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'My job is not to be popular,' Trudeau says after pressed to ditch carbon price hike

Trudeau made the comments to reporters in Calgary after meeting earlier in the day with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for the first time since last summer.She and six other premiers have called on Tr...

Mar 13, 2024

Poll shows Moe’s approval at 53 per cent amid fights with teachers, Ottawa

A poll by the Angus Reid Institute ranked Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe as the second-most popular provincial leader in the country, with an approval rating of 53 per cent.The think tank's poll, whic...

Mar 13, 2024

MPs to question main contractor on ArriveCan app at House committee

MPs will have another chance to question the people behind the main contract for the ArriveCan app at a House committee meeting today.This will mark the third time GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth...

Mar 13, 2024

First Nations leaders want voice in recommended changes to parole and corrections after stabbing massacre

Joining calls from the James Smith Cree Nation to have a voice in any changes made to paroling or the release of Indigenous inmates are the FSIN and the Assembly of First Nations. The group issued a s...

Mar 12, 2024

'We are barely hanging on by a thread': Sask. health care union holds rally in Prince Albert

Carrying signs that called on the employer to boost wages and amplifying their call for help with the use of a megaphone, members of a Saskatchewan health care union made some noise on Tuesday outside...

Mar 12, 2024

Gunfire and Gangs: A Tisdale man's ordeal in tumultuous Haiti

A man from Tisdale is stuck in Haiti amidst political upheaval.Richard Phillips, who is in the country for work purposes, has been unable to leave the country due to ongoing violence that has erupted ...

Mar 12, 2024

Near or below average levels forecasted for northern Sask. in spring runoff forecast

Despite a large amount of snow melting in many parts of Saskatchewan, not much appears to be changing for the spring runoff forecast.The Water Security Agency released its recent forecast on Tuesday, ...

Mar 12, 2024

North Battleford council looks at enforcement options as property tax debt exceeds $7 million

North Battleford city council is looking at making plans to work to knock down the significant amount owing to the city from unpaid property taxes.Finance Director Margarita Pena presented the financi...

Mar 12, 2024

Value of Canadian farmland rises 11.5 per cent in 2023: report

The value of Canadian farmland rose 11.5 per cent in 2023, a new report by agriculture lending firm Farm Credit Canada has found. Chief economist J.P. Gervais said while that's a slight slowdown from ...

Mar 12, 2024

Two arrested after numerous drugs seized in Meadow Lake

A man from Meadow Lake and a woman from Alberta appeared in court on Monday after they were arrested with a variety of drugs in their possession.Last Saturday, RCMP said they stopped a vehicle on High...

Mar 12, 2024