Kindersley Kobras junior girls volleyball team finishes strong at district championships

The Kindersley Kobras junior girls volleyball team wrapped up an impressive season this weekend, securing third place at the District Championships held in Outlook. The team faced tough competition from across the region but displayed grit, determination, and sportsmanship in every match. Their third-place finish at districts is a testament to their hard work and growth over the season.

Monthly food bank use soars to record 2 million, driven by cost of groceries, housing

Submitted by mike.thom on Tue, 10/29/2024 - 11:37

Josephine Sindani’s first memory of using a food bank is a happy one. 

She was eight years old and still adjusting to the shock of an Ottawa winter after recently moving from Halifax, where she and her mom arrived in Canada from Sudan about two years earlier. One day she saw her pregnant mother approaching their home, trudging through snow and carrying a “big bag of toys.”

Bloc Québécois set to begin talks to topple Liberal government after deadline passes

Submitted by mike.thom on Tue, 10/29/2024 - 11:17

The Bloc Québécois is poised to begin talks with other parties to bring down the minority Liberal government, which has not met its deadline to pass two key bills.

Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet set the deadline last month, putting the Liberals on notice that to avoid an election "before Christmas" they must adopt a pair of private member's bills.

One of the Bloc bills aimed at safeguarding supply management in trade negotiations has the support of the government and is being studied by the Senate.

Saskatchewan Party holds majority after election, but with smaller margin

After months of campaigning and 28 days after the writ was dropped, the results of the 2024 Saskatchewan provincial election are in.  

The Saskatchewan Party will be returning to government with a slightly smaller mandate. When the counting was done Monday night, they were leading in 35 of the 61 seats and captured just slightly more than half of the popular vote. The 35 seats are the fewest captured by the Saskatchewan Party since the 2003 election when they won 28.  

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