VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government says it's expanding the supervision of repeat offenders with the creation of seven new intervention and monitoring hubs in the Lower Mainland to help reduce street disorder and crimes targeting businesses.
It says the government is tracking up to 865... Read more
The Saskatchewan RCMP said a homicide investigation in Green Lake has led to a second-degree murder charge against a 47-year-old woman.
The incident was reported to Meadow Lake/Green Lake RCMP at around 10:35 p.m. on on July 21, when police were told there was an injured man in Green Lake.
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The identity of the man found buried in a Regina backyard on June 9 remains a mystery for now.
But Regina police chief Lorilee Davies hopes that may change, when DNA testing results are returned to investigators within the next few weeks.
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Warm weather over the past week has helped Saskatchewan farmers get back into the fields in many parts of the province and helped speed up crop development, but the high humidity has also created favourable conditions for diseases, leading to another challenge for producers.
According to the weekly... Read more
Fuel costs are on the rise in Canada as geopolitical turmoil drives the price of crude oil to its highest level in more than a month.
Gasbuddy.com, which crowdsources pump price data from across Canada and the U.S, says the Canadian national average now sits above $1.80 a litre — a two-cent... Read more
OTTAWA — New statistics indicating crime has dropped almost everywhere in Canada show the Liberal government’s three tough-on-crime bills were not based on facts, one advocate says.
Statistics Canada said Wednesday both the rates and severity of reported crime were down almost across the board in... Read more
Saskatoon police made several arrests this month, including a teen suspect wanted in another province and two suspects in local assaults.
A 16 year old wanted on a Canada-wide warrant by police in Quebec has been arrested by the Saskatoon Police Service.
The Service de police de la Ville de... Read more
CALGARY — Fuel costs are on the rise in Canada as geopolitical turmoil drives the price of crude oil to its highest level in more than a month.
Gasbuddy.com, which crowdsources pump price data from across Canada and the U.S, says the Canadian national average now sits above $1.80 a litre — a two-... Read more
Experts warn the latest tariff threats from the United States will hit some provinces harder than others — and could test the united Team Canada front.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Monday to impose 50 per cent tariffs next month on a range of Canadian exports,... Read more
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has been ordered for the second time this month to stop using the services of contract workers while its security officers are on strike.
In a decision issued Wednesday, the Canada Industrial Relations Board said the Bank of Canada contravened the Canada Labour Code by... Read more
RCMP officers in Saskatchewan had a busy year in 2025, fielding 15 per cent more calls than they did in 2024.
The Saskatchewan RCMP call centre received 422,274 calls for service last year, the federal police force said in a statement, which works out to an average of just under 1,157 each day.... Read more
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will look at whether a tribunal's decisions on RCMP labour issues should be issued within strict timelines.
The top court has agreed to review the handling of cases by the RCMP External Review Committee — an independent, quasi-judicial tribunal that examines... Read more
Multiple officers testified to how a traffic stop escalated as an arrest attempt and use of force which contributed to 40-year-old Boden Umpherville's death.
Police in Regina are warning the public that there’s no cause for alarm if anyone spots police officers rappelling down the sides of the Regina General Hospital on Thursday.
Beginning at 9:30 a.m., Regina Police Service officers are on site at the hospital for SWAT team training exercises.... Read more
A presentation to Regina’s executive committee updating the city’s parks master plan on Wednesday turned into a lengthy discussion on the impact of a cut to park maintenance made during budget... Read more
A Saskatchewan company believes the future of potash mining may not lie in reinventing the industry, but in borrowing a technology that has already transformed another one of the province’s biggest sectors.
Buffalo Potash has begun drilling the first wells for its initial production module near... Read more
The City of Saskatoon has laid charges in connection with a crash at the 108th Street overpass in March, while still trying to recover costs from a separate... Read more
There is extra anticipation around the Roughriders’ first-place showdown with the Elks tonight. Murray Wood says everyone is waiting to see how the team balances the difficult aspects of... Read more
Infant bodies have been excavated from a mother-and-baby institution near Galway. Sarah Mills says it shows a difficult history can be uncovered with respect, care and compassion.
