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SASKATCHEWAN – The Saskatchewan Highway Hotline is advising the public many of Saskatchewan’s highways are not recommended for travel after multiple days of snowfall. Meanwhile, much of southern Saskatchewan is under blowing snow advisory. Environment Canada says winds gusting up to 60 km/h combined with falling snow are creating reduced visibilities in blowing snow. The […]

Two new polls suggest Quebeckers are feeling pretty good about their relationship with Canada these days. Between December and February, the share of Quebecers who said they were “very proud” or “proud” to be Canadian increased 13 points from 45 per cent to 58 per cent, according to an Angus Reid poll conducted online Sunday […]

RCMP have intercepted multiple illegal border crossings as Canada strengthens security under U.S. pressure. In Alberta, officers responded to two incidents near the Coutts border crossing. On February 4th, a driver attempting to enter Canada fled secondary screening. RCMP later pursued the vehicle to Raymond, Alberta, where the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. […]

Four deaths on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation in southern Saskatchewan are being treated as homicides, RCMP said Wednesday. They said the initial investigation suggests the home east of Regina where the people were found Tuesday was targeted.  The dead are two men and two women, but that they haven’t been formally identified.  After the […]

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a snowfall warning for the southern and east-central regions of the province. Environment Canada says a system tracking from the Montana/Wyoming border is moving eastward, bringing with it between 10-20 cm of snow in affected areas. ECCC Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins says heavier amounts will fall around Regina, Moose […]

Uncertainty still hangs over the Canadian economy despite U.S. President Donald Trump announcing a 30-day pause in tariffs that were to take effect today. The temporary reprieve halts — at least for now — a continental trade war that economists on both sides of the border warned would raise prices. Trump’s decision meant Canada and […]

BEIJING (AP) — China countered President Donald Trump’s across-the-board tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs on select U.S. imports Tuesday, as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and other trade measures. U.S. tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico were also set to go into effect Tuesday before Trump agreed to a 30-day pause as the two countries acted […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that after a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump that the planned tariffs are on hold for a month, a statement confirmed by the White House. “Mexico will reinforce the northern border with 10,000 members of the National Guard immediately, to stop drug trafficking from Mexico […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will impose 25 per cent immediate retaliatory tariffs on American goods worth $30 billion starting Tuesday in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to slap Canada with devastating duties. Trudeau says an additional $125 billion in duties on American products will follow in 21 days, allowing Canadian […]

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation from the country’s North American neighbors in an emerging trade war. The Republican president posted on social media that the tariffs were necessary “to protect Americans,” pressing the three nations […]