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'Most electric storm of the year' sees over 6,000 lightning strikes an hour
Saskatchewan got the thunderstorm of the summer for 2025 yesterday, according to Environment Canada. Rainfall amounts over 50mm, wind speeds over 90km/h, golf ball-sized hail, funnel clouds, and even ...
Aug 14, 2025

Team Sask continues to deliver through Day 5 of 2025 Canada Summer Games
Day five of the 2025 Canada Summer Games brought a mix of triumph and heart for Team Saskatchewan, as athletes competed across ten sports in St. John's. While some sports saw rest or postponement due ...
Aug 14, 2025

Quebec language watchdog backtracks on pub sign it deemed too English
MONTREAL - Quebec's language watchdog has backed down after trying to get a well-known Montreal pub to change its sign. The language office had instructed Pub Burgundy Lion to add French language to i...
Aug 14, 2025

Judge reduces suspension for two Montreal officers sanctioned for lying to watchdog
MONTREAL - A Quebec court judge has overturned the majority of the sanctions against two Montreal police officers who were suspended for lying about their interactions with an inmate who died in custo...
Aug 14, 2025

Payments start for first claimants in First Nations child welfare case
OTTAWA - Some claimants are now receiving compensation payments through a $23-billion settlement for more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families. The settlement is meant to compensate ...
Aug 14, 2025

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation players can now bet on live horse races
TORONTO - Sports bettors will have a second option Saturday for the $1-million King's Plate. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation players can now bet on live horse races across Ontario. Proline will...
Aug 14, 2025

Toronto FC gets US$175,000 in general allocation money from Inter Miami
TORONTO - Toronto FC and Inter Miami traded for roster resources on Thursday. TFC got US$175,000 in general allocation money for this year in the deal. In return, Inter Miami received an international...
Aug 14, 2025

Fact File: No truth to online claims of dramatic drop in potato exports to U.S.
While Canadians wait for news of an improved trade situation with the United States, false reports about quiet deals with other countries have begun to fill the void. Recently, unfounded claims have s...
Aug 14, 2025

Conservatives plan national campaign against federal electric vehicle mandates
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is planning to swap his fight against the carbon tax this fall for a new battle against what he's calling the "Carney tax." The Conservative leader says his party will launch...
Aug 14, 2025

SIRT; teen had pointed gun at police before shooting that killed him
The 19-year-old man who was shot and killed by RCMP officers near Deschambault Lake had pointed a gun in their direction right before he was shot, according to an update by the Saskatchewan Serious In...
Aug 14, 2025