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"Budget 2026 fails to deliver"
New federal budget leaves farmers, forestry out of new tax break, MP Falk says
Member of Parliament Rosemarie Falk said the federal budget leaves agriculture and forestry out of a new capital gains tax exemption and fails to address constituents' concerns about the cost of living."While presented as support for entrepreneurs and business owners, it specifically excludes agriculture and fores...
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Business first
Making the business case, Premier Scott Moe talks about Port of Churchill expansion
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told a group of municipal and business leaders on Friday that once the Port of Churchill can show strong interest from business, getting related government infrastructure funding will flow more easily. Moe was speaking in Prince Albert at the annual meeting of the Hudson Bay Route Associ...
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ARSON
Man charged after Meadow Lake church destroyed by fire
Meadow Lake RCMP have charged a 28-year-old man with arson in connection with a church fire last month.Police said there is no indication the fire was ideologically motivated.On Oct. 1, around 2:00 a.m., RCMP received a report of a fire at a church on 2nd Street East in Meadow Lake.Officers attended the scene alongside...
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The Holly Berry Christmas Craft Show
Meadow Lake's largest Christmas market returns with over 100 vendors and an extra day
Lauren Stremick remembers more than 100 people waiting outside before the doors opened at Meadow Lake's largest Christmas market last year. The Holly Berry Christmas Craft Show was returning after five years away. Stremick estimates around 2,000 shoppers attended.This year, she is expanding the show to two days after h...
Nov 4, 2026
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Saskatchewan

Shared concerns
Shellbrook-area break-ins prompt reeves to seek provincial action
A group of rural reeves plans to meet with two Saskatchewan cabinet ministers in December after reports of repeated thefts and break-ins in the Rural Municipality of Shellbrook.Shellbrook Reeve Christine Strube said some residents have been targeted more than once. What worries her most is that some break-ins have happ...
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Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
Radiothon raises $1.5M for bedside ultrasound at Saskatchewan children's hospital
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Radiothon raised more than $1.5 million to help care teams assess sick and injured children at the bedside and share ultrasound images with specialists across Saskatchewan.The two-day fundraiser wrapped up Thursday around 5 p.m. after 37 radio stations across the province aired stor...
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municipal matters
Lloydminster proposes 3.75% municipal tax hike, higher infrastructure levy
Lloydminster's proposed 2027 budget would add $120 to the annual property tax bill for a $350,000 home and identifies $42.2 million in unfunded capital projects.The first draft includes a 3.75 per cent municipal tax-rate increase and an increase in the infrastructure tax rate to 1.5 per cent from one per cent. It also ...
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gas prices
What's leading to the sudden price drop at the pumps?
Gas prices in Saskatchewan are starting to drop, with some stations dropping as far as 30 cents per litre in the last week. According to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis with GasBuddy.com, there's two main factors contributing to the price drop: refineries returning to full production, and positive talks bet...
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biofuel
Cenovus to halt Lloydminster ethanol production after 20 years
Cenovus Energy will halt operations Dec. 15 at its Lloydminster ethanol plant, which has bought about 350,000 tonnes of grain a year from farmers.The company said in a written statement that the decision follows an economic review."We are working to transition ethanol plant employees to other roles in the company....
Nov 5, 2026
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changing canada's growth model
Sask. watching for infrastructure, tax moves in budget: Reiter
Members of Saskatchewan's government will be watching what comes out of Ottawa Thursday afternoon, as the federal government unveils its Budget 2026.Sask. Finance Minister Jim Reiter said there are already some things that were announced ahead of time that his government is pleased with, including the productivity mega...
Nov 5, 2026
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Canada

Minister says tax credits will spur investment to expand electricity grid
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin says she's confident the billions of dollars in tax credits in the new federal budget will encourage private investment to build out Canada's electricity grid. Thursday's federal budget committed $50 billion...
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Poilievre accuses government of cooking books on immigration
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the government is hiding the facts on the number of newcomers it's bringing to Canada, despite the focus in the new immigration levels plan on people who are already here. Poilievre told a news confere...
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CP NewsAlert: Joly asks Comp Bureau to probe Stelco deal after CEO comments
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is asking the Competition Bureau to examine whether Cleveland-Cliffs' rationale for acquiring Stelco Inc. was conducted in bad faith. In a letter to the competition commissioner, Joly points to Cleveland-Cliffs c...
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Budget offers little new relief for middle-income Canadians struggling with costs
OTTAWA - The latest federal budget promises billions of dollars in affordability relief, but middle-income Canadians struggling with the cost of living may find little new immediate help in the spending plan. While Ottawa earmarked fresh assistance for...
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Anti-scab provisions can apply to remote work in some cases, Quebec court says
MONTRÉAL - Quebec's highest court has ruled that anti-strike-breaker provisions can apply to remote workers in certain circumstances. The Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling handed down by Quebec Superior Court in 2023 and reinstated a prior decisi...
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Manitoba Métis Federation 'appalled' at lack of Métis funding in federal budget
OTTAWA - The Manitoba Métis Federation says it's appalled by the lack of Métis-specific funding in Prime Minister Mark Carney's new budget. While First Nations and Inuit have targeted funding measures in the budget, Métis do not, despite having pressed...
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World News

Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff after GOP's midterm defeat
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that Stephen Miller was replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, mere days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections. On his social media site, Tru...
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Democrats win the Arizona House, Senate and governor's office for the first time since 1966
PHOENIX (AP) - Democrats in Arizona won control of both legislative chambers and retained the governor's office, giving the party its first trifecta in the state since 1966 as Democrats made major gains nationwide in this week's elections and took cont...
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Dad of 20-year-old co-pilot in Florida Learjet crash says her final radio calls showed 'she's tough'
The father of the 20-year-old co-pilot who died along with eight others when their Learjet crashed in Florida said Friday he has listened to his daughter's heartbreaking final radio transmissions "many times" since the crash. Allan Filgue...
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Houston mayor signs order to limit cooperation with ICE, says 'elections matter' after Democrats win
HOUSTON (AP) - The mayor of Houston on Friday said the city would limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, heralding "a new model" of immigration enforcement after Democrats won power in Texas for the first time in decades. ...
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Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown pleads guilty to reduced charge, sentenced to probation in 2025 shooting
MIAMI (AP) - Former NFL star Antonio Brown pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with a 2025 shooting outside a celebrity boxing match in Miami. Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez sentenced Brown to three years...
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Republican Jeff Hurd wins reelection to U.S. House in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District
Republican incumbent Jeff Hurd won election Friday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, defeating Democrat Dwayne Romero. Hurd was first elected to the House in 2024, representing Colorado's rural Wes...
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