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When it comes to dealing with poverty, Saskatchewan got one of the lowest grades in the country, posing the question, how did it get that bad?Earlier this week, Food Banks Canada released the Poverty ...

MONTREAL - The three survivors of a fatal fishing boat sinking off the coast of Quebec Monday didn't think they would survive much longer when a search and rescue helicopter appeared, according to one...

OTTAWA - The first mandate letters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave his cabinet ministers in 2015 said no relationship was more important to him, and to the country, than the one with Indigenous Peo...

CALGARY - More than 350 people, mostly children, have been infected in an E. coli outbreak linked to multiple daycares in Calgary. Here's a timeline of key developments in the outbreak: Aug. 31 to Sep...

Saskatchewan's population has grown by more than 30,000 people over the past year.According to Statistics Canada data, Saskatchewan's population hit 1,209,107 on July 1. Over the past year, the provin...

VICTORIA - Higher costs to fight wildfires and lower natural gas prices have forced a $2.5-billion addition of British Columbia's projected deficit for this fiscal year, boosting it to $6.7 billion. T...

The Battlefords Citizens on Patrol Program (COPP) recently received a donation of $500 from the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union (SGEU) Local 1103, the Battlefords.The COPP is a no...

The City of Meadow Lake is discussing whether it should change its downtown parking policy.Right now, people can pay to use a spot for two hours, while those who receive a fine have 96 hours to pay an...

VANCOUVER - Forest products firm Canfor says hired contractors on their way to conduct field survey work for the company were on board a helicopter that crashed outside Prince George, B.C., killing tw...

EDMONTON - A third-party report into the release of millions of litres of oilsands wastewater at Imperial Oil's Kearl mine has found Alberta's energy regulator followed all its rules and procedures in...