A company that is building a copper mine in northern Saskatchewan is pleased to be included on the prime minister’s list of nation building projects. However, the province and the federal conservatives are disappointed Ottawa did not include an oil pipeline.

Construction is well underway on a billion-dollar copper mine near Creighton in Northern Saskatchewan. Prime Minister Mark Carney wants any regulatory approvals expedited. The company says the current phase has approvals in place, but it will be helpful for future expansion.

“We are fully permitted for the McIlvenna Bay mine but already looking at what we can do with phase two so there will be future permits that this should help with,” explained Carter Zazula, the director of government relations with Foran Mining.

This week, Carney included five major projects on his nation building list including expansion of a liquified natural gas facility in Kitimat B.C. and the country’s first small modular reactor in Ontario.

The federal Conservatives are disappointed that there was no mention of a pipeline.

“The fact that there’s no pipelines on this list means there won’t be new jobs at Regina’s steel plant, and it means that there won’t be new opportunities to develop Saskatchewan’s oil and gas so that’s devastating,” MP Andrew Scheer told CTV News.

“The world wants more Canadian energy.”

The province unveiled a new critical mining investment incentive to coincide with the federal announcement.

The NDP support the copper mine but question the priorities.

“There are no projects announced today related to new pipelines, rail capacity or Saskatchewan power generation,” NDP MLA Kim Breckner stated.

The five projects on the prime minister’s list represent the first round.

More are expected – with Ottawa not excluding a pipeline for fast tracking – if a proposal is received.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he’s returning from his trip to China with a sense of hope that Beijing and Ottawa can resolve their trade dispute.

Moe says he and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s parliamentary secretary Kody Blois met last week with Chinese officials who oversee an agency responsible for imposing steep tariffs on Canadian canola products.

The premier says the meeting went better than he had expected, as the Chinese officials signaled they were interested in recalibrating the relationship with Canada.

But he says the meeting was just one step in many that will be needed for Ottawa and Beijing to resolve the trade dispute.

Moe says it’s likely Blois and other federal ministers will be in China “very soon” to continue speaking with officials, and Carney could have an opportunity to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at global summits later this year.

China has imposed a 76 per cent tariff on Canadian canola seed, widely seen as a response to Canada’s 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles.

China has also imposed duties of 100 per cent on Canadian canola oil, meal and peas, along with other levies on pork and some seafood products in response to Canada’s 25 per cent tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum.

The Saskatchewan RCMP is continuing its investigation into the death of a woman, who was struck by a bullet while riding in a vehicle on Highway 39 near Weyburn late last week.

In an update at 11:30 a.m. Monday, the police service said it has identified the owner of a vehicle and trailer that was travelling through the area at the time of the shooting.

RCMP say the owner is not connected to the ongoing suspicious death investigation.

Mayor Jeff Richards said residents are still in disbelief, stating the city is a tight-knit community.

“Everybody wants to have answers to what happened and we don’t know them, and that is unsettling,” Richards told reporters Monday afternoon. “I think people are sad, I think people are angry, quite frankly, at what happened and not understanding can make it infinitely more difficult because there’s so many unknowns.”

He added the city is aiming to provide support to many families and friends impacted, as many people are aware of the recent occurrence.

“This is a small city and a lot of us know the individuals that were involved in the incident. We know their families and our thoughts and prayers are with them,” Richards expressed.

“Our thoughts are also with the local Weyburn responders who were first on scene, local EMS, the Weyburn police service. This is a very traumatic thing to come across on a Friday evening.”

Insp. Ashley St. Germaine, the head of the Saskatchewan RCMP’s major crimes unit, said the service has received many tips from the public – which have pushed the investigation forward.

She again appealed to anyone who may have been in the area of Highway 39, northwest of Weyburn, on Friday, Sept. 12.

“Maybe you were hunting or target shooting, or perhaps you were with or know someone who was. Perhaps you recall a passing a vehicle on that road around 8:00 p.m. Maybe you have vehicle dash cam footage from traveling Highway #39 that night,” she said in the update.

“Please give our investigators a call to assist us in getting answers for the victim’s family and community.

The service went on to say that officers will be in the area again today.

Those with doorbell, house cameras and other video surveillance along Highway 39 into Weyburn and Highway 13 are asked to check their footage between 7:45 and 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 12.

“If you note any suspicious people or vehicles or anything out of the ordinary, please call and report it,” the update read.

