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  • Panthers down Jets 2-1

    Panthers down Jets 2-1
    SUNRISE, Fla. — Forget the back-to-back theories, the miles-travelled excuses and any other plausible — or implausible — explanation tossed out whenever the Winnipeg Jets exit a game on the wrong end of the scoreboard. Head coach Claude Noel has an idea of what ails his team...

  • NDP political staffer appointed to Education Department

    NDP political staffer appointed to Education Department
    An NDP political staffer has been appointed to a senior position in the Education Department — a move that has the Tory opposition crying foul. Rory Henry, previously policy secretary to cabinet, has been named associate deputy minister of education at a starting salary of $106,745. He had

  • Canada says any research on lab-made bird flu must be done in top biosecurity

    Canada says any research on lab-made bird flu must be done in top biosecurity
    TORONTO - If Canadian scientists want to conduct research on H5N1 flu viruses modified to enhance their ability to spread, the work will have to be done in laboratories with the top level of biosecurity, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. The agency said in a statement that any research on

  • 'This is so silly': Mom and Dad tell story of baby Zade, born on side of Highway 59

    'This is so silly': Mom and Dad tell story of baby Zade, born on side of Highway 59
    Zade Friesen is resting comfortably in the arms of his mom this afternoon – just hours after being delivered on the side of Highway 59 this morning. The baby boy was born just south of the city near Grande Pointe, with the help of paramedics from the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic

  • Canada's Rush and Lumsden win two-man bobsled gold at World Cup event

    Canada's Rush and Lumsden win two-man bobsled gold at World Cup event
    WHISTLER, B.C. - Canada's Lyndon Rush and Jesse Lumsden won their first two-man bobsled World Cup gold medal on Friday. The duo topped the podium with a two-run time of one minute 44.14 seconds, followed by Maximillian Arndt and Martin Putze of Germany. Beat Hefti and Thomas Lamparter of
  • The Moose Jaw Times Herald: News

  • Canadians building safehouse for girls in Ukraine

    Canadians building safehouse for girls in Ukraine
    Savelia Curniski was in Moose Jaw this weekend to talk about the problem of human trafficking and how it is growing. Curniski works for an organization called Nashi, which helps bring awareness to the issue. Times-Herald file photograph

    Savelia Curniski wasted no time exposing the sobering reality of human trafficking.
        “It cost $5 to get in here today.

  • Dorothy Yakiwchuk running for council

    Dorothy Yakiwchuk running for council

    If elected as a city councillor, Dorothy Yakiwchuk said she would bring leadership and work experience that could help further professionalism and respect within council chambers.

  • Ken Parsons running for council

    Ken Parsons running for council

    One of Moose Jaw’s best known karaoke enthusiasts would like the chance at a new venue — council chambers.

  • Linsley enters the race for city council

    Linsley enters the race for city council

    Herb Linsley, a former Moose Jaw school board trustee of 20 years, is the latest to announce his candidacy for city council.

  • Police report

    Police report

    Moose Jaw police faced a busy weekend, with 179 calls reported from Friday morning to Sunday evening.

 
 
  • Financial Post - Top Stories

  • Surging U.S. jobs market may be good news for Canada

    Surging U.S. jobs market may be good news for Canada
    America’s jobless rate fell to the lowest level in three years in January, fuelling optimism that the U.S. can withstand the European debt crisis and boost the fortunes of its big trading partners like Canada

  • China faces hurdles in oil patch

    China faces hurdles in oil patch
    Thanks to recent acquisitions, the three top Chinese oil companies have become full participants in the Canadian oil and gas scene. But being in control doesn’t guarantee success

  • Nasty as Caterpillar may be, it had something the community wanted: jobs

    Nasty as Caterpillar may be, it had something the community wanted: jobs
    Andrew Coyne: The closing of the London, Ont., Caterpillar plant is, needless to say, a terrible blow to the workers and the city. It can hardly come as a surprise, however

  • RIM should remain Canadian: Harper

    RIM should remain Canadian: Harper
    Prime Minister Stephen Harper drew an apparent line in the sand on foreign takeovers on Friday, saying he wanted to see BlackBerry maker Research In Motion grow 'as a Canadian company'

  • Rogers vows to cease Internet throttling

    Rogers vows to cease Internet throttling
    Canada’s largest cable Internet provider has announced it will drop the controversial practice of intentionally slowing their customers' Internet speed
 
 
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  • Inflation rate is lowest in 56 years - overall consumer price increase is a healthy 1.8%

    Inflation rate is lowest in 56 years - overall consumer price increase is a healthy 1.8%
    Getty Images $('#lead-photo').hover(function() { $('#lead-caption').slideDown(300); }, function() { $('#lead-caption').slideUp(300); }); Canada’s annual inflation rate slid to the lowest level in 56 years last month, dropping more than expected for the second straight month to set overall prices 0.9 per cent lower than last year, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. The fall on a month-to-month basis was even more dramatic, as prices in July [...]

  • Harmonized sales levy is the lesser of tax evils

    Harmonized sales levy is the lesser of tax evils
    It isn’t often that political leaders take policy actions they know will be highly unpopular. The decisions by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell to harmonize the provincial sales tax with the federal goods and services tax are rare shows of political courage. The unpopularity of harmonized sales tax (HST) arises almost entirely [...]

  • Canadian manufacturing sales show turnaround

    Canadian manufacturing sales show turnaround
    Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 1.9 per cent to $39.7-billion in June, partially reversing a 4.9-per-cent decline posted in May. The agency attributes the increase to strong sales in the aerospace industry and a rise in the price of petroleum and coal products. Constant dollar manufacturing sales rose 1.1 per cent in June, indicating that greater [...]

  • Canada housing sales hit record in July

    Canada housing sales hit record in July
    Canadian real estate sales had a record July. July housing sales across the country were the best on record for the month and the largest year-over year increase in two years, the Canadian Real Estate Association said. The Ottawa-based group, which represents about 100 boards across the country, said there were 50,270 units sold via the [...]

  • Consumers boost confidence in economy

    Consumers boost confidence in economy
    Whether or not Canada is truly out of the woods when it comes to the recession remains up for debate, but more and more Canadians are choosing to think positively about the economy, a new survey finds. The survey, conducted by TNS Canadian Facts, shows their Consumer Confidence Index at 99.2, up 6% from July, when [...]