Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Five premiers urge Carney to withdraw court submission on notwithstanding clause
OTTAWA - Five premiers say Ottawa must withdraw its recent call for limits on the notwithstanding clause because it amounts to a "complete disavowal" of the bargain that spawned the Charter of Rights ...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

B.C. to introduce legislation regulating on-time construction payments
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is introducing new legislation aimed at making sure construction workers and contractors are paid on time. Attorney General Niki Sharma says the bill is abou...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

Smith's plan threatens 'fragile' consensus over development of B.C. coast: Eby
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says a pipeline plan across northern B.C. by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith threatens community support and social licence that would allow other major projects along the ...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

'He's a hugger': NHL players talk pre-game hallway rituals
Matthew Knies remembers the elevator doors sliding open. The Toronto Maple Leafs winger and now-former teammate Mitch Marner made room for a small group of fans as they all headed down to the hotel lo...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

Blue Jays' great Pat Hentgen loves return of Toronto's white-panel caps
At least one member of the World Series champion Toronto Blue Jays approves of the return of the white-panelled caps. Pat Hentgen was a member of the 1992 and 1993 World Series-winning teams and went ...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

National Guard members from Texas are in Illinois in Trump's latest move to send troops to cities
ELWOOD, Ill. (AP) - National Guard members from Texas were at an Army Reserve center in Illinois on Tuesday, the most visible sign yet of the Trump administration's plan to send troops to the Chicago ...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

Abandoned baby: Montreal-area police release video of person with bundle in arms
MONTREAL - Police have released surveillance video in the hopes of tracking down the parents of a premature baby abandoned Sunday night outside a home on Montreal's South Shore. The video shows a pers...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

MPs launch probe of trucking sector, Bloc calls out labour standards
OTTAWA - Labour standards in Canada's trucking sector are under scrutiny as a House of Commons committee launched a study of the issue this week and the Bloc Qubcois called on the government to end wh...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

Edmonton Oilers place winger Zach Hyman on IR to start season
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have placed forward Zach Hyman on injured reserve to start the NHL season. The winger was sidelined by a dislocated wrist in late May as the Oilers faced the Dallas Star...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

Striking B.C. public service workers expand pickets again to more liquor stores
VANCOUVER - Too many wildland firefighters "hang up their boots" in British Columbia as wages and working conditions erode, but losing that experience could also mean billions in losses, a wildland fi...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025