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CIHI data show Saskatchewan had 14.3 pharmacists per 10,000 people in 2025, the highest rate in Canada, and its pharmacist workforce grew 17.6 per cent from 2016 to 2025. The province is expanding pharmacists’ services, including strep throat and ear infection care, and plans to offer that program at more than 100 pharmacies by January 2027.

Premier Scott Moe named four individuals and four teams as recipients of the 2026 Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Public Service. They will receive their awards at an event in Regina this evening; the award has recognized public service work since 2003.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali met in Antigua and Barbuda to discuss trade, investment, and cooperation in several sectors. They welcomed progress on a proposed economic cooperation framework and discussed a possible investment protection agreement to give investors greater predictability.

Prime Ministers Mark Carney and Anthony Albanese met in Antigua and Barbuda during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. They discussed strengthening trade, investment, financial-sector ties and regulatory cooperation, building on nearly $8 billion in bilateral trade last year and ongoing work in energy, critical minerals, defence and AI.

Prime Minister Mark Carney met Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in St. John’s. They discussed shared priorities and agreed to deepen bilateral dialogue and stay in close contact.

The QEII Halifax Infirmary expansion is employing tradespeople across more than two dozen trades, including 159 people who are new to the trades. The project’s equity plan aims for at least 10 per cent of work hours to be done by apprentices and journeypersons from underrepresented groups; 34 per cent of apprentices on the project identify as members of those groups.

Saskatchewan has introduced proposed legislation requiring hotels, online accommodation platforms and driver-for-hire services to report suspected human trafficking to police. It would also expand hotel record-keeping and police access to those records, with reporting requirements for police and updated provisions for victims with coerced debts.

Saskatchewan is investing $4 million to update the kidney-care electronic medical record used across the province’s kidney clinics, dialysis programs and transplant teams. The upgrade is intended to make patient information easier to access across care settings, capture dialysis data automatically and support centralized reporting.

Ontario has designated Mayfair Gold’s Fenn-Gib project, about 17 kilometres east of Matheson, for coordinated permitting under its One Project, One Process framework. The proposed mine is expected to create 250 long-term jobs and 450 construction jobs; production is targeted to begin in 2030.

Ontario’s Indigenous Affairs minister marked the tenth anniversary of Treaties Recognition Week, an annual time to learn about the more than 46 Treaties and agreements across the province. The statement says these agreements remain important to reconciliation and shared prosperity, and encourages people to learn about the Treaties covering their communities.

A public service of remembrance will take place November 4, 2026, at 11 a.m. in the Alberta Legislature Building rotunda. The ceremony will honour those who served and remember four Canadian Armed Forces members who died during a training exercise at CFB Wainwright earlier this fall.

Saskatchewan has allocated $10.8 million to 22 Patient Medical Home initiatives and awarded Innovation Fund support to 27 clinics since 2024. A separate $1 million investment in 2026–27 will help 11 approved nurse practitioners hire a nurse for their clinics, expanding team-based primary care.

At their October 29–30 summit in Montréal, Canada and the EU launched the Alliance for the Future and announced more than 20 measures to deepen cooperation. The measures include a digital trade agreement, Canadian access to a European supercomputer initiative, and funding to expand waterbomber production; further talks are planned on research, student exchanges and other areas.

Drivers across the province face bridge closures, detours and lane restrictions, with some work continuing until December and Highway 103 blasting closures planned through May 2027. The Country Harbour cable ferry is also out of service until November 16 for inspection and maintenance.

At their Montréal summit, Canada and the European Union launched work on an expanded partnership aimed at strengthening trade, investment, supply chains and security cooperation. New steps include concluding negotiations on a digital trade agreement, pursuing closer cooperation on critical resources and technology, and expanding work on emergency preparedness, research and education.

Two Cochrane outfitters and one resident were fined a combined $2,000 for construction or other work on public lands without required ministry authorization. The resident was also ordered to apply for a work permit.

Nova Scotia is inviting people to apply to become administrative justices of the peace, whose sole role is to perform professional, non-religious civil weddings across the province. Applications are due November 30; successful applicants will be appointed for five years.

Construction has started on a new interchange at Highways 5 and 6 in Waterdown, where a new bridge will carry Highway 5 over Highway 6. The project also includes new ramps, widening part of Highway 5 to six lanes, a commuter parking lot, multi-use paths and municipal road and sewer work.

Ontario is investing $1 million to help the Bruce Trail Conservancy turn the former Talisman Mountain Resort near Kimberley into the Talisman Forest Nature Reserve. The project will permanently protect 123 acres, add 1 kilometre to the Bruce Trail and restore habitat for species at risk.