enhanced economic corridor
Trade corridors float to the top of conversations at Western Premiers' Conference
Much of the conversation came right back to trade at the final news conference of the Western Premiers' Conference - even when separation was the topic of discussion.The list of topics on the table was wide for the meeting with the western premiers and the territories' premiers - from housing and public safety to emerg...
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Negotiations
Canada Post union calls for halt to overtime as deadline passes with no agreement
The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide halt to overtime work, saying its negotiators will continue to review the latest contract offers from the mail carrier.The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said late Thursday that members were being told to refuse any work beyond eig...
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Saskatchewan
HOMETOWN PRIDE
'We've always had a little bit of cowboy blood in us': Meadow Lake Stampede rides into 102nd year
As a child in the 1980s, Kurt Hadland remembers the excitement of fair rides, the clatter of hooves and family gatherings that made the Meadow Lake Stampede the highlight of every summer."In the '80s, we were so free-willed. We would have a lot, a lot of time to go down and experience the rodeo," he said.&quo...
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Wildfire update
Evacuation order for East Trout Lake, dry conditions keep province at high alert for wildfires
With the weekend approaching, concerns for wildfires stay high in the province as the heat is expected to rise while the precipitation levels stay low. In the East Trout Lake resort area, about 165 kilometres northeast of Prince Albert, residents were issued an evacuation order on May 21 due to the possibility of the C...
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ESCAPED
RCMP look for escapee from Blaine Lake work crew
RCMP are searching for an inmate who fled custody while performing community service near Martin's Lake Regional Park, about 29 kilometres north of Blaine Lake.Mounties say in a release that Garret Gardiner, 33, ran into the bush around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 21. He was serving a sentence at Saskatoon Provincial Cor...
May 22, 2025
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Fighting back
'Right now the community is living in fear': JSCN rolls out plan to address crime and drug crisis
James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) is taking a proactive approach to addressing crime and what leaders are calling an escalating drug crisis.Following a vote held during a community meeting Tuesday night, a new Community Safety Adivsory Committee made up of six members - two from each of their three Nations. The group will...
May 21, 2025
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Canada
Bloc Québécois files legal challenge of Terrebonne riding results after one-vote loss
TERREBONNE - The Bloc Québécois says it has filed a Superior Court challenge to overturn the election results in the federal riding of Terrebonne after losing by one vote. In a news release, the party says there is doubt about who won the riding in the...
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Picking buffaloberries and electric fences: how wildlife is being managed ahead of G7
OTTAWA - Wildlife officials in Alberta have a plan to keep delegates safe from bear encounters during the G7 meeting in Kananaskis, Alta., next month. This week, more than 200 local kids from began plucking buffaloberry bushes in an effort to keep the ...
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Lawyer challenging Trump's trade war says tariffs are 'illegal and abusive'
WASHINGTON - As a mounting number of challenges against U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war start making their way through court, a lawyer representing small businesses says the tariffs are an "illegal and abusive" use of powers. Ilya Somin ...
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Ongoing strike threat could push more customers away from a struggling Canada Post
MONTREAL - Canada Post customers may face delays as 55,000 workers swear off overtime shifts, though a much bigger disruption was averted after the union backed down from a strike threat. However, experts say the possibility of escalating job action ma...
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Canadians warned to prepare for hurricanes regardless of how many storms are forecast
HALIFAX - A senior Environment Canada meteorologist says that as the Atlantic hurricane season is about to start, experts are predicting another active year. But Bob Robichaud at the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax says the impact on Canada is imp...
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New energy minister tells oil and gas executives it's time for some quick wins
CALGARY - Canada's new energy minister walked into the lion's den in Calgary and spoke to oil and gas executives about Ottawa's plans to turn the country into an energy superpower. Tim Hodgson told a Calgary Chamber of Commerce event that it's time for...
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