Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Korea seeks to deepen trade ties as feds appoint panel on Indo-Pacific strategy
OTTAWA - Keung Ryong Chang, ambassador of South Korea, says he hopes Canada’s forthcoming Indo-Pacific strategy will deepen the two countries' already strong trade and economic ties. The ambassa...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

Growing public pressure around Amazon disappearances
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Top news editors, US lawmakers, soccer superstars and Hollywood celebrities are urging Brazilian authorities to intensify their search for British journalist Dom Phillips and Ind...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

Surrey politician Jinny Sims joins new Surrey Forward party, announces mayoral bid
SURREY, B.C. - Longtime British Columbia teacher, labour leader and politician Jinny Sims has announced her intention to run for mayor in Surrey when municipal elections are held this fall. Sims made ...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

2 arrested, facing murder charges in Philadelphia shooting
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Two men are facing murder charges and have been arrested in Viriginia in the death of two innocent bystanders in last weekend’s shooting in a busy entertainment district in P...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

Miami Cubans oppose Democrats’ Spanish-language radio deal
MIAMI (AP) - A major effort by Democrats to recover lost ground among Hispanics by purchasing Spanish-language radio stations is stirring up opposition in Miami, where Cuban exiles describe it as an a...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

Quebec minister for relations with Canada criticized for deleting texts with Ottawa
Quebec’s minister responsible for relations with Canada is defending her decision to erase text messages between herself and her federal counterpart, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic L...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

Air, water search underway after empty powerboat found drifting off Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A drifting and empty rental boat has prompted a full scale search in the waters off Vancouver. An official with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre says the search began Wednesday aftern...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

Virginia General Assembly tabling Commanders stadium bill
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The General Assembly is tabling for the year legislation intended to lure the Washington Commanders to Virginia, a top state lawmaker said Thursday. Democratic Senate Majority Lea...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

Official: 4 dead, 1 unaccounted for in Marine aircraft crash
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Four Marines were killed and another is missing after an Osprey aircraft crashed in the Southern California desert, a military official said Thursday, a day after the accident. The of...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022

Canada would need to spend $75.3B more to reach NATO defence spending target: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government would need to spend an additional $75.3 billion on defence over the next five years for Canada to reach NATO's target of two per c...
Canadian Press Jun 09, 2022