Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Eaglestone Lodge resident donates hand-knitted mittens to school students
KAMSACK — A resident of Eaglestone Lodge in Kamsack has donated two dozen hand-knitted mittens to the students of Victoria School in Kamsack. Mary Welykholowa, who has been a resident of the lod...
Feb 06, 2026
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, h...
Feb 06, 2026
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9...
Feb 06, 2026
National employment numbers for January from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's January employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.8) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation ra...
Feb 06, 2026
Canora RCMP: Vehicle hits ditch and rolls after avoiding deer
CANORA — The Canora/Sturgis RCMP responded to 32 calls from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5, some of which included: two 911 Act calls, one assault, one Coroners Act call, one Firearms Act call, one fraud, tw...
Feb 06, 2026
Unemployment rate drops to 6.5% in January despite 25,000 job losses: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy shed 25,000 jobs in January but a drop in the number of people looking for work drove the unemployment rate down to 6.5 per cent in the month. January's job...
Feb 06, 2026
In the news today: Anand in Greenland, January job numbers, Olympics begin
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Foreign affairs minister to open consulate in Greenland today Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to o...
Feb 06, 2026
Inside the 'con code', the unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence
VANCOUVER - In a Surrey, B.C., pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his cellmate - dubbed a "rat" by fellow prisoners - but then dies after being put in a 10-minute chokehold. In a Vanco...
Feb 06, 2026
Foreign affairs minister to open consulate in Greenland today
NUUK - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand arrived in Greenland's capital Nuuk on Friday to officially open Canada's new consulate. The consulate has been operating quietly for several weeks but a ce...
Feb 06, 2026
What Trump's aspiration to conquer Greenland means for Canada
NUUK - Canada's closest physical neighbours are in an escalating dispute that risks breaking the military alliance that has protected the nations of the North Atlantic for decades. U.S. President Dona...
Feb 06, 2026
