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Province sheds light on upcoming northern highway projects
Residents in Northern Saskatchewan are receiving a clearer picture as to what this year's provincial budget means for them.On Tuesday, Highways Minister David Marit highlighted a $122.3 million investment to enhance the safety and reliability of key transportation infrastructure. The 2025-26 Budget includes $86 million...
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RCMP detachment phones down in Sask., 911 not impacted
The Saskatchewan RCMP is having some technical difficulties with phone lines.In a statement issued Tuesday morning, the RCMP said detachments in Saskatchewan are "currently experiencing issues with their detachment telephone services," though 911 service has not been impacted."When an external person cal...
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PM goes to Washington
After tough talk, Trump radiates warmth in person for Canada's new prime minister
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump welcomed Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, with a bit of menace on social media, only to then turn on the charm and hospitality once the two leaders were sitting together in the Oval Office on Tuesday."I just want to congratulate you," Trump told Carney on his ...
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'We do matter': Meadow Lake marks Red Dress Day with stories of loss and resilience
The Northwest Friendship Centre and Northwest College (NWC) held a remembrance walk Monday in Meadow Lake to mark National Red Dress Day and honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people (MMIWG2S+).Each step taken reflected the sorrow and hope of families still searching for answers.Among th...
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Canada

Permanent memorial being considered after Vancouver festival crash, organizer says
VANCOUVER - The chair of the group that organized a festival in Vancouver where 11 people were killed says talks are underway to set up a permanent memorial near the site of the tragedy. RJ Aquino with Filipino BC says he has seen strangers leave as f...
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Highlights from PM Carney's meeting with Trump in Washington
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump met Tuesday in Washington for their first face-to-face discussion of U.S.-Canada relations and Trump's ongoing trade war. Here are some highlights from the meeting, which Carney descri...
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Fact-checking Carney's first face-to-face meeting with Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday in their first face-to-face meeting since Carney's Liberal party won the most seats in the April 28 election. Since returning to office in January, Trump has threa...
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Danielle Smith dismisses Doug Ford's warning against separatist threats from Alberta
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging her Ontario counterpart Doug Ford to mind his own business when it comes to talk of separating from Canada. Smith announced this week that she doesn't want Alberta to leave Canada but, if enough resid...
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Quick quotes: Reaction to Carney meeting Trump to talk trade, security
OTTAWA - The world was watching when Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday. Here's a sample of what politicians and other prominent figures are saying: --- "It sounds like the prime minister and the pr...
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Under pressure, Quebec finds money to pay for renovations to major Montreal hospital
QUÉBEC - The Quebec government says it has found the funds to begin much-needed repairs this year to a major Quebec hospital, following severe criticism from the opposition. The Coalition Avenir Québec has been under pressure to get work going at Montr...
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