Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Statistics Canada to release May jobs report this morning
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will release its latest reading on the job market this morning. The agency will release its labour force survey for May. The report comes as businesses struggle to find work...
Canadian Press Jun 10, 2022

Uvalde school police chief defends Texas shooting response
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas school police chief criticized for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history said in his first extensive comments, published Thursday, ...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

EXPLAINER: A look at far-right extremists in Jan. 6 riot
The first public hearing of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack put a spotlight on two far-right extremist groups whose members are accused of plotting for weeks to stop t...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

HMCS Halifax commanding officer under investigation, removed from post: military
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says Cmdr. Dale St. Croix has been temporarily removed from his position as commanding officer of HMCS Halifax and is under investigation. In a statement re...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

Ryan Zinke wins GOP nod in race for new Montana House seat
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke won an unexpectedly tight race Thursday to become the Republican nominee in the race for a new U.S. House seat representing western Montana, a...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

Digital investigator with Dutch police testifies at B.C. harassment trial
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The first police witness from the Netherlands has appeared at the jury trial for the Dutch man accused of extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd. Wybren van der Meer a...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

Digital investigator with Dutch police testifies at B.C. harassment trial
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The first police witness from the Netherlands has appeared at the jury trial for the Dutch man accused of extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd. Wybren van der Meer a...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

Quebec politicians say more time is needed to pass expanded assisted dying bill
Quebec’s health minister says an end-of-life care bill that would have expanded access to medical aid in dying will not be passed before the legislature breaks for the summer. Christian Dub says...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

Residents of flood-prone areas in B.C. urged to be ready to leave at short notice
VICTORIA - Officials in British Columbia are urging residents of communities at elevated risk of flooding to be prepared if water levels rise due to rapidly melting snow from too much rain. Armel Cast...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

Teachers, farmers, businesses soon eligible for tax credits as Liberal bill passes
OTTAWA - Teachers, farmers and some business owners will soon receive new tax breaks after a six-month-old bill passed third reading in the Senate today. The government’s fall economic statement...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022