Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Stuck cars, treacherous roads as snowstorm grips Prairies
EDMONTON - Old Man Winter made a nasty comeback across the Prairies on Tuesday, with bone-chilling temperatures and heavy snow that led to treacherous roads and stuck cars. Environment Canada said upw...
Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Stuck cars, treacherous roads as snowstorm grips Prairies
EDMONTON - Old Man Winter made a nasty comeback across the Prairies on Tuesday, with bone-chilling temperatures and heavy snow that led to treacherous roads and stuck cars. Environment Canada said upw...
Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Closing grain prices Tuesday, February 17
Below are today's closing net cash prices from Bunge's Moose Jaw Terminal. Amber Durum: 278.59 Feed Barley: 232.01 Canola: 613.03 (down 4.20) Kabuli Chickpeas: 595.25 Flax: 650.54 Red Lentils:...
Ryan Young Feb 17, 2026

Food inflation spiked 7.3% in January. Here's what's driving the increase
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada reported an easing in the headline inflation rate Tuesday but a jump in the pace of food inflation amid tax changes and lingering pressures at the grocery store continue to ...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Availability of desk space unclear as feds boost in-office time for public servants
OTTAWA - Federal public service unions and workers are warning there isn't enough office space to accommodate the federal government's new requirements for more in-office work. The Public Service Alli...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Gender based violence programming gets $1.46 million funding boost
REGINA - Organizations and programs aimed at addressing gender based violence have received a funding boost from the province. The Saskatchewan government confirmed it was providing $1.46 million in a...
John Cairns Feb 17, 2026

Carney rolls out plans to build up domestic defence sector, add 125,000 jobs
OTTAWA - Canada has failed both to adequately fund its military and to build up the domestic defence industry, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday as he rolled out an ambitious new plan to grow th...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Ottawa kept people on Canada's no-fly list without 'necessary grounds': spy watchdog
OTTAWA - A new report from the national spy watchdog says the federal government kept some people on Canada's no-fly list without proper justification - a possible violation of the law that underpins ...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

B.C. police watchdog to determine whether to investigate Tumbler Ridge shooting
British Columbia's police watchdog is taking steps to determine if it will launch an investigation into the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge. Jessica Berglund, the chief civilian director of the Indepen...
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Quebec police bust sophisticated forged documents operation, arrest three
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police arrested three people on Tuesday in connection with what they described as a sophisticated counterfeit ID and credit card operation that officers had dismantled las...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026










