Category Archives: National News

Three men charged in connection with death of Melinda Lynxleg after five-year RCMP investigation
Manitoba RCMP say three men have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a woman who disappeared five years ago. Mounties say the three also face charges of offering an indignity to the...
The Canadian Press Oct 20, 2025
Saskatoon third in Canada's Top 10 party cities
SASKATOON - The city's nightlife proved to be more vibrant than Toronto's, based on the latest data released on the average number of late-night trips by Uber and Uber Eats in each city every month. U...
SaskToday Oct 19, 2025

How police solved the century-old mystery of 'the woman in the well'
REGINA - Cindy Camp's great-grandmother was only a name on the family tree until police called. An investigator told her it was believed Alice Spence had been killed more than 105 years ago, her body ...
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press Oct 19, 2025

The CBC's new plan to grow, win back audiences is ambitious but vague, experts say
OTTAWA - Experts say CBC/Radio-Canada's new five-year plan to grow its audience offers a reply to its many critics - but it lacks specifics and it might be too little and too late. Earlier this week, ...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Oct 18, 2025

Trump hitting medium and heavy trucks with 25 per cent tariff on Nov. 1
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday to slap a 25 per cent tariff on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks beginning Nov. 1, with a carveout for vehicles traded under...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

Canada's health ministers seek fixes to fentanyl crisis, access to pharmaceuticals
CALGARY - Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel and her provincial and territorial counterparts wrapped a meeting in Calgary on Friday with a pledge for deeper collaboration to tackle the most press...
Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

Top aide to former PM Harper rips Poilievre's comments about RCMP and Trudeau
OTTAWA - A top aide to former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper has lashed out at Pierre Poilievre over his leadership of the Conservative party and his recent comments attacking the RCMP's t...
Catherine Morrison and Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

In the news today: Alberta teachers strike straining businesses
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Chamber of commerce says Alberta teachers strike straining businesses The head of the Edmonton Chamber of Comm...
Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

Liberals to make border security announcement today
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to outline plans to strengthen border security today. Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to tour a border crossing facility in the Niagara region, and Publi...
Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

Chamber of commerce says Alberta teachers strike straining businesses
EDMONTON - The head of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce says a provincewide teachers strike is putting a strain on businesses. Doug Griffiths says the chamber doesn't take a side in the labour dispute...
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025
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