Category Archives: National News
Government strikes deal with school boards about classroom supports and mental health resources
The Saskatchewan government has inked a multi-year funding agreement with the Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA), along with the endorsement of locally elected boards of education. The agre...
Mar 08, 2024
Economy adds 41,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate rises to 5.8%
The Canadian economy added 41,000 jobs in February as employment gains continue to lag strong population growth in the country. The federal agency's labour force survey released Friday says the u...
Mar 08, 2024
Two adults, four children found dead in Ottawa-area home, police say
Ottawa police say four children and two adults are dead and a seventh person is injured after what the police chief is describing as an attack by a "lone actor" in an Ottawa suburb Wednesday night. Po...
Mar 07, 2024
Bank of Canada holds key rate steady at five per cent, says too early to cut
The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate steady at five per cent today, arguing it is still too soon to start lowering rates. The central bank says inflation has continued to ease and the e...
Mar 06, 2024
Environment Canada issues snowfall and extreme cold warnings for Northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Heavy snow and extreme cold are affecting large areas of the Prairies after a winter storm rolled through the area over the weekend. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for parts of north...
Mar 04, 2024
Wilkinson says no carbon rebates for Saskatchewan after province says it won't remit. Moe responds
The federal natural resources minister says Saskatchewan residents won't get a carbon rebate, after the province announced Thursday it would stop remitting the levy on natural gas to Ottawa. Jonathan ...
Feb 29, 2024
Jury deliberating in coroner's inquest into Saskatchewan mass killer's death
Jury deliberations have begun at a Saskatchewan coroner's inquest into how a man who stabbed and killed 11 people and injured 17 others died in police custody. Robert Kennedy, the coroner overse...
Feb 29, 2024
SUMA Calling On Ottawa to Reverse Proposed Changes to Canada Community Building Fund
The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association is calling on the federal government to roll back proposed changes to the Canada Community Building Fund. Its a federal program to have dollars flow t...
Feb 28, 2024
New Leger poll suggests support for Conservatives, Pierre Poilievre is growing
A new poll suggests support for Pierre Poilievre is growing, and most Canadians are optimistic about their household finances. Support for the Tories was up one point to 41 per cent in the latest Lege...
Feb 28, 2024
Inquest into in-custody death of mass killer begins with RCMP testimony
A coroner's inquest is hearing details about how Mounties searched for a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others in the days after the mass stabbing in Saskatchewan. Myles Sanderson had been on...
Feb 26, 2024
