Trudeau shuffles cabinet as his Liberal government faces new election threat
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is adding eight fresh faces to his cabinet in a shuffle today, though they may not have much time in those new roles after all.
Just before Trudeau moved to shore up his front bench Friday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh declared he is finally ready to vote down the government and attempt to trigger a snap election in the new year -- though Parliament won't return for a month and he may not get that chance until March.
Singh says NDP will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring government down
The New Democrats will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring down the Liberals in the next sitting of the House of Commons, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Friday.
In the latest blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's struggling Liberal government, Singh wrote a letter address to Canadians in which he doubled down on his call for Trudeau to resign but also said the NDP will vote to bring down the government, regardless of who is at its helm.
Saskatchewan rejects federal government's updated Clean Electricity Regulations
The Saskatchewan government has officially rejected the Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) published by the federal government.
The original Clean Electricity Regulations were published in Canada Gazette, Part I on August 19, 2023. after concerns were raised by provinces, businesses, and industry leaders, the federal government decided to tweak the regulations in an update paper published on February 16, 2024.
Travel industry seeing comeback continue in 2024 following COVID
With 2024 coming to a close plenty of people have their vacations booked for the holidays, rounding out the year for travel agencies.
After coming back from the COVID pandemic, which shut down and crippled the travel industry, they're now back to bringing people all around the world.
Travel advisor with Travel Only Denise Taylor talks about the year and how the industry has managed to come back.
We found the SNUGGLIEST Christmas Sweater in Estevan!
After many entries from the community, we found ourselves the SNUGGLIEST Christmas Sweater!
Everyone -- meet Brian Hayes and his daughter!
Now online: Great Plains Power Station ribbon-cutting ceremony marks project completion
SaskPower’s Great Plains Power Station, which began construction just outside Moose Jaw in March of 2021, is now officially complete and supplying 370 megawatts to Saskatchewan’s power grid.
The power plant’s completion was marked with an onsite ribbon-cutting on Tuesday, and the unveiling of a specially commissioned painting by Moose Jaw artist Patti Lewis, titled Powering the Prairies.
▶️ Estevan Bruins looking to nab four more points at home before holiday break
Four more points are on the line for the Eagle Sky Estevan Bruins before they go on a holiday break. This weekend, the black and gold will be welcoming the Humboldt Broncos for a double-header inside Affinity Place.
'Empty the tank'
With just two more games in 2024, the Bruins want to make a statement. Battered with a rocky hockey season so far, these next four points will be important to the team. To be successful in that pursuit, marketing director and play-by-play host Marty Martinson says all they need to do is empty the tank.
Environment Canada predicts above-average temperatures just in time for Christmas
An Alberta clipper swept through the area yesterday bringing heavy snowfall and cold temperatures. Environment Canada Meteorologist Danielle Dejardins explains tonight will see similarly cold temperatures before less severe weather moves in.
“Just one more kind of cooler night. We're expecting wind chills into the minus 30s overnight tonight. Not quite extreme warning criteria but still will be pretty cold nonetheless.”
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Family says man received MAID on psychiatric day pass, files wrongful-death lawsuit
The family of a 52-year-old man who received medical assistance in dying while on a day pass from a Vancouver psychiatric hospital has launched a constitutional challenge to the procedure's legal framework.
The notice of civil claim filed Friday at the B.C. Supreme Court says the businessman and father of three, who suffered chronic back pain and long-term mental illness, suffered wrongful death in December 2022.
It accuses Dr. Ellen Wiebe and her clinic of malpractice, though none of the allegations have been proven in court.