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.
The Canadian national average sat above $1.80 a litre on Thursday — a two-cent increase from a day earlier and an eight-cent bump from a week ago,... 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
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
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
OTTAWA — 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... 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
OTTAWA — Some former CEOs and senior public servants have assembled a task force to advise the federal government on how it can make better decisions and be more accountable in key areas.
The nine-member task force includes a former national security adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a... 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
WASHINGTON — A man from Puerto Rico has pleaded guilty to bringing people into the United States across the Canada-U.S. border for financial gain.
A news release from the U.S. Department of Justice said 38-year-old Jesus Hernandez Ortiz picked up a group of twelve people — including two young... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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A local Saskatchewan distiller says it’s great to see trade barriers being removed between the provinces when it comes to alcohol sales, but the... Read more
Police in Saskatoon seized drugs, weapons and a sports car during an investigation last week.
According to police, a drug trafficking investigation wrapped up on Friday with the arrests of a 46-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman, both residents of Saskatoon.
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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.... Read more
Over the past year and a half, Canada has had to deal with round after round of tariffs – and threats – from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe... Read more
The Green Zone Replay – Tuesday, July 21
2:35 – Cody Fajardo, Edmonton Elks
The Edmonton Elks are set to face the Saskatchewan Roughriders in back-to-back games that start in Saskatchewan this week. The Elks have worked very hard to have a 5-1 record this season.... Read more
The U.S. President is enacting new tariffs on Canada. For retaliating to his tariffs. He’s also threatening tariffs over wildfire smoke. Murray Wood says hang tight, Canada, he’ll probably move on to something else by next week …
Murray Wood delivers sharp, insightful... Read more