The city stated they have no comments about the public’s safety as the occurrence is being investigated by police. However, with RCMP receiving high engagement from the community Richards said he is hopeful.

“We are putting our faith in our community to stand together, support one another, and trust in the RCMP that they will move this investigation along,” he said.

Police were initially called to the scene of a serious injury around three kilometres northwest of Weyburn on Highway 39 at around 8 p.m. on Sept. 12.

Once on the scene, investigators determined that a black Ford Explorer was travelling towards Weyburn when the passenger of the vehicle, a 44-year-old woman from Weyburn, was hit by a bullet.

She was later declared dead at the scene. The driver of the SUV, who was the only other person in the vehicle, was uninjured.

RCMP in the Weyburn area are investigating an incident over the weekend that saw a driver pulled over by someone impersonating a police officer.

Weyburn RCMP received word of the incident at around 10:40 p.m. on Sept. 13.

According to police, the victim was driving on a grid road near the community of Midale when a vehicle came up behind them with flashing red and blue lights. Both vehicles slowed down before the vehicle with the blue and red lights fled the area.

The suspect vehicle is described as a granite-grey heavy-duty truck with a flat deck and heavy-duty rack. It’s believed to be a 2000’s model Chevrolet.

The police-style lights were mounted on its windshield near the truck’s rearview mirror. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, according to the police service.

Weyburn RCMP are asking anyone who believes they are being followed by an imitation police vehicle to contact RCMP immediately.

Additionally, an investigation is still ongoing into the fatal shooting of a woman on Highway 39 near Weyburn on Sept. 12.

RCMP say the investigators on that case are aware of the police impersonation incident. However, investigators say there are no known links to the suspicious death at this time.

Regina received at least 50 millimetres of rain during a recent weekend thunderstorm, according to the city.

The city’s director of water, waste and environment Carolyn Kilam told reporters Monday that the excessive rainfall led to flooding in certain parts of the city.

That included the Ring Road near the Ross Avenue overpass, which required the city to temporarily close the road for safety purposes.

Additionally, with rainwater entering the city’s wastewater system, the city’s Garnet Street wastewater lift system discharged around 1.3 megalitres of wastewater into Wascana Creek.

“So, responding to a flooding event during a rainstorm with particular road closures can be very challenging because it is so dynamic,” Kilam explained. “Sometimes we do have crews that are able to go and actually rectify a situation, so that something that starts to flood can come down.”

According to Kilam, the city resorted to using its various message signs on Ring Road to warn drivers about the flooding under certain underpasses – in addition to other measures.

“We physically closed some of the accesses to ensure that people weren’t accessing the road and we also just liaise with our fire and protective services and our RPS to try and get that information out.”

The city says it is investing in its wastewater and stormwater infrastructure to reduce the possibility of these events occurring in the future, to the tune of over $240 million in the next five years.

Kilam also relayed that the city expects only a minimal impact from Saturday’s storm.

Dozens of Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) workers rallied outside of Halifax West MP Lena Diab’s office, with the intention of sending a clear message to Ottawa.

“We are doing this across the country, and the message is for the MPs to tell Canada Post to go back to the table to negotiate,” said Dwayne Corner, CUPW local president, who added they want the federal government to intervene like it did during the recent Air Canada flight attendants’ strike.

Union negotiations with Canada Post have lasted more than 21 months with no deal in place. Last month, the union voted down what Canada Post called its final offer.

Workers recently reversed their overtime ban, but are now refusing to deliver commercial flyers.

“We are hoping that they will take this as a little bit more motivation to come back to the table,” Corner said.

In a statement, Canada Post said “this decision impacts the thousands of Canadian businesses that reach their customers with information and offers through the mail.”

Canada Post also said this latest move impacts CUPW-represented employees, who are paid to deliver flyers, on top of their wages.

Canada Post customers have mixed feelings about not receiving flyers.

“No, not at all,” said one customer who is glad to be rid of them.

“I like to price match. If I don’t get my flyer, I can’t price match,” said another customer who relies on flyers to find the best deal for groceries.

Workers hope this latest move will force Canada Post to re-examine the issues the union wants improved in their next collective agreement.

“We want fair wages, improved health and safety, expansion of the public service and the right to retire with dignity,” said Corner.

Canada Post said the company has lost more than $5 billion since 2018, and major workplace changes are needed to keep the company sustainable long-term.

