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Mid-year report forecasts $1.1-billion surplus for Saskatchewan in 2022-23
Saskatchewan's economy continues to be on the upswing.In the mid-year financial report issued Tuesday, the provincial government forecast a surplus of $1.1 billion for 2022-23. That's up $50 million f...
Nov 29, 2022
Mid-year financial update expected Tuesday
It's unlikely to make as big a splash as the first-quarter update, but the Saskatchewan government is poised to release its financial update for the first half of the fiscal year late Tuesday morning....
Nov 29, 2022
China launches 3 astronauts to complete space station
BEIJING (AP) - China launched a rocket Tuesday carrying three astronauts to complete construction of the country's permanent orbiting space station. The crew of the Shenzhou-15 will overlap for severa...
Nov 29, 2022
Linebacker Adam Bighill signs extension with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - All-star linebacker Adam Bighill has signed a two-year contract extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The 34-year-old Bighill was scheduled to become a free agent in February 2023. Bigh...
Nov 29, 2022
Injured defender Doneil Henry doing his bit off the pitch to help Canada at World Cup
DOHA, Qatar - Doneil Henry's World Cup experience has been far different than the one he originally hoped for. But the veteran defender is still doing whatever he can for Canada. Sidelined by a calf i...
Nov 29, 2022
Neymar to miss Brazil's last group game at World Cup
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Neymar will miss Brazil's last group game at the World Cup because of his right ankle injury, the team doctor said Tuesday. Rodrigo Lasmar said the Brazil forward will not be fit to...
Nov 29, 2022
Houston lifts boil-water order affecting more than 2 million
HOUSTON (AP) - The city of Houston lifted an order Tuesday that had called for more than 2 million people to boil their tap water before drinking or using it. The boil order had been in effect since S...
Nov 29, 2022
Croatia charged for fan taunts of Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan at World Cup
DOHA, Qatar (AP-CP) - FIFA opened a disciplinary case against Croatia on Tuesday because of its fans' taunts aimed at Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan, who has Serbian family ties, during the teams' W...
Nov 29, 2022
Front-loaded, cold and snowy winter ahead, Weather Network forecast suggests
Canadians enjoying a brief relief from the onset of winter-like conditions may want to enjoy the temperatures while they can because The Weather Network is forecasting a colder than normal start to wi...
Nov 29, 2022
City looks at proposal for second "Community Safety Perception Survey"
The City of North Battleford is considering a proposal to have a new Community Safety Perception Survey done in 2023, a follow-up to the first survey conducted in 2018. Wendy Verity, who will be invol...
Nov 29, 2022