Author Archives: Syndicated Content

MPs question Longest Ballot Committee organizer during probe of spring election
OTTAWA - An organizer behind a protest group that signed up hundreds of candidates in recent elections told members of Parliament on Tuesday that his invitation to appear before a House committee is p...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

Ottawa, Ontario urge each other to help Marineland's belugas amid euthanasia threat
TORONTO - The federal and Ontario governments are urging each other to help 30 belugas at Marineland, which has threatened to euthanize the whales if the park does not receive emergency funds from Ott...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

Carney government flags plan to retool much-maligned border security bill
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are indicating they plan to revamp their border security bill in response to widespread concerns about its impacts on civil liberties and privacy. Public Safety Minister ...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

Quebec couple fight to stay in home expropriated for Lac-Mégantic, Que., rail bypass
MONTREAL - Two years after their home was expropriated to make way for a rail bypass, Lac-Mgantic, Que., resident Raymond Savoie and Rita Boulanger are still fighting to stay in the stone cottage wher...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

Potential dam failure 'imminent,' triggers evacuation alert for 14 B.C. properties
KAMLOOPS - An illegally built dam in front of a B.C. Interior lake threatens to burst, forcing residents along the river downstream to prepare to evacuate. About 14 homes along Fadear Creek, located a...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

Fiscal watchdog gives mixed review to Ottawa's budget framework changes
OTTAWA - Ottawa's fiscal watchdog says that while there are good ideas in the new budget framework the federal government announced this week, its definition of capital spending could blur the picture...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

Thousands of Montreal students gather for Oct. 7 pro-Palestinian protest
MONTREAL - Thousands of students gathered in downtown Montreal on Tuesday for a pro-Palestinian demonstration marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel. The students set off ...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

Winnipeg Jets chasing more than regular-season glory this year
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets are aiming to be the best team in the NHL this season - but in June rather than April. After claiming the Presidents' Trophy last season for posting the most regular-seaso...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

A newly elected mayor in Germany is found with serious stabbing wounds
BERLIN (AP) - The newly elected mayor of a town in western Germany was found with serious stabbing wounds on Tuesday, and Chancellor Friedrich Merz said she was the victim of "an abhorrent act." Iris ...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025

Vancouver Canucks focused on bouncing back after troubled season
VANCOUVER - Adversity blanketed the Vancouver Canucks like a storm cloud last season. A constant parade of injuries, high-profile personnel issues and underperforming stars dogged the team from traini...
The Canadian Press Oct 07, 2025