Saskatchewan

strike deadline approaching
Small businesses brace for impact as Canada Post strike looms again
The last time Canada Post went on strike, it caused a huge pain and a lot of money for Sandra Humphreys who owns a small business in Prince Albert."If it happens again this time, I don't know if I'll go back to Canada Post when it comes to putting something in the mail," she said.Humphreys runs Sporty T's, a ...
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Average fuel price in Sask at $1.332
Saskatchewan gas prices trending downward while rest of country does the opposite
Gas prices around Saskatchewan are going against the national trend, with the average price in Saskatchewan gradually going down in the province according to GasBuddy.com. There is a number of factors at play and a lot of uncertainty thanks to the threat of tariffs from the south. Patrick De Haan, a petroleum analyst w...
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Fraud
Prince Albert RCMP investigating over $5 million in northern fraud cases
It took scammers four months to defraud multiple northern Saskatchewan residents of more than $5 million which has led the RCMP to issue a warning to the public. An officer with the RCMP's GIS section based in Prince Albert said that they are investigating 57 cases of financial fraud. "The public needs to stay ale...
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Canada Post to make new offers ahead of strike deadline, union says
As the clock ticks down to a possible postal strike, the union representing Canadian postal workers says Canada Post is issuing a new set of offers today.The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its negotiating team is set to examine the proposals this afternoon.A bulletin from union president Jan Simpson says the uni...
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Canada

In the news today: Do Canadians trust their government? G7 finance summit wraps up
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Half of Canadians trust their governments: poll Most Canadians feel attached to their country, province and municipality but only about half of them trust their g...
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Union reviewing Canada Post offers as strike deadline approaches
OTTAWA - Canadians could soon find out if there will be another labour disruption at the national postal operator. The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has said it is reviewing a set of proposals for urban workers, along with rural...
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Most Canadians feel attached to their home, though only half trust governments: poll
OTTAWA - Most Canadians feel attached to their country, province and municipality but only about half of them trust their governments, a new poll suggests. The Leger survey, which polled 1,537 Canadians between May 16 and 18, suggests that 82 per cent ...
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B.C. seen as 'final frontier' for federal NDP as leadership question looms
VICTORIA - Kelowna resident and former federal NDP candidate Cade Desjarlais sees the party in "disarray." Desjarlais, who ran for the NDP in Kelowna-Lake Country in 2021 but voted for the successful Liberal candidate in the redrawn riding of Kelowna ...
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G7 finance ministers to wrap up summit in Banff
BANFF - Finance ministers from the G7 are wrapping up their summit in Banff, Alta., with discussions including the global trade system roiled by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Other topics on the agenda are artificial intelligence and the war ...
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New report casts doubt on revival of Quebec LNG project
MONTREAL - A shareholder advocacy group says reviving a liquefied natural gas export project in Quebec's Saguenay region would be costly and likely unprofitable. Investors for Paris Compliance says demand for LNG in Europe dropped by 18 per cent betwee...
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