearing rival baseball caps, but the two friends said they're only a "little conflicted." Johnston, with th...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Oct 15, 2025










