Saskatchewan

Canada not affected by Trump's looming deadline for trade deals
U.S. President Donald Trump says he will be sending letters to countries around the world today as he seeks trade deals - but Canada is not being affected by Wednesday's tariff deadline.On Sunday, Trump said he's sending correspondence to up to 15 countries hit by the president's "Liberation Day" duties, tell...
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measles update
No new measles cases for 21 days, new COVID variant: Sask. chief medical health officer
Saskatchewan has not had a single new measles case for the last 21 days, according to Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer.According to Saskatchewan Health Ministry, the total number of cases seen in the province in 2025 stands at 60.Shahab said that's "really" great news."I thin...
Jul 06, 2025
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Update from yesterday
Construction worker from Alberta dead after Saskatoon crane collapse
An Alberta construction worker died and another worker was injured after a crane collapsed at a work site in Saskatoon on Saturday.Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on Sunday that the 30-year-old man who died was from Fort Saskatchewan, AB, and his next of kin had been notified. They also said the i...
Jul 06, 2025
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One person sent to hospital
BREAKING: Crane collapses at construction site in Saskatoon's Forest Grove
One person has been taken to hospital after a crane collapsed at a construction site in Saskatoon's Forest Grove neighbourhood on Saturday morning.The construction site, on Webster Street, is next to Forest Grove Community Church, and the site of a rental community development called The Hadley, being built by WestClif...
Jul 05, 2025
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Canada

Upgrade to charge against man with al-Qaida ties as punishment for alleged terrorism
MONTREAL - A federal Crown prosecutor has upgraded a charge of uttering threats to a terrorism offence for a convicted al-Qaida supporter. Prosecutor Samuel Monfette-Tessier says he's invoking a section of the Criminal Code that would allow the court t...
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Canada not affected by Trump's looming deadline for trade deals
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will be sending letters to governments around the world as he seeks trade deals - but Canada is not being affected by Wednesday's tariff deadline. Trump ramped up pressure ahead of his self-imposed deadl...
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Transport committee will study BC Ferries' Chinese ship contract
OTTAWA - The House of Commons transport committee will study BC Ferries' decision to buy four electric-diesel vessels from a Chinese-owned firm - a purchase financed in part with $1 billion from a federal Crown corporation. BC Ferries announced last mo...
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In the news today: Evacuation order issued in Kelowna due to wildfire
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Evacuation order issued in Kelowna due to wildfire An evacuation order has been issued for several homes at risk from the Whelan Creek wildfire in the Ellison are...
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Premiers Danielle Smith and Doug Ford agree to study new energy corridors, more trade
CALGARY - The premiers of Alberta and Ontario have agreed to a feasibility study of new pipelines and rail lines between provinces while increasing interprovincial trade of alcohol and vehicles. The agreements are laid out in two memorandums of underst...
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Big tent or small? John Rustad and the battle for the soul of the B.C. Conservatives
VICTORIA - Dave Sharkey still remembers how he felt about the future of the Conservative Party of B.C. when he was part of the delegation that marched in the 2022 Aldergrove Christmas Light Up Parade. "There were only four of us," Sharkey said. "Two of...
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