Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Consultations set to begin on controversial Quebec constitution bill
MONTREAL - A draft constitution tabled two months ago by the Quebec government was supposed to be a unifying declaration of Quebecers' common values, but it has instead been denounced as ill-conceived...
Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press Dec 04, 2025

Rustad may make B.C. Conservatives 'ungovernable' if he doesn't exit, says analyst
VICTORIA - A political analyst says John Rustad's disputed leadership of the B.C. Conservatives appears "unsustainable" after he refused to step down in the face of a caucus mutiny. University of Brit...
Canadian Press Dec 04, 2025

Why was 'incredible' giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.'s big-tree protection law?
Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island. The monumental cedar stood in what was one ...
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press Dec 04, 2025

Key ministers to address Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa today
OTTAWA - A handful of key federal cabinet ministers will address the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa today, including Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne. But Energy Minister Tim...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Dec 04, 2025

Dr. Roberta Bondar, 1st Canadian woman in space, turns 80
Dr. Roberta Bondar was the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist to travel to space. As she celebrates her 80th birthday on Thursday, the Sault-Ste-Marie-born Bondar reflects on the future of...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Dec 04, 2025

Arctic air, coastal flooding, and high winds forecast for parts of Atlantic Canada
Icy cold weather is sweeping into parts of Atlantic Canada starting today, while other regions begin to shake off the effects of yesterday's nor'easter. Environment Canada has issued a yellow warning ...
Canadian Press Dec 04, 2025

Approval of $1 billion in supplementary expenses alarms NDP
REGINA - The Official Opposition is raising concerns that power bill hikes are coming after approval of an additional $1 million in supplementary expenses including $813 million to SaskPower. The...
John Cairns Dec 03, 2025
Editorial: Parade reflects community spirit
YORKTON - There’s nothing like a little unseasonable warm weather to tick up community spirit a notch. That was certainly evident Nov. 23, when the evening weather was warm and people seeme...
Yorkton This Week Dec 03, 2025

BC Hydro takes ranchers to court, says they blocked 'nation-building' hydro line work
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Crown utility is taking a family of ranchers in Vanderhoof, B.C., to court for allegedly blocking access to properties that BC Hydro needs to enter as it prepares for wo...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025

Carney meets with Prairie chiefs outside Assembly of First Nations gathering
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney met Wednesday with chiefs representing Treaties 6, 7 and 8 on Parliament Hill, who expressed openness to the idea of pipeline ownership days after Carney signed a m...
Alessia Passafiume and David Baxter, The Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025










