Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Conservatives call for lower gas tax and cuts to 'wasteful spending' to pay for it
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada is calling on Ottawa to drop the federal tax on gas and diesel fuel for the rest of the year. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday that lifting ...
Apr 02, 2026
Supreme Court won't hear case contesting constitutionality of Canada's voting system
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal challenging the constitutionality of Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system. The system, set out in the Canada Elections Act, sees t...
Apr 02, 2026
Riders legend Darian Durant explains what it was like to negotiate contracts with Jeremy O’Day
Saskatchewan Roughriders legend Darian Durant explains the dynamic with his former teammate Jeremy O’Day and what it was like negotiating a contract with him from 2012 to 2016. "You have to...
Apr 02, 2026
New court date for man arrested in Yorkton firearms seizure
YORKTON - One of three men arrested after the Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Team seized two firearms at a residential property in Yorkton, has appeared in court again. Tyrone Ackerman, 37, of Fort...
Apr 02, 2026
Conservatives call for dropping gas tax and cutting "wasteful spending" to pay for it
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada is calling for Ottawa to drop the federal tax on gas and diesel fuel for the rest of this year. The Tories say their plan would eliminate the Fuel Excise Tax ...
Apr 02, 2026
In the news: Jobs and tariffs one year later, Middle East conflict continues unabated
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Jobs market is 'static' after a year of tariffs Thursday marks one year since U.S. President Donald Trump upe...
Apr 02, 2026
Canadian astronaut circling Earth after successful Artemis II lunar launch
CAPE CANAVERAL - Canadian Jeremy Hansen is now circling Earth in the first stage of a historic lunar mission after Artemis II successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday. On board...
Apr 02, 2026
Canada's labour market is 'static' after a year of U.S. tariffs, population shift
OTTAWA - Thursday marks one year since U.S. President Donald Trump upended the global trading system with his "Liberation Day" duties - a major step in his wider tariff campaign that's hammered critic...
Apr 02, 2026
As more copper wire thefts knock out service, some point fingers at scrap yards
ST. JOHN'S - In early January, a bold telephone wire heist left about 135 people without phone services for about two weeks in Clarendon, a rural area of southern New Brunswick, between Fredericton an...
Apr 02, 2026
Sentencing hearing today for man convicted in drive-by shooting of Montreal teen
MONTREAL - The man convicted of first-degree murder in the 2021 drive-by shooting death of a 15-year-old girl in Montreal will return to court today for sentencing. A jury found Salim Touaibi guilty l...
Apr 02, 2026
