Amid Pride celebrations across Saskatchewan, experts are raising concern over the provincial government’s decision to boost funding for certain independent schools that are operated by churches with anti-LGBTQ policies. Last month, the province formally announced the 21 independent and four “historical” schools in Saskatchewan that will receive $17.5 million in …

This week the Liberal government announced it will ban some single-use plastic items in an effort to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030, but only a limited number of products fall under the ban and some of the prohibitions don’t kick in until 2025.  The six categories of single-use plastics …

CBC Saskatchewan is looking at single-event sports betting in the province. This story is a part of a series examining its impact. Read Part 1 here, which focuses on a Conservative MP who says the Saskatchewan government has “dropped the ball” on single-event sports betting. His private member’s bill paved …

In late May, not long after he’d gotten through a mild bout of COVID-19, Peter Kelly spiked a sudden fever. He quickly realized it wasn’t the tail end of a COVID infection. Over a period of several days, the Toronto resident became exhausted, and his muscles began to ache. His …

It was a visit heavy with political and perhaps even personal significance, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid a wreath on Thursday at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda. The site contains the remains of more than 250,000 Rwandan Tutsis who were slaughtered by Hutu extremists in the spring and …

The Prince Edward Island government is now offering new doctors bigger bonuses and a shorter service commitment when they sign up to work in the province, in an effort to recruit more than two dozen doctors.  Incentives are being offered for family physicians and some specialists who take jobs anywhere in P.E.I., whereas …

Updates from Day 120 of the invasion EU begins 2-day summit, expected to accept Ukraine as a candidate for membership. Competing claims over degree of control of Severodonetsk in the Donbas. Ukraine President Zelensky took his message to Canadian students on Wednesday. Germany triggers new stage in energy plan, warns …

Amid human rights complaints, investigations and external oversight, the police service and its oversight board in Thunder Bay, Ont.,  have another task ahead of them — finding a new chief.  Police Chief Sylvie Hauth has announced her retirement, effective next year.  In a statement released to media on Thursday morning, Hauth said she has informed …

Andrea Fuentes prevented a tragedy at the swimming world championships with her quick reaction. The United States coach knew something was wrong when she saw U.S. artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez sink motionless to the bottom of the pool during a solo free routine on Wednesday. The fully clothed Fuentes dived …

ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ, 23 ਜੂਨ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਪੁਲੀਸ ਸੇਵਾ (ਆਈਪੀਐੱਸ) ਦੇ ਸੀਨੀਅਰ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਦਿਨਕਰ ਗੁਪਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਜ ਕੌਮੀ ਜਾਂਚ ਏਜੰਸੀ (ਐੱਨਆਈਏ) ਦਾ ਡਾਇਰੈਕਟਰ ਜਨਰਲ ਨਿਯੁਕਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਅੱਜ ਪਰਸੋਨਲ ਮੰਤਰਾਲੇ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਜਾਰੀ ਇੱਕ ਹੁਕਮ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ। ਦਿਨਕਰ ਗੁਪਤਾ 1987 ਬੈਚ ਦੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਕਾਡਰ ਦੇ ਆਈਪੀਐੱਸ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਹਨ। ਕੈਬਨਿਟ …