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Everyone, including his own caucus members, will be making Jim Reiter’s phone ring with requests to spend taxpayers’ money. Jim Reiter is Saskatchewan’s new finance minister.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Starting a new job is always nerve-wracking, but Saskatchewan’s new finance minister is likely feeling more than just regular new job nerves. That’s because … Read more

Deciding to play on a broken foot suffered in first game of 2017-18 season led to long list of injuries that eventually ended his career. Vegas Golden Knights’ Reilly Smith (19) and Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber (6) tussle in front of goaltender Carey Price (31) on June 24, 2021. Weber’s body still feels the pain … Read more

Smoke rises from buildings hit in Israeli airstrikes Sunday in Dahiyeh, in south Beirut. (Hussein Malla / Associated Press) A rare Israeli airstrike on central Beirut killed Hezbollah’s chief spokesman on Sunday, an official with the militant group said. Earlier, officials said Israeli strikes killed at least 12 people in the Gaza Strip, where Israel … Read more

The plane was grounded after scores of hamsters escaped from their cages An aircraft has been grounded for the past five days after more than 130 hamsters travelling in its hold escaped. Maintenance workers have been frantically trying to round up the rodents since Tuesday before they can chew through the plane’s wiring. And despite … Read more

The M25 is the country’s busiest motorway (Picture: Shutterstock/Jarek Kilian) There are long delays on the M25 after a serious road accident near Heathrow saw both carriageways closed. The air ambulance responded to the crash which involved a car and a motorcycle, and a fuel spillage on the clockwise side. Traffic was blocked this morning … Read more

‘There’s an overall sense of frustration with political elites, viewing them as out of touch, that cuts across ideological lines’ President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington.Photo by Evan Vucci /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Whether on the left or the right, … Read more

Doctors in La Ronge have treated 27 cases of scurvy within the last six months, bringing to light the severe impact of food insecurity. Doctors in La Ronge, Sask., have treated 27 cases of scurvy within the last six months, bringing to light the severe impact of food insecurity in the province’s North.Photo by Supplied … Read more