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Health care, revenue sharing, global challenges: Sask. government prepares for provincial budget
Details about Saskatchewan's provincial budget are under wraps until the document is tabled in the legislative assembly on Wednesday afternoon, but some information has already been made public.For weeks, Premier Scott Moe and his finance minister, Jim Reiter, have been telling the public there will be a deficit in the...
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Former Battleford CAO arrested in Bangladesh in international homicide case
A former chief administrative officer (CAO) for the Town of Battleford has been arrested in Bangladesh in connection with the 2023 killing of his wife.Bangladesh police say Ashraful Alam, also known as Ash Alam, was detained by immigration authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Feb. 12 after arriving ...
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Anand says Canada's focus in Iran war is on unblocking Strait of Hormuz
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she agrees with Prime Minister Mark Carney that the U.S. attack on Iran violates international law - and so does Iran's blockade of the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route.Anand says Canada is looking at how it can support Gulf countries being attacked by Iran as Tehran pus...
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George Gordon First Nation excited for Bell Canada partnership on AI data centre
The new 300-megawatt artificial intelligence (AI) data centre being built outside of Regina will feature an agreement with a First Nation nearby.George Gordon First Nation signed a partnership with Bell Canada to focus on "Indigenous procurement participation and workforce development."Construction will begin...
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Think tank researcher, business leaders focus on size of deficit and investments for northern Sask.
As Saskatchewan prepares to table its next provincial budget, observers say the key questions will centre on the size of the expected deficit, how quickly the province may return to balance, and how the government plans to support economic development, particularly in the northern half of the province."I've heard ...
Mar 16, 2026
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There's 'not much' Canada could contribute militarily to Iran war: Expert
A Canadian defence expert says there's "not much" Canada could do in the Persian Gulf region right now to protect the critical Strait of Hormuz, even if it wanted to.David Perry, president of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, says the Canadian Armed Forces does not have many available assets suited to in...
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Canadian computer scientist Gilles Brassard co-recipient of A.M. Turing Award
A Canadian computer scientist is one of this year's recipients of a prestigious award nicknamed the Nobel Prize of computing. Université de Montréal professor Gilles Brassard has won the A.M. Turing Prize with IBM Research scientist Charles H. Bennett....
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CP NewsAlert: Charges stayed on Saskatchewan cult leader Romana Didulo
SWIFT CURRENT, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA - Crown prosecutors have stayed charges against a cult leader whose group made life miserable for residents of a Saskatchewan village. Romana Didulo had been charged with failing to comply with an undertaking and int...
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Tim Hortons white and pink donut mugs recalled due to burn hazard
TORONTO - Health Canada has announced a recall of Tim Hortons ceramic mugs because they may crack or break when filled with hot liquid. The affected mugs are white on the outside and pink on the inside, with a pink handle and a chocolate dip donut des...
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Greer says U.S. trade talks with Canada lagging behind those with Mexico
WASHINGTON - Trade talks with Canada ahead of the mandatory review of the continental trade pact are lagging behind those with Mexico, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesday. Greer told Fox Business that talks are moving ah...
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Man arrested for identity theft no longer with CRA, federal agency says
VANCOUVER - The Canada Revenue Agency says a worker arrested in Vancouver for alleged identity theft and trafficking of private information is no longer with the agency. A spokesman with the agency did not say when Yoan Zola's employment with the agenc...
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Canada's population edged lower in fourth quarter as non-permanent residents drop
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's population edged down in the fourth quarter, dipping 0.2 per cent. The agency says preliminary estimates indicate the population fell by 103,504 people from Oct. 1, 2025 to Jan. 1, 2026 to bring the number ...
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