Author Archives: Syndicated Content

USask AgBio research: Saving Prairie grasslands
SASKATOON — One of the most iconic images of the Western Canadian Prairies is undoubtedly herds of cattle or bison, grazing placidly on wide fields stretching as far as the eye can see. While a ...
Joanne Paulson / USask Jan 07, 2026

Feds say 25 banned guns were collected and destroyed in buyback pilot program
OTTAWA - The federal government says 25 banned firearms were collected and destroyed during a six-week trial run of its buyback program last fall. Public Safety Canada says the pilot project, which to...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Jan 07, 2026

Kinew, leaders visit Manitoba First Nation dealing with frozen water crisis
PIMICIKAMAK CREE NATION, MAN. - Politicians travelled to get a look at a First Nation in northern Manitoba that's scrambling to clean up and fix up after a frozen water catastrophe buckled ceilings, s...
Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press Jan 07, 2026

Chrystia Freeland resigning as Toronto MP on Friday
OTTAWA - Longtime Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland, who was a driving force in Canadian politics throughout the past decade, will resign as a member of Parliament on Friday. "I...
The Canadian Press Jan 07, 2026

Carney to host Canada's premiers in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Canada's premiers in Ottawa later this month as global tensions rise and as trade talks with the U.S. remain stalled. A government official confirms ...
The Canadian Press Jan 07, 2026

Federal government to help fund firearm buyback efforts in Quebec
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will provide up to $12.4 million to cover costs incurred by Quebec to co-ordinate a buyback of banned firearms in the province. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outla...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Jan 07, 2026

B.C. Mountie should be fired or ordered to quit over behaviour in group chats: lawyer
A British Columbia RCMP officer who has been found to have committed discreditable conduct over sexist comments in group chats says he never meant to hurt anyone and still wants to be a Mountie. But t...
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press Jan 07, 2026

Venezuelans in Canada share mixed emotions in wake of Maduro's capture
TORONTO - Venezuelans in Canada are dealing with a mix of emotions after the United States captured the country's president and his wife. U.S. President Donald Trump stunned the world Saturday by orde...
Fatima Raza, The Canadian Press Jan 07, 2026

Woman, 90, is fourth Quebec senior to die after being found outside in past month
MONTREAL - Quebec's coroner is investigating the case of a 90-year-old woman who died after her body was found outside her retirement home on New Year's Day. Her death marks the fourth time in roughly...
Canadian Press Jan 07, 2026

Saskatchewan travellers frustrated after WestJet luggage delays
REGINA — Several WestJet passengers from Saskatchewan are venting frustration after their luggage was left behind on a recent flight to Mexico. One passenger, Darren Stoppler of Regina, shared h...
John Cairns Jan 07, 2026










