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BHP commits $6.4 billion to Jansen potash mine

BHP is cutting another big cheque to further develop the Jansen potash project east of Saskatoon.The mining giant announced a $6.4-billion investment on Tuesday for the second stage of the project, wh...

Oct 31, 2023

‘This is about fairness’: Crowns minister explains new SaskEnergy carbon tax fight

As the weather continued its downward slide into winter on Monday, the Saskatchewan government announced it would be taking its next step in its long-standing opposition to the federal carbon tax, wit...

Oct 31, 2023

Need for families still exists as Foster Families Month wraps up

While the month is drawing to a close, the need for foster families will be in Saskatchewan year-round. October is Foster Families Month, a national initiative recognizing the importance of foster car...

Oct 30, 2023

‘It’s only fair:’ Moe calls for carbon tax exemption on all home heating

Premier Scott Moe is putting the heat on the federal government about the carbon tax.Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a pause on carbon pricing for heating oil in Atlantic Canada. Th...

Oct 30, 2023

Young Canadians more anxious about debt, more likely to miss a bill payment: Equifax

Equifax Canada says young Canadians are more anxious about their personal debt and more likely to have missed a bill payment this year. In a survey conducted in September, the agency says 36 per cent ...

Oct 30, 2023

Winter blast a ‘punch in the gut,’ but warmer November in store

The sudden onset to winter brought snow and lower temperatures to Saskatchewan, but temperatures should turn warmer in November.David Phillips, a senior climatologist with Environment Canada, spoke wi...

Oct 30, 2023

Gaza receives largest aid shipment so far as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military offensive

Nearly three dozen trucks entered Gaza on Sunday in the largest aid convoy since the war between Israel and Hamas began, but humanitarian workers said the assistance still fell desperately short of ne...

Oct 29, 2023

‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry dead at 54

Canadian actor Matthew Perry has reportedly died by drowning at the age of 54.The well-known 'Friends' actor was found dead at a Los Angles-area home on Saturday, according to multiple reports.Law enf...

Oct 29, 2023

Pope's meeting on church future says it's 'urgent' to guarantee governance roles for women

Pope Francis' big gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople said Saturday it was "urgent" to guarantee fuller participation of women in church governance and called for research on allowing women to...

Oct 28, 2023

Israeli Prime Minister says the Gaza war has entered a new stage and will be 'long and difficult'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation Saturday night that the military has opened a "second stage" in the war against Hamas by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks...

Oct 28, 2023