Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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Swift Current RCMP deploys new impaired-driving drug test
A new piece of equipment will help the Swift Current Municipal RCMP focus on catching drivers impaired by THC and cocaine. The RCMP has purchased a Drger DrugTest 5000, which tests oral fluid samples ...
Jan 27, 2026 Staff sergeant Evan Gordon and constable Dani Zaya showcase their new Dräger DrugTest 5000. (Shawn Mullin/Swift Current Online)
Why two skulls unearthed in B.C. could be harbingers for future archeological woes
Last June, landscapers working on a site in Kamloops, B.C., came upon a troubling discovery - two human skulls and jawbones. Police and the coroner were informed, but after an inspection that swiftly ...
Jan 27, 2026 A property in Kamloops, B.C., where landscaping discovered two skulls, which the Tkemlúps te Secwépemc First Nation has called "ancestral remains," is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Gordon Mohs
Openness advocates unimpressed by early proposals for Access to Information reform
OTTAWA - Advocates of more federal transparency are concerned a federal review of the Access to Information regime will not fix long-standing problems, and that it could even make things worse. The Tr...
Jan 27, 2026
Dingoes not likely to have killed Canadian found dead on Australia beach: Autopsy
A young Canadian backpacker who was found dead on a beach in Australia earlier this week was likely not killed by a pack of 10 dingoes, an autopsy has found. A spokesperson with the Coroners Court of ...
Jan 23, 2026 Piper James, 19, of Campbell River, B.C., shown on the right in this undated handout photo, was found dead on a beach in Australia, surrounded by a pack of dingoes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Angela James
Chinese ambassador pitches new EVs as first step to new Canadian jobs, cheaper cars
OTTAWA - As critics attack Ottawa's agreement last week to start allowing a small number of Chinese electric vehicles into Canada, China's envoy to Ottawa says Beijing wants to partner with Canadian a...
Jan 23, 2026
Marineland now seeking permits to ship remaining belugas to U.S.: sources
TORONTO - Marineland has presented a plan to the federal government to ship the last remaining captive whales and dolphins in Canada to several institutions in the United States, The Canadian Press ha...
Jan 22, 2026 A beluga whale surfaces from a tank to be fed by an employee at Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., Friday, June 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Trump rolls out his Board of Peace at Davos, but many top US allies aren't participating
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his Board of Peace to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas, insisting that "everyone wants to be ...
Jan 22, 2026 President Donald Trump holds the charter during a signing ceremony on his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Chinese ambassador urges Canada to move fast to implement new deals signed in Beijing
OTTAWA - China's ambassador to Canada is urging the government to move fast and make progress on areas of collaboration both countries agreed to during Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Beijing la...
Jan 22, 2026
Trade minister: 'Important' to engage India on expanding trade
DAVOS - International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu says it's "important" to expand trade and economic opportunities with India, particularly in agriculture and energy products. He says formal trade n...
Jan 21, 2026 Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu speaks to reporters in Quarten, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Carney wraps up his world tour today with meetings in Switzerland
DAVOS - Prime Minister Mark Carney is wrapping up his nine-day trip around the world - a tour aimed at drumming up investment abroad that has attracted some cross-partisan criticism. Carney is current...
Jan 21, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Zurich, Switzerland on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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