Author Archives: Syndicated Content

CP NewsAlert: Canada Post set to reduce frequency of letter mail delivery: minister
OTTAWA - Public Works and Procurement Minister Jol Lightbound says Canada Post will reduce the frequency of door-to-door letter mail delivery in an effort to shore up its finances. The minister announ...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Sep 25, 2025

Ontario plans to ban speed cameras; Ford frames move as affordability measure
Ontario will introduce legislation next month to ban the use of speed cameras across the province, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday, framing it as an affordability measure. Ford has been bemoaning...
Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press Sep 25, 2025

PM's adviser says India committed to co-operating with police investigations
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's national security adviser says India has "absolutely" committed to co-operating and sharing information with Canadian police for ongoing investigations. "They rea...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Sep 25, 2025

'I did it for the victims': Robert Pickton's killer tells court during guilty plea
MONTREAL - An inmate admitted on Thursday he murdered Robert Pickton in prison because the serial killer continued to brag about his crimes. Martin Charest pleaded guilty to fatally assaulting Pickton...
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press Sep 25, 2025

Branch of Montreal light-rail network to open in November, the other delayed to 2026
MONTREAL - Two new lines for Montreal's fully automated light-rail network, known as the REM, won't open as planned this fall. Instead, only the Deux-Montagnes branch connecting downtown's central sta...
Stéphane Rolland, The Canadian Press Sep 25, 2025

Hursh: Proactive rather than reactive farm risk management
A new report prepared by Farm Management Canada for the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute says Canadian farmers need more proactive risk management resources. When we talk about farm risk management...
Kevin Hursh Sep 25, 2025

Carney heading to U.K. to talk trade, court investment
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney travels to London this afternoon in advance of meetings with the leaders of the United Kingdom, Australia, Iceland, Spain and Denmark tomorrow. This will be Carney'...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Sep 25, 2025

Opening grain prices Thursday, September 25
Durum: 274.93 (down 3.67) Feed Barley: 203.59 Canola: &n...
Ryan Young Sep 25, 2025

B.C. fugitive, gangland killer arrested in Qatar: police
SURREY - A gangland killer who escaped from a British Columbia jail in 2022 has been captured in Qatar. Police say Rabih Alkhalil is in custody, three years after he escaped from the North Fraser Pret...
Canadian Press Sep 25, 2025

Dysart community mourns after fatal crash that claimed young mother
DYSART – The community of Dysart is rallying around the family of Cheryl Betham, a local woman killed in a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 639 on Sept. 11. According to Fort Qu’Appelle ...
SaskToday Sep 25, 2025










