Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Ottawa hasn't approached Alberta, Sask., about pharmacare since election: ministers
CALGARY - Alberta and Saskatchewan's health ministers say they haven't been approached by Ottawa about signing onto the federal pharmacare program since the spring election. Saskatchewan Health Minist...
Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025

Jays jerseys abound as baseball fans help Seattle amid tourism slide
SEATTLE - Pike Place Market artist and vendor Daniel Fleming says Toronto Blue Jays fans typically show up in Seattle in droves for games against the Mariners, and the ongoing American League Champion...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025

B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island gets back 80 hectares of land from Ottawa
NANAIMO - A British Columbia First Nation is getting some land back in an agreement with the federal government as part of a claim settlement that dates back almost two centuries. Crown-Indigenous Rel...
Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025

Police cite extortion in third shooting at Indian star Kapil Sharma's B.C. café
SURREY - Mike Grieve says he walks past Kap's Cafe in Surrey, B.C., every day and he's sad to see the restaurant owned by Indian entertainer Kapil Sharma has been shot up for the third time. Yellow po...
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025
Feds announce $69.5 million for new Sask. infrastructure projects
AIR RONGE — The federal government has announced more than $69.5 million is being directed to Saskatchewan this year to fund infrastructure projects in the province. The money will come fro...
John Cairns Oct 16, 2025

Alberta's Smith wants education commission after teachers strike settled
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to form a commission on education after the provincewide teachers strike is over. Smith says she wants to see a negotiated settlement with the ...
Lisa Johnson and Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen fields kids' queries, 100 days from Artemis 2 launch opening
LONGUEUIL - Jeremy Hansen is on the cusp of embarking on a historic deep space mission to the moon, admitting to some inquisitive students Thursday that while the unknowns present a scary prospect, so...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025

More layoffs and more concerns about funding for SaskPolytechnic
REGINA - The official Opposition is raising alarm bells after a third round of job cuts has been announced this week at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. The opposition New Democrats told reporters at an...
John Cairns Oct 16, 2025
NDP promise new hospital in Yorkton if elected in 2028
YORKTON — A long hoped for new hospital in Yorkton has become an NDP promise years ahead of a likely provincial election in 2028. On the sidewalk in front of the Yorkton Regional Hospi...
Calvin Daniels Oct 16, 2025

Carney says Stellantis offered reassurances on Brampton, Ont., plant
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney said the global head of Stellantis told him the automaker is looking at finding a new model to fill the idled Brampton, Ont., plant, but that a decision would requ...
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025












