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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Saskatchewan
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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Master Orcas
Master Orcas take bronze, ribbons in 2025 Speedo Masters National Championships May Long Weekend
As Cheri Frey prepared to dive into Saskatoon's Shaw Centre pool in her first-ever swim meet she "almost puked" from nerves. Frey, a member of the Battlefords Orcas Swim Club, had long been a swim parent and watched her children train and go to meets over the years but had never competed herself. "I said...
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Wanted
Melfort RCMP asks the public to report sightings of Jasmine Head
Jasmine Head, who also goes by the name 'Jazmyne Head', is wanted on warrant by Melfort RCMP for firearms charges. The charges were laid in relation to a November 2024 investigation. Melfort RCMP are asking the public to notify them about the 30-year old's whereabouts if she's seen.Head is described as: · Height...
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Canada
Bipartisan Senate resolution introduced to recognize Canada-U.S. partnership
WASHINGTON - A resolution with bipartisan support was introduced in the United States Senate today to recognize the U.S.-Canada partnership, a relationship badly strained by President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats of annexation. Republican Sen. Ke...
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Poilievre names 48 Conservative MPs as critics, announces House leadership team
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has named 73 MPs to his party's leadership team and critic roles ahead of next week's return to the House of Commons. He has named 48 Conservative members of Parliament to critic roles, while another 14 wil...
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Former ambassador calls Trump's missile defence pitch a political blast from the past
OTTAWA - Frank McKenna felt a sense of déjà vu on Tuesday when U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Canada is interested in buying into his new "Golden Dome" missile defence program. Canada's former ambassador to the U.S. told The Canadian Press that he...
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Quebec police open criminal investigation into fatal construction site collapse
MONTREAL - Police have opened a criminal negligence investigation into the fatal collapse of retaining walls on Tuesday at a construction site north of Montreal. One worker died and two were injured, and a woman was treated for shock after the mobile o...
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Carney to speak with media after cabinet gathers to plan for new Parliament
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to take questions from reporters on Parliament Hill this evening after holding a secretive, two-day retreat with his new cabinet in Gatineau, Que. Carney will speak with journalists after emerging from what hi...
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B.C. slack-line walker forgot to re-attach leash before fatal fall, association says
The International Slackline Association says a fatal fall near Squamish, B.C., on Saturday happened after a woman "forgot to re-tie" her safety leash, resulting in an 80-metre fall. The association says in a social-media post on Tuesday that the 22-yea...
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