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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. increasingly relies on Canadian crude oil to meet domestic demand and that relationship faces potential strain amid the threat of tariffs from President-elect Donald Trump. More than 50% of crude oil imported to the U.S. comes from Canada, up from 33% in 2013. The increase follows a jump in production from […]

The federal government has pushed its target to achieve a net-zero electricity grid back 15 years to 2050 as part of new clean electricity regulations announced Tuesday — though officials maintain that target date was always the goal. Canada had previously signalled an aim to fully decarbonize electricity grids by 2035. But some provinces, namely […]

The Acting President of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) welcomed news of Canada Post workers set to return to work Tuesday after being on strike for about one month. Bill Huber says rural residents rely more on Canada Post compared to residents who live in large, urban centres where there are alternative courier […]

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, the day she is set to present the fall economic statement.  In a resignation letter, she says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet Friday, but that the only “honest and viable path” is to leave cabinet.  Freeland says for the past several weeks […]

The Liberals’ fall economic statement Monday is expected to show a larger-than-promised deficit and offer details on how the government will tackle the threat of U.S. tariffs ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration in the new year. A senior government official said the fiscal update will include measures to incentivize business investment in Canada. The source, […]

Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says he is “calling a timeout” in the Canada Post strike, and asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to send about 55,000 employees back to work. Mackinnon says the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are at an impasse after a nearly month-long work stoppage, and negotiations […]

WEYBURN – The City of Weyburn announced that Crescent Point Place and the Tom Zandee Sports Arena will remain closed until the New Year, after a second ammonia leak was found in the ice plant chiller. The chiller had been purchased new and was installed for the 2023-24 season, and had successfully passed pressure testing […]

The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate by half a percentage point today but signalled a slower pace of rate cuts moving forward. The decision marked the fifth consecutive reduction since June and brings the central bank’s key rate down to 3.25 per cent. Forecasters were widely expecting the jumbo interest rate cut after the November labour force survey […]

REGINA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he has appointed Bernadette McIntyre as the new Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. McIntyre has held executive roles at Saskatchewan Government Insurance and Wascana Centre Authority, and is a well-known volunteer especially in the sports community. Among the organizations she has helped over the years, according to the […]

Humboldt – On Nov. 29, PrairiesCan’s announced an additional $500,000 to help develop and support the rapid growth in east central Saskatchewan from the BHP’s Jansen Potash mine expansion projects.  The Sylvite Four-six regional development partnership includes all communities within a 90-kilometre distance from the Jansen mine, plus the First Nations of George Gordon, Kawacatoose, Day […]