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Saskatchewan mid-year financials project $743M deficit, more than double from budget
The Saskatchewan government is projecting a deficit that's more than double from budget, largely due to higher crop insurance payouts following a difficult farming season.The province's mid-year finan...
Nov 28, 2024

Missing woman located
La Ronge RCMP has located a missing woman. All identifying information from this story has been removed. -derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com
Nov 28, 2024

Alouettes GM Maciocia picks Alexander over Fajardo as starting QB
MONTREAL - There's a saying in professional sports that head coaches want to win now, while general managers think about the future. By choosing quarterback Davis Alexander over Cody Fajardo as the Mo...
Nov 28, 2024

Diapers? Yes. Skates? No. A look at items getting a tax holiday
TORONTO - The federal government says cost-conscious families are among the groups set to benefit from a proposed tax holiday, a temporary policy that will make many children's items and packaged food...
Nov 28, 2024

Outcome remains unclear as final UN plastic treaty talks reaches halfway mark
OTTAWA - Canadian officials say negotiations on an international plastics treaty have been predictably difficult, with no indication yet on whether there will even be a treaty at all. Negotiators from...
Nov 28, 2024

Future of Sports in Canada Commission head invites more people to speak up
CALGARY - The woman at the helm of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission says many Canadians have participated so far and she encourages more to get involved. Former Ontario justice Lise Maisonneuv...
Nov 28, 2024

Canadian women expect physical challenge from Iceland in soccer friendly in Spain
Interim coach Cindy Tye is expecting a stiff challenge Friday when the sixth-ranked Canadians take on No. 13 Iceland in an international women's soccer friendly in Spain. Iceland posted a 4-1-1 record...
Nov 28, 2024

Report on hazing in sports shows disconnect between policy and reality
TORONTO - A new study finds there's a disconnect between how hazing on sports teams in Canada is perceived and the realities of toxic culture. The Coaches Association of Ontario, with support from Hyd...
Nov 28, 2024

'Clearly identifiable signs': Quebec report highlights domestic violence risk factors
MONTREAL - A Quebec committee that examines domestic violence deaths has found that many victims aren't accessing the help they need even if the signs of violence are clear. The Comit d'examen des dcs...
Nov 28, 2024

Montreal shopping mall playing ‘Baby Shark’ song to prevent unhoused from loitering
MONTREAL - A shopping mall and office complex in downtown Montreal is being criticized for using the popular children's song "Baby Shark" to discourage unhoused people from loitering in its emergency ...
Nov 28, 2024