Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cheese not on the table in Canada-U.K. trade talks as Britain seeks market access
OTTAWA - The British foreign secretary has often been mocked for her preoccupation with cheese. It started eight years ago when Liz Truss expressed outrage in a speech to her party's annual conference...
May 26, 2022
Calgary man who admitted to participating in terrorism activity to be sentenced
CALGARY - A man who admitted to terrorism-related acts with the militant group Islamic State is to be sentenced today in a Calgary courtroom. Hussein Borhot, who is 36, has pleaded guilty to one count...
May 26, 2022
Canada donates $1 million to probe sexual violence by Russian troops in Ukraine
OTTAWA - Canada is committing an extra $1 million to help the international community investigate sex crimes by Russian troops in Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly said Canada would give t...
May 26, 2022
Fresh manure dumped at B.C. premier’s community office, police say
LANGFORD, B.C. - Police say they are investigating manure left at the front doors of Premier John Horgan’s local constituency office in Langford, B.C. A news release from RCMP Wednesday says off...
May 25, 2022
China wants 10 Pacific nations to endorse sweeping agreement
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - China wants 10 small Pacific nations to endorse a sweeping agreement covering everything from security to fisheries in what one leader warns is a "game-changing" bid by ...
May 25, 2022
The latest on the French-language Conservative leadership debate in Laval
LAVAL, Que. - Conservative leadership hopefuls are squaring off - in French - in the second official debate of the race, which is being held in Laval, Que. Here are the latest developments. All times ...
May 25, 2022
Oklahoma governor signs the nation’s strictest abortion ban
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law the nation's strictest abortion ban, making the state the first in the nation to effectively end availability of the procedu...
May 25, 2022
‘How to Murder Your Husband’ author found guilty of murder
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A jury in Portland has convicted a self-published romance novelist - who once wrote an essay titled "How to Murder Your Husband" - of fatally shooting her husband four years ago....
May 25, 2022
A broken country’s broken heart: tempers flare in Texas, Congress after mass shooting
WASHINGTON - A well-known political renegade confronted the governor of Texas on Wednesday, jabbing an angry, accusatory finger at the political establishment he said is the reason Americans are once ...
May 25, 2022
B.C. documents outline case to build new provincial museum in Victoria at $800M cost
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has released documents it says led to the decision to build a new provincial museum at a cost of almost $800 million. The documents, which number thousands o...
May 25, 2022