Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Canada’s historic sites get Indigenous voices, stronger protection in new bill
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new bill he introduced Tuesday gives legal protection to Canada’s historic sites for the first time and ensures Indigenous Peoples have a s...
Canadian Press Jun 07, 2022

Amanda Todd shrieked over topless photo on Facebook, mother tells ‘sextortion’ trial
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Amada Todd’s mother has told the B.C. Supreme Court that her daughter let out “a shriek” before running downstairs to show her a Facebook profile using a topl...
Canadian Press Jun 07, 2022

Amanda Todd shrieked over topless photo on Facebook, mother tells ‘sextortion’ trial
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Amada Todd’s mother has told the B.C. Supreme Court that her daughter let out “a shriek” before running downstairs to show her a Facebook profile using a topl...
Canadian Press Jun 07, 2022

Is The FBI Hiding Civil War–Era Buried Treasure?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Even school kids understand the adage "finders keepers." But a group of Pennsylvania treasure hunters is claiming that the Federal Bureau of Investigation ...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Jun 07, 2022

Issuing alert about N.S. gunman would have led to more dead police: RCMP official
HALIFAX - A senior Nova Scotia RCMP official says she has no regrets that an emergency alert was not sent during a killer’s 13-hour rampage in 2020, saying doing so would have led to more dead p...
Canadian Press Jun 07, 2022

Hoggard case highlights need for clarity on reforms to sex assault trials: experts
TORONTO - The sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has highlighted the need for clarity on how to navigate legal changes meant to protect the privacy of complainants, some legal obs...
Canadian Press Jun 07, 2022

Quebecers not interested in sovereignty, says ex-PQ candidate now running for Legault
LVIS, Que. - A former Parti Qubcois cabinet minister now running for the Coalition Avenir Qubec says Quebecers are no longer interested in talking about sovereignty. Bernard Drainville made the commen...
Canadian Press Jun 07, 2022

Party divide prompts 2 Ontario MPs to switch allegiances in Conservative leadership
OTTAWA - Two Ontario members of Parliament are switching allegiances in the Conservative leadership race from Patrick Brown to Pierre Poilievre, citing the need to unite the fractured party. Flamborou...
Canadian Press Jun 07, 2022

Bureaucrat tried to undercut cabinet’s powers with shipbuilding project leak: Crown
OTTAWA - Crown prosecutors accused a federal public servant of attempting to undercut cabinet’s decision-making powers by intentionally leaking sensitive documents about a $700-million shipbuild...
Canadian Press Jun 07, 2022

Federal Court says it lacks jurisdiction to hear CSIS employee’s discrimination claim
OTTAWA - A federal judge has tossed out a Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee’s discrimination lawsuit against the spy service, saying Sameer Ebadi should have followed the internal ...
Canadian Press Jun 07, 2022