Author Archives: Syndicated Content

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

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

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

NDP bill calls for notifications when only virtual physicians are on duty
REGINA - The NDP are focused once again on the use of virtual physicians in health care by introducing a bill requiring the public to be notified when those are being used. Associate Health critic Kei...
John Cairns Dec 03, 2025

Eby says no to harvesting old growth for pulp to extend life of B.C. mill
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is looking for ways to help a pulp mill closing on Vancouver Island, Premier David Eby said Wednesday, but logging the province's old-growth forests for pulp...
Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025
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Moose left to waste near Prud'homme, investigation underway
PRUD'HOMME —The Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network are reporting the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety - Conservation Officers are investigating after a moose w...
SaskToday staff Dec 03, 2025

Some B.C. Conservatives say 'incapacitated' Rustad out as leader. But others disagree
VICTORIA - An attempted coup against John Rustad's leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C. descended into chaos on Wednesday, with the party's legislators unable to agree who was in charge. The p...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025

Europe says Canada must pay 10M euros to join EU defence pact
OTTAWA - The European Union says Canada will need to pay 10 million euros - the equivalent of C$16 million - to join a defence procurement agreement with the continent, a price tag that is raising que...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025

Spy watchdog says it faces 'difficult choices' due to budget cuts
OTTAWA - The vice-chair of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency says the spy watchdog will face "very difficult choices" about what it examines in coming years due to federal budget cu...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Dec 03, 2025
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