OTTAWA — China's foreign minister Wang Yi is in Ottawa today, the first such visit in a decade.
He is in Canada for a three-day trip that will include meetings with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The prime minister visited China in January and met with... Read more
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada will reveal this morning how ongoing tariffs and the start of the Iran war affected the economy in the first quarter of the year.
The agency's initial estimates suggest the economy rebounded somewhat after a mild contraction in the final quarter of 2025.
StatCan estimated... Read more
NEWMARKET — Prosecutors are expected to withdraw more than a dozen murder charges against Kenneth Law today, with the Ontario man at the heart of an international investigation instead pleading guilty to aiding suicide.
Law, 60, is accused of selling deadly substances online to people at risk of... Read more
Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used them to take their own lives, is expected to plead guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicide after murder charges against him are withdrawn.
Police have alleged that Law ran several websites that were used... Read more
OTTAWA — Canadians claimed more than $122 million in federal subsidies for new electric vehicles since Ottawa reintroduced its rebate program in February, but many car dealers say they're still waiting to get the funds they are owed.
Transport Canada published the database for the new electric... Read more
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's budget bill, which includes a tax cut on some foods, passed through a final vote early Friday after long days and nights of acrimonious debate.
The move paves the way for the elimination of the provincial sales tax from snacks, soft drinks and prepared meals at grocery and... Read more
The reduction has prevented the boat from going out on cruises, forcing the company to cancel excursions into next week.
Devin Adams is looking to be a force for the Saskatchewan Roughriders along the defensive line.
But he played a number of positions before he eventually became a professional... Read more
CFL fans will have new options to watch the sport beginning next summer, following a landmark new Canadian broadcast rights agreement announced on Thursday.
The league announced a six-year deal with Bell Media for the 2027 season, which will keep TSN as the primary broadcaster for 60 of 81 regular... Read more
Mixed results from a pilot project that provided free transit to students at a Regina high school have some city councillors trying to find a way to extend the service without... Read more
2:05 – Starting Lineup
The CFL has announced a brand new television deal for 2027. The Ottawa REDBLACKS have named their QB1. The Carolina Hurricanes embarrass the Montreal Canadiens. Team Canada eliminates the U.S.A at the World Hockey Championship. And SGA will try to lead... Read more
A local reeve is frustrated that the province is not moving quickly enough to impose fire bans in provincial forest land.
Rural Municipality (RM) of Duck Lake Reeve Remi Martin said the municipality has already put a fire ban in place, but the same restriction is not currently in effect in the... Read more
As a heat wave stretches across Saskatchewan, outdoor workers are seeking ways to beat the scorching record-breaking temperatures.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) board of directors approved a record $5.59 billion operating budget for its 2026-27 fiscal year, about 5.05 per cent higher than last year.
According to a release from the health authority, the board also approved a capital expenditure plan of $596.72 million... Read more
The trial of a Regina music teacher accused of sexual assault won’t resume proceedings again for months.
Justice Holli Kuski Bassett has scheduled the trial to return on Nov. 16.
Claro Belen is accused of sexual assault in connection to a nine-year-old girl’s percussion lesson two years ago... Read more
ABBOTSFORD — Family and friends of Arnold and Joanne De Jong filled a courtroom in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday for the reading of anguished victim impact statements, weeks after three men were convicted of murdering the couple.
Abhijeet Singh, Gurkaran Singh and Khushveer Toor sat hunched over... Read more
The soaring heat this week has people doing anything they can to stay cool, including turning AC units on.
Because of the heat, local air conditioning companies have been... Read more
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has rejected a call to shorten the time electronic service providers would be required to keep digital metadata under a bill intended to help police and spies.
The proposed legislation would allow for regulations requiring service providers to... Read more
If it feels like mosquitoes exploded across Regina this week, you’re not imagining it.
A stretch of hot weather following a wet and snowy spring caused mosquito numbers to spike sharply across the city, according to the City of Regina.
Ashley Thompson, manager of Parks Technical Services with the... Read more
Cameco’s McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill in northern Saskatchewan are back at full production after spring flooding disrupted operations.
The company made the announcement on Wednesday.
On May 10, Cameco announced that spring flooding had... Read more
While the rest of the CFL kicks off Week 1 action, the Riders will be forced to wait even longer to begin their title defence and players aren't too pleased with the schedule.
