Tropical Storm Bertha crawled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, making landfall and packing strong winds far from its center after... Read more
OTTAWA — An Ontario court judge has granted a discharge to a British military veteran over an assault outside a military equipment show in the nation's capital.
David Henschel pleaded guilty last year to assaulting a young pro-Palestinian protester in 2024 at the annual CANSEC arms expo in Ottawa.... Read more
OTTAWA — Canadians have claimed more than $190 million in federal subsidies this year toward purchases of new electric vehicles.
New data from Transport Canada shows 44,315 claims were recorded through June, half of them from Quebec.
Ottawa relaunched the rebate program early this year and... Read more
CHARLOTTETOWN — The premiers of Manitoba and New Brunswick say they feel a responsibility to defend a united Canada amid separatist forces in Alberta and Quebec.
The provincial leaders are making the case for national unity at the Council of the Federation's summer meeting on Prince Edward Island.... Read more
MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it could not determine the exact cause of a freight train derailment in northern Quebec last December.
The agency says the derailment likely happened after a rail broke under stress from sharp temperature swings and the earlier passage of... Read more
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued dozens of warnings about heat and poor air quality for much of B.C. as sweltering temperatures aggravate the wildfire situation in the province.
The agency says Lytton in the Fraser Canyon reported the province's highest temperature of 40.5 degrees,... Read more
Several northern Saskatchewan communities continue to record crime severity levels far above both the provincial and national averages, according to newly released 2025 data from Statistics Canada.
The... Read more
CHARLOTTETOWN — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he's open to a west-east pipeline being pitched by his counterparts in Alberta and Ontario.
Kinew says the pipeline could make Canada stronger and there are workers in his province who would be eager to help build it.
But he says major projects like... Read more
OTTAWA — The proposed agreement in principle for the Gordie Howe International Bridge confirms that Canada will share half of net toll revenues with the U.S. for the first 15 years, contradicting recent comments made by the prime minister.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said last week that Canada and... Read more
CHARLOTTETOWN — Advocates are urging the federal government to increase health care funding and impose more conditions on what the provinces can do with that money.
Friends of Medicare director Chris Galloway says Ottawa shouldn’t give a blank cheque that could allow provinces like Alberta to... Read more
CALGARY — Damien Alford is returning to the Calgary Stampeders.
The CFL team announced Wednesday that they've signed the Canadian wide receiver and defensive back Lance Boykin.
Calgary (2-4) selected Alford first overall out of Syracuse in the 2025 CFL draft. He totalled 20 receptions for 407 yards... Read more
It’s been a feeling a few members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders have had to deal with before.
Members of the CFL club are dealing with the... Read more
Reigning champions Kerri Einarson and Matt Dunstone are among the six teams to pre-qualify for next season's national curling championships, Curling Canada announced Wednesday.
Olympic bronze medallist Rachel Homan of Ottawa and Taylor Reese-Hansen of Victoria will join Einarson's Gimli, Man., rink... Read more
Agricultural spray drones are drawing attention at Ag in Motion in Langham this year, after the federal government recently approved a new use of the technology.
On June 30, Health Canada introduced a new policy, which allows drone technology to be used to apply pesticides that are already approved... Read more
Saskatchewan is still trying to figure out how the 50 per cent tariff threatened by the U.S. President on Monday... Read more
Dave Deibert and Shane Fraser Saskatoon StarPhoenix The family of a husband and wife who died in a bear attack at their northern Saskatchewan cabin says the tragedy happened in a place that meant so much to the retired Regina couple. The provincial government confirmed last week that a bear was... Read more
Information on the whereabouts of a 14-year-old girl is being sought by Prince Albert police.
The service said it is once again putting out a call to find Peyton Flett who was last seen on July 21 on the 1000 block of Branion Drive.
She is 5’3″ tall and weighs about 110 pounds, with... Read more
PARIS (AP) — France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heatwave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures.
Public Health France said regions hit by the heat... Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump has set his sights on generic drug imports into the U.S. amid the latest bout of trade tensions between Canada and the U.S.
In a social media post, Trump said that as of Aug. 1, 2028, generic drugs being brought into the U.S. will face a 100 per cent tariff, which will... Read more
The sound of hammers is replacing the silence left behind by last year’s devastating wildfire in Denare Beach.
