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Labour experts say another postal service strike is unlikely after unionized Canada Post workers rejected their employer's latest round of offers in a forced vote and the parties mull their next steps.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Friday that the roughly 55,000 members represented by the union shot down the Canada Post's latest proposal, which would've seen wage hikes of about 13 per cent over four years and restructuring to add part-time workers to the deal.

Recent data from Statistics Canada is drawing attention to some dynamics of the job markets in Saskatchewan, including here in the southeast. It is characterized by high vacancies and competitive wages that are making the province a magnet for workers from across the country, while at the same time, an abundance of people who are part of the labour force but are not actively employed.  

Some premiers say they want to have more local control over the immigration system — but experts say what the system really needs is a national conversation on immigration reform that shores up public support.

"Most of the existing policies have been formulated on the fly without any evidence or serious impact evaluations of what the various classes of immigrants are, how they're performing economically and otherwise," said Michael Trebilcock, a retired academic and co-author of two books on immigration policy.

"So it's basically research-free."

Dominic LeBlanc said Sunday that he expects Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump will speak "over the next number of days" as the United States ratchets up pressure in trade talks.

The Canada-U.S. trade minister appeared on CBS's "Face the Nation" and spoke about where talks stand between the two countries.

LeBlanc told host Margaret Brennan that while Canada is "disappointed" with Trump's new 35-per-cent tariffs, he is continuing to work toward a deal that would hopefully strike down trade restrictions between the nations.

After a week-long session at the Mid-West Legislative Conference wrapped up, the Saskatchewan NDP say that what they saw here, as well as recently down in Washington State at the Pacific North West-Western Economic Region Conference, is a clear signal that Saskatchewan has incredibly unlimited potential and many people in this country, in the United States and around the world are looking to the province to help solve some of the problems and challenges when it comes to the world’s energy future.

The wildfire smoke that has been a recurring and unwanted guest across southern Saskatchewan has officially put July 2025 into the record books. 

“Using data from Regina, the previous smokiest July was just last year, in July of 2024 with 103 hours of smoke,” said Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Crawford Luke. 

“As of today, in July 2025, we’re at 104 hours of smoke, so 2025 is now the new record holder for smokiest July on record.” 

Ottawa's new trade minister says he's looking to sign deals in South America, Southeast Asia, Africa and beyond — and to convince businesses to actually use the trade agreements Canada has already signed.

"My primary role as Canada's top salesman is to be out there hustling, opening doors for businesses and accessing new markets," Maninder Sidhu told The Canadian Press.

"My phone has been ringing with opportunities because people want to deal with reliable, stable trading partners."

Fr. Daniel Muyres, OSB
January 14, 1935 – July 28, 2025

The Saskatchewan RCMP says break-and-enter numbers in its jurisdiction have remained mostly stable from 2023 to 2024 — but with a noteworthy shift: while overall incidents increased very slightly, break-ins to homes are actually down.

According to a media release this week, break-and-enters rose by just 2 per cent year-over-year. The increase was primarily driven by property crimes involving non-residential locations, including sheds, outbuildings, and abandoned houses.

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