Carney says Canada will spend 5% of its GDP on defence by 2035
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and its NATO allies have agreed to substantially hike their defence spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035.At a press conference outside the NATO summit in The Hague Wednesday morning, Carney said Canada can no longer rely on geography to protect it as new weapons ...
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Summer planning
Regional lake goers provided new resource
Starting this week, the Ministry of Health will begin posting the results of the Healthy Beaches program, which reports on the water quality at select recreational beaches across the province. Accurate information about water quality can provide protection to beachgoers who want a safe and enjoyable experience."Sa...
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MNS election
Provincial Métis Council members sworn in
The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan government is officially sworn in. The election of the newly elected members took their oaths earlier Tuesday after citizens cast their votes last month. While three positions with the Provincial Métis Council will undergo recounts, the newly elected council is:President -...
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Suspect in Deschambault Lake murder case arrested
Police arrested and charged Maverick Eninew in Deschambault Lake on Monday. The 26-year-old was the subject of a manhunt after a man was found dead in a residence in the community on June 18. Police determined the man's death was due to an altercation. Steven Michel, 39, died of his injuries. Eninew, known as 'Mavvy' w...
Jun 24, 2025
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Measles exposure
Prince Albert area now listed as high risk for measles exposure
Prince Albert and area is now one of three locations in the province listed as having high risk of measles exposures. The listed communities are nearby Duck Lake and Rosthern, where six cases of the highly contagious illness have been reported since June 11. Added onto the previous seven cases since June 4, there were ...
Jun 24, 2025
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2025 wildfire season
Largest fire in Sask now 50 per cent contained
Saskatchewan's largest wildfire, the Shoe Fire, is now 50 per cent contained and has not grown much, remaining around 550,000 hectares in size. Multiple days of rain and cooler temperatures have allowed crews to continue making headway on that fire, the Pisew Fire near La Ronge, the Wolf Fire at Denare Beach, Creighton...
Jun 23, 2025
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Canada
Canada issues deportation orders, cancels visas for Iranian regime members
OTTAWA - The federal border agency says three people have been found ineligible to remain in Canada in recent years for being senior officials of the Iranian regime. The Canada Border Services Agency says deportation orders were issued for all three an...
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This year's Fête nationale was hottest June day on record in Montreal
MONTREAL - Tuesday's Fête nationale holiday was the hottest June day in Montreal since records started. Environment Canada says temperatures hit 35.6 C, breaking the all-time high for June set 61 years ago. The previous monthly high of 35 C was set on...
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No evidence federal election was affected by foreign interference, commissioner says
OTTAWA - Canada's elections commissioner says she has no evidence the result of the federal election in April was affected by foreign interference, disinformation or voter intimidation. In a preliminary report today, Commissioner Caroline Simard says h...
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Montreal asking rents up nearly 71% in six years, according to Statistics Canada
MONTREAL - A new Statistics Canada report says asking rent in Montreal has risen by nearly 71 per cent since 2019. Average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $1,930 in the first quarter of 2025, up from $1,130 six years ago. Asking rents hav...
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Former B.C. finance minister says Conservative nomination process needs examination
OTTAWA - A longtime British Columbia MLA who was rejected as a candidate by the federal Conservatives in the April election is calling on the party to examine its nomination process. Michael de Jong, who was B.C.'s finance minister from 2012 to 2017, p...
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Google urges CRTC to use restraint with Online Streaming Act
OTTAWA - Google asked the federal broadcast regulator Wednesday to exercise caution and restraint in regulating online platforms. Representatives from Google, which owns YouTube, appeared before a CRTC hearing on market dynamics. It's one of a series o...
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