Author Archives: Syndicated Content

No tsunami threat to B.C. after 7.8-magnitude quake off Russia
VANCOUVER - Authorities have announced there was no tsunami risk to British Columbia's coast after a brief scare triggered by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, in the same ...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Alberta professor put on leave as ripple effects of Charlie Kirk's death continue
EDMONTON - The ripple effects of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk's killing continued to be felt across Canada on Thursday as an Alberta university confirmed it was facing threats, and a major TV ...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

US once again vetoes Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire, hostage release
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States once again vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday that had demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages after s...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Police cleared in fatal shooting of man who took nurse hostage, escaped Abbotsford Hospital
SURREY - British Columbia's independent police watchdog has cleared an Abbotsford officer of wrongdoing in a fatal shooting of a man who took a nurse hostage with a pair of scissors. The Independent I...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Fraser says request for limits on notwithstanding clause not just about Quebec
OTTAWA - The federal government's request to Canada's top court for limits on the notwithstanding clause isn't only about Quebec's secularism law, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said on Thursday. In a m...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Fact File: Bay of Fundy 'tide-millers' little more than a tall tale
A Facebook post recounting the ahead-of-its-time ingenuity of so-called "tide-millers" in Nova Scotia in the 18th century caught the attention of readers in early September. The post, which included a...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

U.S. ambassador to Canada disappointed by 'anti-American' rhetoric, 'elbows up'
HALIFAX - The U.S. ambassador to Canada took aim at those who use the term "trade war" to describe economic tension between the two countries at an event in Halifax Thursday, saying he was frustrated ...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Training for docs coming as women wait years in pain for endometriosis diagnoses
TORONTO - Katie Luciani spent years being told that her weeklong debilitating pain every month was a "normal" part of getting her period. "My symptoms showed up when I was 11," said Luciani, who is no...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Carney taps top aide David Lametti to replace Bob Rae as UN ambassador
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is appointing his principal secretary David Lametti as Canada's next ambassador to the United Nations. The Prime Minister's Office announced Thursday that Lametti, ...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Trump wraps up UK state visit with gratitude for his hosts while largely sidestepping tough issues
AYLESBURY, England (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was "tremendously thankful" for the pageantry and splendor lavished on him during his second state visit to the United Kingdom as...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025