Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Two new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships named in honour of Canadian naval heroes
HALIFAX - Members of the Royal Canadian Navy and federal and provincial government dignitaries gathered on the Halifax waterfront today for the naming ceremony for two of Canada’s new Arctic and...
Canadian Press May 29, 2022

Justice Dept. to review response to Texas school shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - The Justice Department said Sunday it will review the law enforcement response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead. The review comes amid...
Canadian Press May 29, 2022

Russians storm city, shell east Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits
POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) - Russian and Ukrainian troops engaged in close-quarter combat in an eastern Ukraine city Sunday as Moscow's soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain strategic...
Canadian Press May 29, 2022

Quebec’s use of notwithstanding clause in language law opens constitutional debate
MONTREAL - When federal Justice Minister David Lametti reacted last week to the adoption of Quebec’s language law reform, he took aim at the provincial government’s proactive use of the no...
Canadian Press May 29, 2022

Handguns present in majority of firearm-related violent crimes, says StatCan report
Firearm-related homicides have gone up 37 per cent over the past 11 years and handguns were the most commonly used weapon in such crimes, a report from Statistics Canada has found, but it warns there ...
Canadian Press May 29, 2022

Ukrainian victims of sexual violence need reproductive health care: Sajjan
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says he told Canadian officials in Ukraine and neighbouring countries to ensure that women sexually assaulted by Russian troops get the help t...
Canadian Press May 29, 2022

Second charter flight carrying Ukrainians bound for Canada to land in Montreal
MONTREAL - A second charter flight of Ukrainians who’ve been approved for emergency travel to Canada is scheduled to arrive in Montreal today. The flight from Poland is the second to arrive in C...
Canadian Press May 29, 2022

Plane with 22 people on board missing in Nepal’s mountains
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A small airplane with 22 people on board flying on a popular tourist route was missing in Nepal's mountains on Sunday, an official said. The plane, which was on a 15-minute sch...
Canadian Press May 28, 2022

Tear gas fired at Liverpool fans amid CL final stadium chaos
PARIS (AP) - Riot police fired tear gas and pepper spray at Liverpool supporters forced to endure lengthy waits to get into the Champions League final which was delayed for 37 minutes as security stru...
Canadian Press May 28, 2022

Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A stampede Saturday at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured, police told The Associated Press, a shocking development at a program tha...
Canadian Press May 28, 2022