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Rising grocery costs and tariff concerns drive surge in home gardening interest
Managing a budget can be overwhelming enough without factoring in international trade policy, but with the threat of tariffs it appears more people are looking for ways to manage their grocery bills and where their food comes from. Angie Bragg is the owner of Wrights Greenhouse near Melfort. She first noticed an increa...
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Province, instructors see surge in gun licensing courses
It started when Justin Trudeau resigned as prime minister and started to grow as more global events unfolded. Tim Thiessen, the president and owner of Saskatchewan Firearm Safety Training said the reaction was immediate."We instantly filled two classes," he said, noting his business noticed a 241 per cent inc...
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Cook-Searson celebrates 20 years as LLRIB chief
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Cook-Searson celebrates 20 years as LLRIB chief
It's been two decades since Tammy Cook-Searson has been elected as the chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB). "It's pretty amazing," she said. "I'm really grateful for the support I have received from the band membership because without the LLRIB membership, I wouldn't be able to do what I am doi...
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Canadian book industry calls on government to keep it out of trade war
TORONTO - Canada's literary institutions are banding together on the eve of an expected announcement about counter-tariffs on U.S. imports that could include books.Booksellers big and small, libraries and publishers are advocating for books to be left off the list of American-made items subject to tariffs from the Cana...
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Trump tariffs expected this week loom over Canada's election campaign
OTTAWA - The prospect of another wave of U.S. tariffs this week loomed over the federal election trail as another busy day of campaigning got underway. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to slap "reciprocal tariffs" on multiple countries - including Canada - in response to various alleged t...
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Healthcare workers speak out about burnout concerns
Dexter Mercer, a medical radiation technologist (MRT) at the Battlefords Union Hospital, had worked a 50-hour stretch of multiple shifts when the accident happened. "On yet another return to the hospital parking lot in the middle of the night, I lost consciousness at the wheel before putting the vehicle in park, r...
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Timberjaks junior hockey club quickly becoming a source of community pride and player growth
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Democrats push vote on tariffs targeting Canada as Trump calls for Republican support
WASHINGTON - Democrats in the U.S. Senate are moving forward on a resolution to block sweeping tariffs targeting Canada as President Donald Trump presses Republican lawmakers to continue backing his trade agenda. Sen. Tim Kaine plans to force a vote on...
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U.S. lists Quebec's language law in annual report on 'foreign trade barriers'
MONTREAL - Quebec has no intention of softening its language laws, Premier François Legault said Tuesday after the United States listed his government's French-language reform as a barrier to trade. "It's non-negotiable," Legault told The Canadian Pres...
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Quebec remains on board with carbon pricing, but how long will it last?
MONTREAL - Pressure is starting to mount on Quebec to reconsider its cap-and-trade emissions pricing system after the federal consumer price ended Tuesday. There has long been a broad consensus in Quebec on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ...
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In the news today: Campaigning continues as more Trump tariffs loom
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Federal party leaders continue campaigning as more Trump tariffs loom Party leaders are likely to receive questions about Canada-U.S. relations during their campa...
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Power outages persist in hard-hit areas after Ontario ice storm
Some Ontario regions hard hit by last weekend's ice storm may not recover power until the end of the week, Hydro One said Tuesday as crews and communities braced for more freezing rain in the coming days. The utility provider said power has been restor...
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Liberal, Conservative parties each lose a candidate over controversies
OTTAWA - Controversial statements from the past came back to haunt two major parties on the federal election trail this week, costing each a candidate. A Liberal incumbent bowed out of the campaign late Monday after suggesting that another candidate be...
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