Assassin (Kissing) Bug

5833 Found in Saskatchewan, also believe seen recently in Edmonton Alberta (inside buildings)  SCOTT

This appears to be an assassin bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae) in the subfamily Triatominae; members of this subfamily collectively are known as cone-nose or kissing bugs and are obligate blood feeders. Your image bears some resemblance to Triatoma lecticularia, but you are hundreds of miles north of its known occurrence in North America. Any found in Canada likely would have arrived via commercial transport of some kind. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.