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Rising cost of school supplies raises concerns for parents

As parents begin filing into stores to shop for their children's school supplies, they may be surprised by the price difference this year."Last year I remember paying about $72, and this year was $93,...

Aug 21, 2023

James Smith Cree Nation hosting traditional healing gathering to recover from stabbing rampage

A Saskatchewan First Nation that was the site of a mass stabbing last year is hosting a gathering of traditional healing. James Smith Cree Nation Chief Wally Burns says up to 3,000 people from across ...

Aug 21, 2023

Roughriders hang on to thwart Lions' gritty rally, post 34-29 win at home

Despite having their hands full with quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., the Saskatchewan Roughriders are heading into a bye week on a positive note.The Riders survived a furious fourth quarter rally by the...

Aug 21, 2023

Feds need to turbocharge construction innovation to get homes built faster: experts

Canada's national housing agency has warned that millions of homes must be built within less than a decade to balance the housing market, but even it seems doubtful that its own target is achievable.T...

Aug 20, 2023

B.C. wildfires: no new evacuations overnight as grim battle goes on

British Columbia's desperate battle against hundreds of wildfires was continuing on multiple fronts Sunday, but no new evacuation orders were added overnight to the thousands already in place across t...

Aug 20, 2023

Chief says excavation of Manitoba church basement found no evidence of human remains

MINEGOZIIBE ANISHINABE - No evidence of human remains has been found during the excavation of a Catholic church basement on the site of a former Manitoba residential school.Chief Derek Nepinak of Mine...

Aug 19, 2023

Heritage Minister says Meta news block endangers lives as Canadians flee wildfires

Canada's Heritage Minister redoubled her calls for Meta to end its ban on Canadian news content on Facebook and Instagram on Saturday as thousands of Canadians continued their rush to escape wildfires...

Aug 19, 2023

Ground to a halt: Riders seeking more consistent run game

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are looking to make some headway when it comes to their rushing attack.While running back Jamal Morrow is fourth in the CFL in rushing with 502 yards on the ground, Saskat...

Aug 19, 2023

B.C. declares wildfire emergency amid desperate battle to save West Kelowna

Homes were ablaze on Friday in West Kelowna, B.C., with firefighters locked in a pitched battle against a rampaging wildfire that helped trigger a provincewide state of emergency.British Columbia Prem...

Aug 19, 2023

Canadian Taxpayers Federation calls for cuts to gas and carbon taxes

As people in Saskatchewan try to squeeze as much as they can into the rest of summer, they're also having to stretch their wallets ever wider to pay for gas.That's why Gage Haubrich, the Canadian Taxp...

Aug 18, 2023