Author Archives: Syndicated Content

10 'taken' from B.C. firm's Mexican mine site, but Global Affairs says no Canadians
VANCOUVER - Global Affairs Canada says it is monitoring a security incident at a Vancouver-based mining firm's project in Concordia, Mexico, where 10 people have been abducted, but it's not aware of a...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

NDP confirms five contestants for leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh
OTTAWA - Five candidates have met the final requirements in the NDP's leadership election and will have their names on the ballot when party members choose a new leader for the beleaguered party. Rob ...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Sask man gets 7-year sentence for drug and firearms offences
CARLYLE — A Saskatchewan man who was facing 25 charges has received a lengthy prison sentence for drugs and firearms offences. Austin Jonathan Ross pleaded guilty to seven offences Jan. 28 in Ca...
David Willberg Jan 29, 2026

NDP ramp up their focus on power rates, public safety
REGINA — With Premier Scott Moe out of the province attending a first ministers meeting, the opposition New Democrats spent Thursday trying to get traction on a number of familiar topics. O...
John Cairns Jan 29, 2026

PSAC wants transparency as CFIA becomes latest department to make cuts
Employees at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency were informed this week about job cuts planned to reduce federal government spending. Multiple reports indicate the CFIA plans to cut 587 positi...
Ryan Young Jan 29, 2026

Vancouver-based Vizsla Silver Corp. reports 10 people 'taken' from Mexican mine site
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based mining company says 10 people have been "taken" from a mine site in Mexico. Vizsla Silver Corp. says the "security incident" happened at its Panuco project site, a gold a...
Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Yorkton man charged with second degree murder appears in court again
YORKTON — Another court appearance has been made by a Yorkton man, arrested in connection with a death in the city. 51-year-old Henry Chartrand was in Yorkton Provincial Court Jan. 29,...
Doug Falconer Jan 29, 2026

Ottawa signs settlement with survivors of boarding school in Saskatchewan
LE--LA-CROSSE - The Canadian government has signed a $27-million settlement agreement with abuse survivors of a boarding school in Saskatchewan that housed Mtis and First Nations children. The le--la-...
Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Smith, Carney say Trump team must respect Canadian sovereignty
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith both said Thursday the United States needs to respect Canadian sovereignty following reports that leaders of the Alberta separati...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Jail time for Yorkton man arrested in incident that saw another suspect injured by RCMP
YORKTON — Sentencing has been handed down to one of two men arrested in Yorkton in a case that resulted in an injury caused by police to one of the suspects. 20-year-old Triston H...
Doug Falconer Jan 29, 2026