No injuries have been reported after a small plane containing three occupants crash landed in Toronto’s east end on Monday night.

The incident happened at Monarch Park Collegiate Institute at 1 Hanson St., just south of Danforth Avenue and west of Coxwell Avenue.

Toronto fire said they were dispatched to that area at 8:20 p.m. for reports of a small plane that had crashed into the stadium area.

They said that paramedics at the scene reported smelling gas and fuel.

Toronto fire’s hazmat team quickly responded to address this issue. Toronto fire told CTV News Toronto in an email that a small amount of fuel was leaking, but crews have since been able to contain it.

Toronto police, meanwhile, said they were called to the scene at 8:17 p.m. for reports of a small plane that has crashed in a field. Police said three three occupants were on board, noting that no injuries have been reported at this time.

Speaking with reporters at the scene, Toronto fire Chief Jim Jessop said crews arrived to find a small plane that had crashed “just shy” of the soccer field into the parking lot right beside the grandstand.

“I am happy to report there are no injuries to the occupants of the airplane and no injuries to the civilians that were playing soccer on the field. As you can see, the game continues,” he said, adding that the scene is now stabilized and the leaking fuel has been mitigated.

“We have deemed the situation under control so there is no risk to the public.”

Jessop said the aircraft, which looks to be a four-seater 140 Piper Cherokee (C-FXGC), appears to have come through the tree canopy and skidded into a fence about 50 feet away from a field where people were playing soccer.

He said that he has not spoken with the plane’s occupants, whom he described as in their mid 30s to 40s, and is not aware of where the plane came from and where it was heading.

“We were very fortunate tonight, when I was back at the scene, and you look at the amount of people on that field playing soccer, and we got very lucky tonight,” Jessop said.

“This is rare. You know, we did have the plane go down into the lake a number of weeks ago, but to see a plane crash land into the heart of the city on a high school property is something I have not seen in my close to 30 years (of service), and it is extremely rare. So we are very, very fortunate that there were no injuries, that it turned out the way it did, because it could have been a lot worse.”

Transport Canada, the authority that has jurisdiction over this kind of incident, has been notified and wil be handling the investigation once its investigators arrive on scene, Jessop said.

Until they arrive, Toronto fire and police will “maintain scene continuity and stand by and then provide any assistance that is required or requested by Transport Canada,” the fire chief noted.

The Toronto District School Board has been advised of the incident and will work with Transport Canada on next steps in the morning. It not clear at this point if classes will be cancelled for the day.

Witnesses share what they saw and heard

Beach resident Kevin Alexander told CP24 that he was in the area of the park’s pickle ball courts when he saw the aircraft’s lights dipping below the trees and then heard the crash, adding that several people who witnessed what happened ran in that direction..

Another witness named Frank Leonardo told CP24 that he was playing soccer nearby when he saw a plane “flying really low” moments before it crash landed.

“The whole field was being played on. Thank God (no one was hurt),” he said.

David was with his kids who were practing soccer at the field at the nearby St. Patrick’s Catholic Secondary School when the plane came down.

“We saw a plane really low. I’m going to say maybe 250 to 300 feet in the air, very quiet. And it was just kind of going from the west side of the field to the east side, and then it was out of sight and then we heard a crash,” he told CP24.

“We saw three occupants that were near the plane and shortly after we saw the police, and fire, and ambulance, everybody showing up.”

Prime Minister Mark Carney went head-to-head with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre during question period Monday as MPs returned to the House of Commons for its fall sitting for the first time since June.

In his opening remarks, Carney welcomed Poilievre back to the House, but the levity between the two didn’t last long as they engaged in heated debate.

Here’s everything that happened on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.

2:50 p.m. EDT: Mulcair on how the leaders did

In his analysis of how the leaders fared in their first question period faceoff, former NDP leader Tom Mulcair said Prime Minister Mark Carney seemed to be caught off guard by the format a few times and stumbled when answering questions, specifically by how quickly he needs to formulate answers.

But he said he expects Carney to improve over time. He added that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre seemed to be holding back on the first day, judging from how he’s comported himself in the past.

One rookie minister whom Mulcair noted was impressive in his debut was Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, the former mayor of Vancouver. Despite his rookie status, Mulcair noted Robertson is also a seasoned politician, and “boy does it show when he stands up to give his answers.”

All in all, Mulcair said it was a “very interesting question period,” adding that there will surely be “lots more sparks in the days and weeks ahead.”

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