The Mills Minute is a daily commentary heard on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME, where Sarah... Read more
Canadian Blood Services says it is facing a shortage as blood donations have plummeted over the last several weeks.
The agency says the blood supply has decreased by nearly 20 per cent since June 1.
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8:30 – Wildfire smoke is once again rolling into Saskatchewan, raising concerns about air quality and serving as a not-so-friendly reminder that close to 1,000 wildfires are burning across the country right now, including 56 active fires in Saskatchewan. Kyle Brittain,... Read more
A British Columbia man accused of murdering his common-law wife has been acquitted after a judge threw out a confession she says was tainted by the suspect’s “degrading and humiliating” treatment by police.
The judge found homicide investigators forced Frederick Charlie, an... Read more
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are preparing to take on the Edmonton Elks on Thursday after what has been an emotional week for the team.
On Saturday, the day before the CFL club was set to return to practice,... Read more
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Canada’s premiers in Prince Edward Island today amid new tariff threats from the United States.
The First Ministers Meeting comes just days after U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders to increase tariffs by 50 per cent on a variety... Read more
TORONTO — Canadian pianist Oliver Jones, whose varied musical career took him from classical to pop to jazz stages around the world, has died. He was 91.
In a statement posted online, Jones’s family and his record label, Justin Time Records, said the celebrated virtuoso passed away on Wednesday in... Read more
VANCOUVER — More communities across British Columbia are under threat from separate out-of-control wildfires.
The latest overnight evacuation order was issued by the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, triggered by the risk of a wildfire in the South Chilcotin Mountains area in Electoral Area A.... Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
Carney, premiers to meet amid new U.S. tariffs
The First Ministers Meeting comes just days after U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders to increase tariffs by 50 per cent on a variety of Canadian... Read more
Some Saskatchewan Roughriders fans are heading into Thursday's matchup against the Edmonton Elks with conflicting emotions, after a player and another man were killed in a highway crash.
ELIZABETHTOWN, NEW YORK — Lawyers are expected to make their opening arguments this morning in the trial of a man accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter in 2025 during a trip to New York.
Luciano Frattolin is charged with second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse in the death of... Read more
REGINA — Some Saskatchewan Roughriders fans are heading into Thursday's matchup against the Edmonton Elks with conflicting emotions, after a player and another man were killed in a highway crash.
For longtime Roughriders fan Kerri Ludvigsen, it's the first time in decades a friend has told her she... Read more
VANCOUVER — Photos of giant, cauliflower-like clouds are popping up on Vancouver-area social media feeds that experts say are pyrocumulus clouds produced by a wildfire more than 200 kilometres away.
BC Wildfire Service said the Anderson Creek fire was discovered by aircraft responding to one of the... Read more
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Canada's premiers in Prince Edward Island today amid new tariff threats from the United States.
The First Ministers Meeting comes just days after U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders to increase tariffs by 50 per cent on a variety of... Read more
Officials with Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources put the active number of wildfires burning in the north at 180, with seven new blazes sparked yesterday.
Aerial photographs have shown the devastation in one northern Ontario First Nation as a wildfire tore through the region last week.
The... Read more
PHOENIX (AP) — Amish Shah won the Democratic primary Wednesday in a hotly contested congressional district in Arizona, delivering another defeat to the Democratic Congressional... Read more
From driverless tractors to weather monitoring systems, Saskatchewan's Ag in Motion is displaying some of the latest ag-tech in the world this week.
After years of bargaining, a union representing more than 14,000 health-care workers in Saskatchewan will vote on potential job action in September, CUPE Local 5430 says.
As they process their emotions over the recent death of teammate Jayden Dalke, the Roughriders are still attempting to focus on Thursday's CFL game against the Edmonton Elks.
Davis Alexander and the Montreal Alouettes can really help themselves Sunday night.
YWCA Regina is set to take over an affordable supportive housing project that ran into funding difficulties.
The city’s executive committee voted unanimously to recommend council approve the... Read more
For Saskatchewan beekeepers, the hum of the hive is only one part of the season’s work.
Behind every jar of honey is a global market that determines whether producers can cover their costs, maintain their operations and return to their fields the following year. Now, a proposed 50 per cent U.S.... Read more