Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Plummeting temperatures, heavy snow forecast as winter returns to Prairies
CALGARY - Winter is making a comeback on the Prairies, with cold temperatures and heavy snow in the forecast. Environment Canada says parts of southern Saskatchewan are under an orange snowfall warnin...
Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Plummeting temperatures, heavy snow forecast as winter returns to Prairies
CALGARY - Winter is making a comeback on the Prairies, with cold temperatures and heavy snow in the forecast. Environment Canada says parts of southern Saskatchewan are under an orange snowfall warnin...
Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Health, education, public safety to be protected in B.C. budget, Minister Bailey says
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister describes the government's budget being unveiled today as disciplined, focused and serious. Brenda Bailey says the government will protect the core servi...
Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

As portables arrive in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., expert says feeling safe a priority
The co-founder of a group that supports victims and their families after mass shootings says a top priority when bringing students back to school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is to make them feel safe agai...
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Road to ruin: Montreal's pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money
MONTREAL - Montrealer Marianick Baril says she's had eight flat tires since Christmas. Now, she plans her daily commute less on travel time and more by choosing the streets that have the fewest crater...
Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Ottawa faces calls to send essential fuel to Cuba as U.S. widens oil blockade
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing mounting calls to speak out against the United States for widening its restrictions on fuel reaching Cuba, or to send aid to the country. For more than a ...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Carney set to announce defence industrial strategy today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to publicly release today his new Buy Canadian plan for supplying the military and growing Canada's domestic defence industry. The $6.6-billion plan pro...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Trial for man accused of killing 5 in Winnipeg rooming house set to begin
WINNIPEG - A jury trial for a man accused of fatally shooting five people in a Winnipeg rooming house is scheduled to begin today. Police responded to the multi-unit building in the city's West Broadw...
Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Second witness expected to take stand at Frank Stronach's sex assault trial
TORONTO - Another witness is expected to take the stand today at the sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach. The judge-alone trial began in Toronto last Thursday after more tha...
Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Canada's provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season
OTTAWA - The outlook for Canada's provinces is difficult to chart but some surprising resilience to U.S. trade pressures and historical revisions to economic data have most provinces on better footing...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026










