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Gorgeous weekend will give way to warmer fall: Environment Canada
If you're out for a walk in the evening, you've likely noticed a nip in the air that comes around every September. The season is definitely turning in Saskatchewan and over the next week or so, that w...
Sep 07, 2022
B.C. government and public service union reach tentative deal for 33,000 workers
VICTORIA - The biggest union representing public service workers in British Columbia says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with the province covering 33,000 of its members. The B.C. Gener...
Sep 07, 2022
Sask. government launches plan to expand health-care workforce
The Saskatchewan government has launched a plan it hopes will add more than 1,000 employees to its health-care system.The plan, dubbed the Health Human Resources Action Plan, was included in the 2022-...
Sep 07, 2022
Canada's Brooke Henderson to feature in PGA Tour 2K23 video game
Canadian Brooke Henderson joins American star Lexi Thompson and New Zealand's Lydia Ko as the franchise-first female pros in the PGA Tour 2K23 video game. Other pros available in the game include cove...
Sep 07, 2022
Bank of Canada raises key interest rate by 0.75 per cent, says rates likely need to go higher
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point today.The rate hike matches up with what many economists were expecting, bringing the bank's key ra...
Sep 07, 2022
Canada's Sarah Mitton caps terrific season with silver in Diamond League Final
ZURICH - Canada's Sarah Mitton capped her breakout season with a silver medal in the women's shot put at the Diamond League Final on Wednesday. The 26-year-old from Brooklyn, N.S., threw 19.56 metres,...
Sep 07, 2022
Saskatchewan stabbing alerts suggest RCMP learning from past mistakes: Experts
OTTAWA - Law enforcement experts say the RCMP appear to have learned from past mistakes by providing regular updates and information about the hunt for a stabbing suspect in Saskatchewan. The police f...
Sep 07, 2022
Acklin, Mauldin and Thurman named CFL's top performers for Week 13
TORONTO - Ottawa receiver Jaelon Acklin and defensive lineman Lorenzo Mauldin IV and Calgary linebacker Jameer Thurman have been named the CFL's top performers for Week 13. Acklin hauled in a career-h...
Sep 07, 2022
Canada's Matt Campbell to face Dutch veteran at Jack's World Series of Darts final
Canadian Matt (The Ginja Ninja) Campbell will face Dutch veteran Vincent van der Voort in the first round of the 300,00-pound ($453,640) Jack's World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam. The winner Fr...
Sep 07, 2022
Quebec election: Liberals criticize wealth tax proposal as attack on farmers
SAINT-JACQUES-LE-MINEUR, Que. - Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade is calling the wealth and inheritance taxes proposed by Qubec solidaire an attack on farmers. On Day 11 of the Quebec election c...
Sep 07, 2022