More than a year after the Wolf Fire destroyed hundreds of homes in the northern Saskatchewan community, some families are beginning to rebuild with the help of volunteers with the... Read more
Bastien MacLean Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Kamsack Times Zebra mussels, an invasive aquatic species, has been detected in the Lake of the Prairies, a 62-km long man-made reservoir that runs along the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border. A number of positive detections of their larval stage,... Read more
Jon Thompson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Ricochet As wildfires swallow swaths of northern Ontario, in what is already the worst wildfire season in the province’s history, the union representing forest firefighters is sounding the alarm over what he calls “government mismanagement at the... Read more
Nicole Goldsworthy Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SaskToday.ca PORCUPINE PLAIN — The Town of Porcupine Plain’s annual Show & Shine attracted a record-breaking 68 registered vehicles, making the 2026 event the largest in its history. Despite a cloudy start that raised concerns about... Read more
Kevin Berger Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Clark’s Crossing Gazette In exchange for providing roughly $24,000 in services prior to and during the event, the RM of Corman Park will be named a gold sponsor of the Ag in Motion trade show, which will be held near Langham on July 21-23.... Read more
A familiar face is the newest bench boss of the American Hockey League’s San Diego Gulls. Dave Manson was named the sixth head coach in franchise history, the team announced in a press release on Monday. “After helping lead the Gulls to the playoffs last season, it was clear Dave made a big... Read more
The Canadian Mental Health Association Prince Albert Branch is celebrating their 30th year anniversary with live music, information booths, food concession and a variety of activities for all ages, on July 29 at the Heritage Centre from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Prince Albert Branch is hosting the event... Read more
Taylor Shire Regina Leader-Post As much as the Saskatchewan Roughriders just want to pause to mourn the death of a teammate, the reality is they have a game to prepare for. On Saturday, Roughriders linebacker Jayden Dalke, 30, was killed in a highway collision that also claimed the life of 22-year-... Read more
Rosthern RCMP are investigating a collision that killed a 33-year-old woman near Duck Lake. On July 19 at approximately 3:45 a.m., Rosthern RCMP responded to a vehicle collision on Highway 212 approximately eight kilometres west of Duck Lake. The collision involved a pedestrian, who was declared... Read more
Île-à-la-Crosse is seeking any members of the public with video footage of an alleged armed robbery that left a victim seriously injured. On June 20 at 7:35 p.m., Île-à-la-Crosse RCMP received a report of an injured individual at The Point Beach in Île-à-la-Crosse . Officers and EMS responded and... Read more
WASHINGTON — United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says he hopes to provide "options" by the end of the year to U.S. President Donald Trump, Canada and Mexico on renewing the continental trade pact.
At the start of July, Greer said the United States would not renew the Canada-U.S.-... Read more
Florence Hwang Regina Leader-Post Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says tackling the threat of 50 per cent American tariffs on a range of Canadian products is not going to happen on social media, nor will it occur in the public sphere. Instead, it needs to happen at the negotiation... Read more
Nicole Goldsworthy Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SaskToday.ca REGINA — The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is encouraging residents to register with the Saskatchewan Evacuation Registration (SER) program before an emergency occurs, saying advance registration can reduce stress for... Read more
Jon Lomow The federal government’s new National Food Security Strategy has recognized food as an issue of national security and of strategic importance. For that alone, it deserves credit. It is also a very good diagnosis of what has long held the Canadian food sector back, along with a strong... Read more
TORONTO — The Canadian men's soccer team will return from its run to the round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup with matches against Chile and Peru this fall.
Canada Soccer announced Wednesday that the Canadians will host Chile at BMO Field in Toronto on Sept. 26 and Peru at Montreal's Stade Saputo on... Read more
TORONTO — Canadians Rebecca Marino, Katherine Sebov and Cadence Brace have received main-draw wild cards for the 2026 National Bank Open, Tennis Canada announced Wednesday.
They join three previously announced wild cards: American legend Venus Williams and fellow Canadians Bianca Andreescu and... Read more
Gage Haubrich Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation Imagine how the highway would look if drivers could treat speeding tickets as a suggestion. That’s how the provincial government can treat the information commissioner. And it’s hurting Saskatchewanians’ ability to find out how the government is spending... Read more
Lexi Saldaña Daily Herald The Uplift Thrift is a store with a mission as owners Josh Stringer and Janessa Dueck aim to revitalize the city’s downtown through affordable pricing, community clothing drives, and a goal to start an event space. The pair first started a buy-and-sell business, buying... Read more
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada reports that both the rates and severity of crime were down almost across the board in 2025.
The agency said Wednesday Canada's crime severity index dropped five per cent last year for the second annual decline in a row. The index — which measures both the number of... Read more
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says both the crime rate and the severity of crimes decreased in 2025.
The agency says Canada's crime severity index dropped five per cent last year for the second annual decline in a row, after the index increased over the previous eight years.
The conventional crime... Read more
TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. reported a loss for its second quarter as it took a $1.03-billion non-cash charge related to its move to buy the minority stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment it does not already own.
The company said the net loss attributable to shareholders amounted to... Read more