Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
Memo warned PM of public anxiety about mental health, firearms after B.C. shootings
Three days after the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., government officials warned Prime Minister Mark... Read more
OTTAWA — Three days after the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., government officials warned Prime Minister Mark Carney that online sentiment was shifting from collective grief toward "emerging accountability narratives" — including questions about mental health intervention, firearms... Read more
KANANASKIS — 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.
"(But)... Read more
While the premiers of the western provinces and territories have a lot to discuss during their meeting in Alberta this week, it is separatism that may dominate the talks.
The Green Zone Replay – Monday, May 25
2:35 – Britton Gray, Green Zone Rider reporter
Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp has moved from Saskatoon to Mosaic Stadium in Regina. Britton Gray describes today’s camp and gives his final thoughts on the Riders pre-... Read more
A major change to the route for the Queen City Pride Parade in 2026 is being attributed to safety, with Regina police saying it’s made changes to a lot of different events recently for the same reason.
Previously,... Read more
The girl recalled part of the alleged sexual assault as one of the worst things she could have imagined on the first day of music teacher Claro Belen’s trial in Regina on Monday.
Belen is accused of sexual assault during a private lesson in February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to four... Read more
A Saskatchewan court has ordered a new trial on three of six criminal charges against a former educational assistant who was convicted in 2025 of sexually exploiting two 17-year-old boys.
The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan released its decision Monday in the case of... Read more
The sport of pickleball is on the rise across Saskatchewan, and a new indoor pickleball megaplex is on the way to both Saskatoon and Regina.
Police in Regina are looking for the driver of a white Honda Civic with a black hood after a rollover crash in the city on Saturday.
Regina Police Service (RPS) said in a news release on May 25 that officers were looking for help from the public in finding the driver of the car in what they said... Read more
VICTORIA — 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 official... Read more
Pointing a laser at Regina’s police plane on Saturday has brought an endangering life charge, which carries a maximum sentence of life... Read more
Stacey Duke, who is out on bail pending her appeal, must surrender herself to serve the sentence related to three convictions that remain in place.
As the Saskatchewan Roughriders return to Regina for the last week of training camp, a few players are looking to make things difficult when it comes to who the coaches end up sending home.
The Riders are coming off a... Read more
The family of a 24-year-old woman who died in a Saskatoon hospital while delivering her first child say warning signs of serious pregnancy complications were ignored.... Read more
Resurfacing work on Highway 7 in Saskatoon means drivers will have to deal with three weeks of traffic restrictions while the job is being completed.
In a news release on May 25, the City of Saskatoon said detours will be set up to help drivers negotiate the works on Highway 7 lanes from the CP... Read more
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Israel’s mistreatment of Canadians participating in a flotilla trying to reach Gaza violated the Vienna Convention.
Twelve Canadians were among 420 people on 41 boats intercepted by Israel on May 18 and 19 as they attempted to bring a symbolic... Read more
TORONTO — Former federal cabinet member Navdeep Bains has entered the Ontario Liberal leadership race.
Bains worked as a science and industry minister in Justin Trudeau's government before leaving politics in 2021.
He recently resigned as an executive from Rogers in order to explore a provincial... Read more
A 62-year-old man was arrested and will face charges in Regina after pointing a laser at a police aircraft on Saturday, according to the Regina Police Service.
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver has issued a human rights plan for the FIFA World Cup that begins next month, saying people who are homeless will still be able to shelter in parks overnight, but structures will have to be removed in the daytime under pre-existing rules.
The city says in the plan... Read more
Megan Wotherspoon is running south in the province to honour her mother, who died after dealing with leukemia at the age of 38.
Mosquito season is running a little later than usual thanks to a slower start to spring but as things start to warm up, Saskatoon residents could end up with more bug bites.
Georgiana Antochi-Crihan, entomologist for the City of Saskatoon, said the weather had influenced the city’s current lack of... Read more
SHERBROOKE — Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette says she's removing provincial sales tax from some grocery and pharmacy items to address cost-of-living concerns.
