VICTORIA — British Columbia's attorney general says it is rare to reopen a court case as significant as the landmark Cowichan Tribes title decision, but the government supports an effort to do so by the largest private property owner in the title area.
Niki Sharma says Montrose Properties will be... Read more
OTTAWA — Responding to several media reports stating Steven Guilbeault is set to resign, federal ministers Lena Diab and Marjorie Michel showered the former environment minister with praise today.
The ministers, who were holding a press conference on Parliament Hill about the Ebola outbreak in... Read more
OTTAWA — The government should apologize for its role in supporting the practice of forced adoptions, Liberal MP Karina Gould and Sen. Chantal Petitclerc said Tuesday.
Gould told a press conference that between the 1940s and 1970s, an estimated 300,000 unmarried women in Canada were coerced or... Read more
A Regina man is facing 14 charges after Carlyle RCMP say a White Bear First Nation man was held against his will at a home on the nation on Sunday.
Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release on May 26 that the man was able to escape and was treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after... Read more
Saskatchewan's highest court has ordered a new trial for a former educational assistant previously convicted of sexual crimes against two teen boys.... Read more
KANANASKIS — British Columbia Premier David Eby says a deal for Canada to supply liquefied natural gas to Germany makes it more likely the Ksi Lisims project on the West Coast will proceed.
Eby made his remarks after multiple outlets reported German firm SEFE is poised to buy gas from the proposed... Read more
MONTREAL — A Quebec watchdog is calling for major reforms to provincial lobbying rules.
Speaking at a news conference in Quebec City, Jean-François Routhier said the existing rules are outdated and insufficient.
He wants to see a series of changes to improve transparency.
Routhier says his... Read more
KAMLOOPS — A Crown lawyer says police were with an abandoned car as it was being towed from a British Columbia forest road when murder suspect Vitali Stefanski emerged shoeless from the woods and told them he had killed his ex-wife, whose body was then found with a bloody knife that carried both... Read more
TORONTO — The Canadian government says travellers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days, while immigration authorities are temporarily suspending decisions on applications from Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Uganda.
Luc Brisebois, director-general... Read more
Johnny Johnson III had to wait a year before being thrown right into the fire.... Read more
Environment Canada has issued a 'yellow' heat warning for a large swath of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan with temperatures in the low- to mid-30s C in the forecast.
TORONTO — Ontario municipal councillors could soon be removed from office for violating a code of conduct under a provincial bill that passed Tuesday, though Premier Doug Ford said he has reservations about the new law.
Municipalities, advocates and the opposition have long called for stronger... Read more
VICTORIA — British Columbia Education Minister Lisa Beare says legal errors that forced the government to reinstate the entire Victoria school board that it fired last year were significant but "inadvertent."
Beare has told the legislature that the government's failure to produce documents in line... Read more
Tickets to the Canadian Snowbirds Hometown Event in Moose Jaw, Sask., the fleet’s home base, sold out in minutes on Monday following news of their temporary grounding.
Inclusion Canada and dozens of other disability and mental health organizations are calling on Ottawa to call off a planned expansion of access to medical assistance in dying next year.
People whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness are not eligible for medical assistance in dying.... Read more
Former Saskatoon police chief Clive Weighill is leading an independent review of security and safety at Saskatchewan’s health-care facilities.
Weighill, who also... Read more
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s government has tabled a bill to create the office of an advocate for residents and small businesses at the province's energy regulator.
The government says the office would represent consumers at the rate-setting Energy and Utilities Board.
The legislation comes after... Read more
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s push to redraw the state’s congressional district in hopes Republicans could gain an additional seat in the midterm elections.
Senators had political concerns, worrying that any map in a state... Read more
MONTREAL — After giving their all on the ice for nearly 10 months, the Montreal Victoire are celebrating their Professional Women's Hockey League championship on home ground.
At an event at Montreal City Hall today, the team took turns signing the golden book — reserved for notable people who have... Read more
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says her parliamentary adviser on constitutional affairs has resigned.
The premier's office says Jason Stephan, the United Conservative legislature member for Red Deer-South, is still a valued member of caucus.
Smith's office says Stephan chose to... Read more
With the ongoing conflict in the Middle East driving up the price of jet fuel – along with all petroleum products – some airlines are making changes in order to save money... Read more
OTTAWA — Inclusion Canada and dozens of other disability and mental health organizations are calling on Ottawa to call off a planned expansion of access to medical assistance in dying next year.
People whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness are not eligible for medical assistance in... Read more
WINNIPEG — The longtime president of the Manitoba Métis Federation has been acclaimed in the organization's upcoming general election.
The federation says David Chartrand was the only person to put his name forward to lead the group, which represents more than 60,000 Red River Métis.
Chartrand... Read more
A 28-year-old woman is facing seven gun charges after allegedly firing a sawed-off shotgun and discharging bear spray inside a Saskatoon restaurant.
According to police, officers were called to the business in the 2200 block of 22nd Street West at around 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday.
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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta – and even in his own province — his party stands with Confederation.
“We support a strong and growing province of Saskatchewan with the united nation of Canada,” Moe told reporters Monday.... Read more
RCMP officers are investigating after after two people were injured by gunfire during an attempted robbery on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation.
According to police, officers were called to the First Nation northwest of Prince Albert at around 3 a.m. on Saturday. The RCMP said three people were... Read more
Though it was recently announced that the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be grounded after this season, excitement surrounding the team remains strong, as organizers announced Monday that the 2026 Snowbirds Hometown Event is officially sold out.
Organizers said the July 11 event at the Moose Jaw... Read more
A Saskatchewan family is demanding answers and changes after the death of a 24-year-old woman, which they say happened after she was diagnosed with a dangerous condition and waited hours to receive care.
According to the family, Jaali Weenie-Sutherland hours after she was diagnosed with... Read more
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have just a few days left to make their final evaluations.... Read more
Federal judges on Tuesday temporarily blocked Alabama’s plan to use a new congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key U.S. House race in the... Read more
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and celebrated by dancing and reciting poetry. He says we... Read more
A Saskatchewan woman's family demands justice for Jaali, saying she died following two hospital transfers and waiting 13 hours for care after a diagnosis of pre-eclampsia.
LONDON (AP) — Temperature records toppled as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe on Tuesday, triggering government warnings about risks to life. Several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people tried to cool down.
London recorded a rare “tropical night,”... Read more
The man who killed Misha Pavelick in 2006 won’t learn his fate... Read more
8:30 – Canada and the province of Alberta are at a bit of a crossroads. While talks of separatism remain just talks, does this make Canada as a country appear weak? This is a big headline in Canadian federal politics. Tom Korski, managing editor for Blacklock’s... Read more
The flagship of South Korea’s submarine fleet is docked in British Columbia where it’s serving as a floating floor model in the Asian nation’s pitch for Canada to buy 12 like it.
The crew of the ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, a KSS-III-class diesel-electric submarine, received an... Read more
The heat wave hitting Saskatchewan this week has prompted warnings from Environment Canada.
The weather service had heat warnings in effect on Tuesday covering large areas in the southern and western parts of the province, including Regina, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Weyburn and North... Read more
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta – and even in his own province -- his party stands with Confederation.
Two recent cases involving members of the Regina Police Service, as well as the circumstances surrounding the firing of police chief Farooq Sheikh, have prompted a petition and open letter calling for reforms.
The letter, which appears on Tuesday’s Board of Police Commissioners agenda, accuses the... Read more