A man driving an old, white Chevrolet truck is being sought after allegedly pointing a gun at two kids in Humboldt on Saturday.... Read more
It may come as a bit of a shock for Saskatoon residents, but according to the latest records, the number of bear spray incidents in the first four months of 2026 are down compared with the same time in 2025.
Speaking on... Read more
VICTORIA — B.C.'s minister responsible for Indigenous affairs says legislation to move a First Nation treaty forward won't pass this session, further delaying a treaty that has been more than three decades in the making.
Spencer Chandra Herbert says the Kitselas Treaty Act will not come up again... Read more
Those planning to camp this weekend may want to double check their packing lists and campgrounds, as Saskatchewan’s weather switches from one extreme to the next.... Read more
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says it is facing potential legal action over its decision to halt rebates for the electric vehicles produced by automaker Tesla.
Premier Wab Kinew says the government has received a notice from Tesla Motors Canada that it intends to seek a judicial review of the... Read more
VICTORIA — The B.C. Conservatives are expected to announce their new leader on Saturday, nearly six months after John Rustad was chased out of office.
But the announcement at a leadership convention in Vancouver could also represent a pivotal moment for the governing NDP, which Angus Reid Institute... Read more
The sudden onset of summer weather sent heat records falling like dominoes across Saskatchewan this week.
According to preliminary data shared by Environment Canada, eight communities in the province set new record highs for May 27, with one area beating a record that had stood since 1969.
... Read more
A pair of defensive and offensive touchdowns paved the way for a 30-7 victory for the Saskatoon Valkyries over the Regina Riot on Sunday afternoon in Western Women's Canadian Football League action, improving the hometown team's record to 3-0.... Read more
A new women’s washroom is being built in Saskatchewan’s Legislative Building. While this wouldn’t ordinarily be news, its construction comes under unique circumstances. Because, until now, female MLAs’ access to a designated toilet was far from ideal.... Read more
OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay is leaving his party's caucus to run for the Parti Québécois in the fall provincial election.
Savard-Tremblay officially left the Bloc today and is listed as an Independent on the House of Commons website.
A source in the Parti Québécois who... Read more
The Conservatives are calling on the Liberal government to “reject” the CRTC’s recent decision tripling streamers’ financial contributions.
The broadcast regulator said last week large online streaming services must contribute 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content... Read more
OTTAWA — The Conservatives are calling on the Liberal government to "reject" the CRTC’s recent decision tripling streamers’ financial contributions.
The broadcast regulator said last week large online streaming services must contribute 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content.... Read more
Canada’s efforts to diversify trade ties and wean itself off the U.S. market make it a better ally to America, Prime Minister Mark Carney told an audience of business professionals in New York City on Thursday.
Addressing the Economic Club of New York, Carney outlined Canada’s economic... Read more
A woman who was visiting a campsite near Mable Lake, B.C., on April 13, 2024, has told a murder trial of the "peculiar" sight of a black Audi 25 kilometres down a poorly maintained forest road.
Karen Derry told the jury at Vitali Stefanski's second-degree murder trial in Kamloops that she and her... Read more
From death doulas to memorial diamonds, how people are choosing to remember their loved ones is changing as families seek out more personalized memorials.
MONTREAL — Many of Quebec’s largest government agencies continue to operate bilingual websites despite stricter requirements under the province’s language law, said the office of the French-language commissioner.
Two reports published May 27 by the office conclude that the government is failing to... Read more
EDMONTON — Alberta election officials say while the province’s question on quitting Canada hasn’t been written in stone, it will be at the top of an ordered stack of ten ballots.
Elections Alberta says 10 referendum questions to be put to Albertans on Oct. 19 will be colour-coded, and... Read more
HALIFAX — Halifax police have confirmed the death of a young woman who on Friday arrived at a Halifax hospital in extremely poor health, having just given birth.
The woman’s baby, however, wasn’t with her, prompting a frantic search that ended Sunday when the newborn’s body was found in a wooded... Read more
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a ruling that Aboriginal title cannot be declared over private land, in a decision the federal government says will have an impact on the Cowichan Tribes case in British Columbia.
The refusal by Canada's high court to hear a First Nation's appeal... Read more