She told reporters in Sherbrooke, Que., the products that will no longer be taxed as of July 15 include pre-cut fruit and vegetables,... Read more
A majority of the House of Commons voted against a non-binding motion calling on the federal government to take action to protect private property from First Nations land claims.
The Conservatives introduced and voted for the motion, while the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois all voted against it... Read more
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police say forensic testing of pollen on an unidentified woman’s belongings has narrowed down where she came from to the Seattle or Portland areas before her body was found in waters off the city.
The woman's body was found in Vancouver's English Bay by a tugboat crew in... Read more
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier says his government is about to start negotiations with a company that could frack for natural gas in the province.
Tim Houston told reporters Monday that seven companies responded to a call for firms interested in natural gas exploration.
He says his government is... Read more
TORONTO — Canadian defence firms are calling on governments and investors to more urgently make financial decisions involving the sector.
Eliot Pence, CEO of defence contractor Dominion Dynamics, says for too long Canadian procurement processes have moved too slowly and haven’t favoured domestic... Read more
As drivers continue to dodge potholes in Saskatoon, the city says road conditions should improve significantly over the next few weeks as crews hustle to patch things up.... Read more
The cause of a weekend fire that destroyed a pair of cabins in the Emma Lake area remains under investigation, but several sources close to the incident believe it was electrical in nature.
On Saturday, at approximately 7:45 p.m., fire crews were dispatched to the scene 14 kilometres west of... Read more
Seventeen people are facing more than 100 charges after an investigation into a string of violent extortion incidents that predominantly targeted South Asian businesses in the Greater Toronto Area.
Peel regional police said a joint operation involving provincial, federal and U.S. authorities began... Read more
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that she has “no issue” with her country hosting Iran’s World Cup team after its training base was moved from the United States to Mexico for the summer soccer competition.
The team will still play its matches in the U.S.... Read more
The federal government has set up Canada’s first-ever reserve of firefighting aircraft to help provinces and territories respond to the 2026 wildfire season.
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, or CIFFC, has leased 10 aircraft and two unspecified support assets for 150 days starting... Read more
A petition opposing the NHL’s cancellation of a Montreal Canadiens playoff watch party at a Gatineau, Que., arena has drawn nearly 6,000 signatures.
Wassim Aboutanos is behind the petition and head of a group that helped plan the watch party, and he is urging the NHL to allow Gatineau Habs... Read more
A police chase in Saskatoon ended with a vehicle stuck in the mud on Sunday evening.
According to police, officers spotted a vehicle on Idylwyld Drive that was weaving into oncoming lanes and speeding at around 8 p.m.
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MONTREAL — A petition opposing the NHL's cancellation of a Montreal Canadiens playoff watch party at a Gatineau, Que., arena has drawn nearly 6,000 signatures.
Wassim Aboutanos is behind the petition and head of a group that helped plan the watch party, and he is urging the NHL to allow Gatineau... Read more
WINNIPEG — The group representing physicians in Manitoba is adding its voice in support of the province's proposed plan to ban social media and artificial intelligence chatbots for children and youth.
Doctors Manitoba surveyed its members and found that social media and excessive screen time pose... Read more
TORONTO — Ontario cabinet minister Caroline Mulroney announced Monday that she is resigning, looking to step away from elected politics after eight years in senior portfolios in the provincial government.
Mulroney was elected in 2018 as part of Premier Doug Ford's first government and has served as... Read more
OTTAWA — India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent visit to his country paved the way for a complete overhaul of the Canada-India relationship
Goyal is in Canada for meetings on trade and investment this week, starting today with a discussion with... Read more
TORONTO — Ontario Provincial Police are set to launch a website next year that will name high-risk offenders.
The province has tabled legislation that will allow the OPP commissioner to publish information on offenders whenever a police chief in the province issues a community notification.
The... Read more
OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence says it has confirmed that a previously unidentified grave in France for a Canadian First World War soldier belongs to Sgt. Norman McLennan.
The headstone at the Courcelette British Cemetery in northern France, which says only that the plot was for a... Read more