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Interest rate not ideal for home buyers in Saskatchewan
With the Bank of Canada hiking its key interest rate to 4.25 per cent, Saskatchewan home buyers are going to feel it."First and foremost, it's going to impact buyers," said Chris Gurette, the CEO of t...
Dec 07, 2022

Calgary will host curling's Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2024
Calgary has been named the host city for the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Canadian women's curling championship will take place Feb 16 to 25 at the WinSport Event Centre, the same venue tha...
Dec 07, 2022

Peru's president dissolves Congress, which then ousts him
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dissolved the nation's Congress on Wednesday and called for new legislative elections, trying to beat lawmakers to the punch as they prepared a thir...
Dec 07, 2022

'More to do' on systemic barriers facing Muslim charities, Trudeau acknowledges
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledges there is "significantly more to do" on the systemic barriers that confront Muslim charities amid concerns from a federal watchdog that his review of...
Dec 07, 2022

Running back to Saskatchewan: Morrow signs extension with Riders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have locked up a starter who could have become a CFL free agent in February.The Roughriders announced Wednesday they've signed running back Jamal Morrow to a one-year cont...
Dec 07, 2022

Poulin first female hockey player to win Canada's athlete of the year honour
TORONTO - Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin has won the 2023 Northern Star Award, making her the first female hockey player to claim the honour given annually to Canada's athlete of the year. The 31-...
Dec 07, 2022

Police call not to search for women's remains "a breach of human dignity," AFN hears
OTTAWA - A Mohawk official tasked with helping Indigenous communities investigate unmarked graves says Winnipeg police's refusal to search for the remains of missing women in a landfill is a "breach o...
Dec 07, 2022

Nearly 130 job offers made during Sask. recruitment mission to Philippines
The Saskatchewan government says its recruiting trip to the Philippines to add health-care workers resulted in nearly 130 job offers being made.In a media release Wednesday, the government said the Sa...
Dec 07, 2022

Croatia soccer federation fined after fans verbally abuse Canadian 'keeper
DOHA, Qatar - FIFA has fined the Croatian soccer federation 50,000 Swiss francs (C$72,500) for after the team's fans verbally abused and taunted Canada goalkeeper Milan Borjan during a game at the Wor...
Dec 07, 2022

RCMP holding ‘Cram a Cruiser’ event Saturday
Battlefords RCMP will hold a food drive to collect food and toys for the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre.On Saturday, Dec. 10, the RCMP will have a police cruiser at Discovery Co-op Mall...
Dec 07, 2022