Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Ottawa to announce $550M in funding for Canadian research projects
OTTAWA - Ottawa is expected to announce $552 million in funding for academic research projects this morning. The federal government is set to name the projects getting funding through the Canadian Fou...
The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

In the news: Carney in Norway, Canada CUSMA talks leverage, March break destinations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney to observe NATO Arctic drills in Norway. Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Norway today, where he will ...
Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

MLA wants to scrap B.C.'s Human Rights Code. Some constituents want her gone instead
VICTORIA - A B.C. legislator who has sought to scrap the province's Human Rights Code and ban land acknowledgments, and has blamed the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting on "transgender ideology," is facing ...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it
Every member of a former panel the British Columbia government appointed to identify old-growth for potential protection in 2021 now says they're concerned about continued logging in those same rare a...
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

Record-smashing powerlifter, 68, says she lives for the 'clang' of the weights
ST. JOHN'S - On Thursday morning, 68-year-old Mava Brydges put the weight of a household refrigerator onto her back, lowered herself toward the floor and then stood up again. Her 132.5-kilogram squat ...
Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

Carney to observe NATO drills in northern Norway with Norwegian and German leaders
BARDUFOSS - Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Bardufoss, Norway, Friday to observe NATO's Cold Response exercises alongside the Norwegian prime minister. Carney is on the trip at the invitation of...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

Price shocks from Iran war could give Canada leverage in CUSMA talks: experts
WASHINGTON - Countries around the world are grappling with skyrocketing costs for key commodities like oil and fertilizer as the war with Iran continues to upend global trade. With no end in sight, th...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

Statistics Canada set to report jobs, unemployment data for February
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release fresh jobs data for February this morning. A Reuters poll of economists expects the economy added 10,000 jobs last month but that the unemployment rate edg...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

About 8,300 customers still without power in Quebec after ice storm
MONTREAL - Quebec's hydro utility was working to re-establish power for tens of thousands of customers on Thursday after an ice storm descended over the province's south, knocking down branches and tu...
Erika Morris and Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Mar 13, 2026

SJHL announces 2025–26 year-end award finalists
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League has unveiled the finalists for its 2025–26 year-end awards, recognizing the league’s top players, coaches, and officials as the regular season heads t...
Benny Walchuk Mar 12, 2026










