Provincial News

A Catholic archdiocese that operated four Indigenous residential schools in Manitoba and Saskatchewan has finally surrendered a long-awaited trove of records that may hold clues about their tragic history. The Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas gave the documents to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday — just one day before Archbishop Murray Chatlain’s appearance before […]

Premier Scott Moe and his counterpart from Nova Scotia say Canada’s need for housing is too complex for provinces not to be at the table when Ottawa strikes housing deals with municipalities. The issue was a prominent part of the communiqué released Monday following a meeting of provincial premiers and territorial leaders in Halifax. At […]

Indigenous Peoples have been part of Canada’s military history dating back to the War of 1812, when it’s estimated more than 10,000 First Nations people fought. More than 7,000 Indigenous people later served in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. Many continue to serve today. Wednesday is National Aboriginal Veterans Day, […]

Buffy Sainte-Marie, wearing a shining dress and long necklace, was led on the stage by a group of Indigenous people in traditional regalia after she was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1995.  Her iconic dark hair and fringe hung long as she told the crowd about the importance of artists from […]

Most Canadians will be turning their clocks back by an hour early Sunday morning. Daylight time, which allows people to enjoy an extra hour of daylight at the end of the day, ends tomorrow morning and transitions to standard time in most provinces and territories. The change means darkness will arrive earlier in the evening, […]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made his pitch to Saskatchewan conservatives on Saturday, pledging better relations with Western Canada should he become the next prime minister. Poilievre, speaking at the Saskatchewan Party convention in Regina, praised Premier Scott Moe and his government for fighting Ottawa’s carbon pricing program and called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to scrap it.  “When I […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in the U.S. capital today to represent Canada at the inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity summit.  The White House meeting, hosted by President Joe Biden, marks the first official gathering of all 12 countries in the hemispheric trade framework.  The partnership, known as APEP, marks the earliest beginnings of a north-south […]

Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 5.7 per cent last month as job opportunities became less plentiful in an economy weighed down by high interest rates. Statistics Canada released its October labour force survey Friday, which showed the economy added a modest 18,000 jobs. The gain was not enough to keep the unemployment rate from rising […]

With a whole bunch of reasons to celebrate on the horizon, SGI is rolling out a new campaign to make sure people do not drive after drinking, or consuming drugs. The 30-second campaign video and radio ad features two friends heading to a house party. Before they walk in, they stop and visualize how they […]

Authorities were investigating after a police officer was seriously injured on the job in Estevan.  Police in Estevan said the officer was injured during an altercation at the local police station. It said in a statement the officer was transported by STARS air ambulance to hospital in Regina and was in stable condition.  One person […]