Justin Trudeau highlights supports for Saskatchewan Indigenous communities
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Saskatoon on Tuesday discussing supports for local Indigenous communities.
Politics
4 hours
After 5 years, Budget 2024 lays out promised small business carbon rebate
After five years, Budget 2024 signals a government plan to make start issuing carbon price rebates for small-to-medium sized businesses.
Economy
Apr 16
‘A swing and a miss’: Saskatchewan premier comments on federal budget, deficit
Moe said the province asked the federal government to deliver two things in the budget: more funding towards municipal infrastructure and for the carbon price to be removed.
Canada
Apr 16
Alberta spending $1.9B on roads, highway upgrades in 2024
The transportation minister said the work is part of a three-year, $8.1-billion capital plan and hopes the amount inspires confidence amongst the construction industry.
Politics
Mar 22
Saskatchewan economic growth expected due to mining investment: Deloitte Canada
Deloitte Canada is expecting Saskatchewan to experience economic growth largely due to industry investment in mining.
Canada
Apr 1
Ottawa unveils $1B for national school food program
The federal government says the funds will feed an additional 400,000 children a year, beyond programs offered by provinces and school boards.
Canada
Apr 1
Saskatchewan legislature members debate cost-of-living pressures post-2024 budget
NDP Leader Carla Beck criticized the Saskatchewan Party government for not pausing the fuel tax at a time when people are paying more in provincial sales tax.
Canada
Mar 21
New schools, no tax increases and running a deficit: Highlights from the 2024-25 Sask. budget
The 2024-25 Saskatchewan budget was released with a focus on "classrooms, care and communities."
Politics
Mar 20
Sask. education budget announces new schools and record funding during STF strikes
The new $8.8 million will support planning to replace Minahik Waskahigan High School in Pinehouse and renovate South Corman Park School and Swift Current Comprehensive High School.
Canada
Mar 20
2024 Montana’s Brier brings more than 100,000 people to Regina’s Brandt Centre
While Sask. has always been known for its love of curling, fans were in full force from start to finish as Team Saskatchewan held the best record throughout the tournament.
Canada
Mar 11
Liberals unveil ‘ambitious’ housing plan to build 3.87 million homes by 2031
The plan builds on recent announcements with new tax incentives, more than a billion dollars for homelessness and a country-wide effort to build more housing on public lands.
Canada
Apr 12
Canada’s airline market on the path to consolidation. Will prices change?
After entertaining new entrants for several years, Canada's airline market is on the path to consolidation, raising the likelihood of higher fares and fewer flight options.
Consumer
Mar 14
Higgs champions NB shale gas development as a better climate plan than carbon pricing
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his province's alternative to the federal carbon price will be to ship liquid natural gas to Europe as an alternative to coal.
Politics
Mar 28
‘The major reason why I left’: Former Sask. teacher calls for special needs support
Juliana Bell was hired at Saskatoon's John Dolan School to teach special needs students. She says she was pushed into many roles as a caregiver for which she didn't have expertise.
Education
Mar 24
Sask. surgeries continue to grow, while rural health-care workers head out of province
Saskatchewan has cut significantly into its surgery wait-list after performing a record number of procedures in the first nine months of the fiscal year.
Health
Feb 27
Alberta adds new EV tax, increases land titles levy in 2024 budget
Owning an electric vehicle, selling and registering a home, and smoking are about to get more expensive in Alberta.
Consumer
Feb 29
IVF, fertility help costs are rising. For many that means ‘reconsidering’
Fertility treatment costs are rising as Canadians are having the fewest babies ever. A Global News analysis found one fertility treatment costs $3,000 more than four years ago.
Health
Mar 2
The West Block — Episode 29, Season 13
Gen, David Petraeus on the role of the United States and Canada in trying to quell global violence, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault on the carbon price increase.
Canada
Mar 31
Firearm-related violent crime reaches decade-high levels in Canada
The data found firearms accounted for nearly three per cent of violent crimes in 2022, with the rate per 100,000 population having risen by 8.9 per cent from the year before.
Canada
Jan 31
Pine Grove Correctional Facility over capacity, Saskatchewan society seeks help
The request comes after a report from a correctional investigation office saying that approximately 90 to 95 per cent of incarcerated women in the province are Indigenous.
Crime
Nov 28, 2023