CJME (Regina, SK)

4 days ago | cjme.com | Shane Clausing

Five years after the provincial government announced funding for a city-centre school in Saskatoon, shovels finally hit the ground to mark the unofficial start of construction. “It’s thrilling. It’s absolutely exciting that after five long years, we’re finally at the point where we’re going to break ground on this wonderful school that the children of Riversdale, Pleasant Hill and King George have deserved for many years,” said Shane Skjerven, director of education for Saskatoon Public Schools.

1 week ago | cjme.com | Taylor Macpherson

LAKE LOUISE — Rescuers in Alberta are set to resume their search today for anyone else caught up in a massive rockfall that killed one and injured three in a remote section of Banff National Park. Video posted online reportedly shows a large shelf of stone crashing down a mountainside at Bow Glacier Falls, about 200 kilometres northwest of Calgary.

1 week ago | cjme.com | Taylor Macpherson

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s major projects and internal trade bill will be voted on today before the House of Commons rises until September. A closure motion the government passed to limit debate says the House won’t adjourn today until debate wraps up on Bill C-5 and it clears the chamber.

1 week ago | cjme.com | Taylor Macpherson

OTTAWA — The federal government says it will introduce legislation to implement open banking at its “earliest opportunity” as some advocates warn the project’s momentum may have stalled. Open banking — or consumer-driven banking, as Ottawa calls it — is about allowing Canadians and businesses to securely share their financial data with third parties other than their banks.

1 week ago | cjme.com | Taylor Macpherson

KANANASKIS — European Union officials say Canada is likely to sign a defence procurement agreement with the continent when Prime Minister Mark Carney goes to Brussels later this month. Carney is set to visit Brussels on June 23 for the Canada-EU summit, where he will meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa.