Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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The little we know about Canadian troops stationed in the Middle East
OTTAWA - As Ottawa refuses to say exactly how many Canadian troops are in the Middle East, experts are questioning the government's claim it has had no role in the American attack on Iran. Here's what...
Mar 05, 2026 Workers install a billboard on an overpass containing a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during ongoing joint U.S.-Israeli military attacks, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A search for mental health answers amid the trauma of Tumbler Ridge shootings
The metal-clad portable classrooms are arranged in a semicircle on a snowy sports field at Tumbler Ridge Elementary. It's a 15-minute walk from the community's secondary school, where five students an...
Mar 05, 2026 Portable school buildings are seen during installation on the grounds of Tumbler Ridge Elementary School in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in this undated handout image posted on social media by B.C. Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — B.C. Ministry of Infrastructure
Chief in N.S. says Mi'kmaq have a treaty right to sell cannabis amid new RCMP raids
HALIFAX - A First Nation chief in Nova Scotia is asserting that Indigenous Peoples have a treaty right to sell cannabis amid fresh police raids on multiple Mi'kmaq-owned cannabis operations. The comme...
Mar 04, 2026 A joint is seen Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Saskatchewan to support pulse protein centre in India
Pulse crops like lentils, chickpeas, peas and beans are central to both Saskatchewan and India's agri-food sectors. More than 80 per cent of all pulses exported from Canada to India are grown in Saska...
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Carney in Australia to deepen trade and defence ties with 'natural partner'
SYDNEY - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Australia, as Canada seeks to build on already strong intelligence ties by broadening collaboration in trade and defence. The prime minister arrived in Sydney...
Mar 03, 2026
B.C. coroner to make Tumbler Ridge announcement amid call for mass shooting inquiry
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner is set to make an announcement about last month's mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, amid calls for a public investigation. Dr. Jatinder Baidwan will make the ...
Mar 03, 2026 People attend a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting, in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
3M Canadian adults taking GLP-1 drugs, reshaping eating and spending, survey suggests
TORONTO - A new survey suggests about three million Canadian adults are currently taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic or Mounjaro and that many more would like to, but cost is a barrier. The poll condu...
Mar 03, 2026 South Saskatchewan River weir during a period of extreme cold on Jan. 18, 2025. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Canadian military personnel in Middle East out of harm's way: McGuinty
SYDNEY - Canada's defence minister David McGuinty says Canadian military personnel in the Middle East are out of harm's way. McGuinty did not answer when asked how many Canadian military personnel are...
Mar 03, 2026 Representatives from two cities in Saskatchewan along with the RCMP took part in a Jan. 16 Amber Alert information session in Saskatoon. From left are Saskatoon Police Service's Supt. Tonya Gresty, RCMP Senior Major Crimes Inspector Ashley St. Germaine and Prince Albert Police Service's Deputy Chief of Police Farica Prince. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Carney meets with Indian PM Modi in New Delhi, touts energy partnership
DELHI - Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday in New Delhi, where the two leaders announced a series of agreements, including a strategic energy partnership. T...
Mar 02, 2026
Submarine companies reach deadline to submit proposals as Canada decides on new fleet
OTTAWA - The competition to build the Canadian navy's next fleet of submarines is heading into a new phase after a deadline for both finalists to submit their final proposals to the federal government...
Mar 02, 2026 South Korea Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, centre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and National Defence Minister David McGuinty, right, are given a tour of the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in Geoje Island, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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