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Reggae king Bob Marley has finally hit the big time, joining an exclusive club of superstars with a species named after them. A marine biologist has discovered and named a small parasitic crustacean Gnathia marleyi. You read that right: a crustacean, not a Crustafarian. "I named this...

Opponents of wind farms are hailing Health Canada's decision to study the possible connection between noise generated by the towering turbines and adverse health effects reported by people living close to them. Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced Tuesday that Ottawa will conduct...

CALGARY — Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a gathering of party supporters that other nations hoping for economic success in the future, must “become what Canada is today.” At his annual Stampede-week barbecue in his Calgary riding, Saturday, he said that the country will not “slip back”...

SASKATOON - French nuclear giant Areva says it has started the first phase of construction to expand its McClean Lake uranium mill in northern Saskatchewan. Areva and its partners are investing $150 million to upgrade the mill and increase its capacity. The upgrade is being done so that the...

OTTAWA — Two-thirds of Canadians think the law should be changed so that people caught with small amounts of marijuana no longer face criminal penalties or fines, a new poll has found. The nationwide survey for Postmedia News and Global TV, which examined the state of Canadian values, revealed...

GENEVA — Scientists working at the world’s biggest atom smasher plan to announce Wednesday that they have gathered enough evidence to show that the long-sought “God particle” answering fundamental questions about the universe almost certainly does exist. But after decades of work and billions...

July 1 is the anniversary of the Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Act Sunday is the 50th anniversary of the arrival of medicare in Saskatchewan. It was a pivotal , but divisive moment in Saskatchewan's history that even led to a doctors' strike. When the Saskatchewan Medical Care...

The F4 tornado that swept over Regina 100 years ago this weekend remains the deadliest disaster of its kind in Canadian history REGINA -- It may sound strange that a horse could be tossed from downtown Regina, across Wascana Lake, through the doors of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building and...

Can I say it again? I will any way. Infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure. This should help goods flow easier and cheaper. Just what ON manufacturers need. After years of wrangling and debate, Canada and Michigan finally announced a deal Friday to build a second bridge...

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has declared Canada's law against physician-assisted suicide unconstitutional. Justice Lynn Smith called the law discriminatory, stating that since suicide itself is not illegal, the law against assisted suicide contravenes Section 15 of the Charter...

A national conference on natural resources and aboriginal people being held this week in Saskatoon is "important and vital" to creating more understanding on key issues, one of the participants says. More than 100 business law professionals and leaders from across the country gather today at...

Shell Canada has pleaded guilty to releasing a toxic substance into the Peace River in northern Alberta and has agreed to pay a $225,000 fine. The company says John Rhind, vice-president of heavy oil, appeared in court in Peace River, Alta., on Tuesday. "He was there on behalf of the...

EDMONTON - A woman who had more than 1,100 rabbits seized from her south Edmonton home has been fined $8,500 and given a lifetime ban from owning pets, except for the dog she currently owns. The provincial court decision Monday morning came more than two years after the Humane Society seized...

Well, well, well. Looky here: Large industries looking to expand or set up in Ontario will be able to qualify for lower electricity prices next year. Eligible companies could qualify for a reduced rate if they create jobs and bring new investment to Ontario. Companies that make a minimum...

OPEC’s president signalled on Monday it could act to reduce a glut of oil that has knocked the price down towards double digits, but said it was unlikely to set individual country production quotas at a meeting this week. Abdul Kareem Luaibi, who also serves as oil minister of Iraq, said...

Whenever oil prices surpass US$100 per barrel, a certain group of well-known economists and investment banks re-emerge to tout their dire warnings that oil will soon top US$200 or more because of peaking oil supplies. Several bestselling books have been written warning that the world’s supply of...

What a ****ing moron.... Federal New Democratic Party Leader Tom Mulcair warned Rothesay residents about the potential problems with shale gas exploration during a byelection campaign stop in the southern New Brunswick town on Sunday. Mulcair held a public rally with New Brunswick NDP Leader...

The B.C. government has approved the $217-million McLymont Creek run-of-the-river power project in north-west B.C. An environmental assessment gives the project the green light but imposes a number of restrictions, including that Alt-aGas Renewable Energy Inc. must maintain minimum water...

More than half of federal Liberal and NDP supporters back the idea of their parties merging into one with the aim of of defeating Stephen Harper’s Conservatives, a new poll suggests. The online survey of more than 1,000 Canadians, conducted exclusively for Postmedia News and Global Television...

A Regina Provincial Court judge has found a Regina man not guilty of impaired driving-related charges, stating it’s unclear whether Gary W. Rookes’ moped was legally functioning as a motor vehicle on the night in question. According to the May decision posted online recently, Rookes, 57, was...