Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Canada's Auger-Aliassime fights to win over Dzumhur at European Open
BRUSSELS - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the quarterfinals of the European Open tennis tournament with a 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (5) win over Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursd...
The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025

IMF chief, former PBO Kevin Page say Ottawa has leeway to run steeper deficits
OTTAWA - Canada's former parliamentary budget officer and the head of the International Monetary Fund are both arguing Ottawa has room to run steeper deficits in the upcoming federal budget, despite c...
The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025

Canadian passport now outpaces U.S. in ranking of visa-free access
OTTAWA - Canadian passport holders have overtaken Americans in terms of their visa-free access to the world. The Henley Passport Index ranks Canada in 9th place for how many countries Canadian citizen...
The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025

Canada Post promises to protect rural mail delivery in overhaul
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it will prioritize reliable and affordable mail delivery for all Canadians - including those in rural and remote communities - as part of sweeping changes kicked off last mon...
The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025

Leap of faith pays off for Canadian bantamweight Melissa (Scare) Croden
In 2015, Melissa Croden took a leave of absence from her job as a paramedic to spend three months in Thailand. She wanted to know whether mixed martial arts was really for her. "I wanted to test mysel...
The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025

Squamish, B.C., launching lockout of unionized workers in dispute
SQUAMISH - The district government in the community of Squamish, B.C., is locking out some unionized workers in a growing labour dispute. The District of Squamish, about 65 kilometres north of Vancouv...
The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025

Two Quebec battery supply chain projects hit the brakes
MONTREAL - The electric-vehicle slowdown is being felt in Bcancour, the city at the heart of Quebec's dreams of becoming a hub in the North American battery supply chain. The planned expansion of a ba...
The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025

Carney says Stellantis offered reassurances on Brampton, Ont., plant
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney said the global head of Stellantis told him the automaker is looking at finding a new model to fill the idled Brampton, Ont., plant, but that a decision would requ...
The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025

Carney says now is not the time to hit back at U.S. over tariffs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is rejecting calls for Ottawa to push back at the U.S. with new retaliatory trade measures as talks with Washington continue on sector-specific trade deals. "There'...
The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025

Police cite extortion in third shooting at Indian star Kapil Sharma's B.C. café
SURREY - Mike Grieve says he walks past Kap's Cafe in Surrey, B.C., every day and he's sad to see the restaurant owned by Indian entertainer Kapil Sharma has been shot up for the third time. Yellow po...
The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2025