Author Archives: Syndicated Content
B.C. launches Canada’s first lung cancer screening program for high-risk residents
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has launched the country’s first provincewide lung cancer screening program for residents who are at high risk of getting the disease. Health Minister Adrian Dix say...
May 25, 2022
Emergency alerts when severe weather happens can be improved: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says emergency weather alerts that are broadcast over the mobile network should be improved to make sure they’re getting to the right people at th...
May 25, 2022
TransLink says ridership recovery outpacing other North American systems
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Metro Vancouver’s transportation authority says its recovery of ridership that plummeted during the pandemic has been stronger than many other North American transit netw...
May 25, 2022
Blasts in Kabul mosque, north Afghanistan, kill at least 14
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A series of explosions shook Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Taliban said, including a blast inside a mosque in the capital of Kabul that killed at least five worshippers and three bomb...
May 25, 2022
Democracy threatened if aggressive protesters make Canadians feel unsafe: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the safety of Canadians participating in democracy should never be jeopardized by the kinds of racist insults and threats of violence lobbed at people atten...
May 25, 2022
Court date for man who brought bags with inert explosives to Victoria airport: RCMP
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - The RCMP say a man who was carrying luggage with suspicious contents that led to the closure of the Victoria International Airport on Tuesday afternoon has been released from cus...
May 25, 2022
Court date for man who brought bags with inert explosives to Victoria airport: RCMP
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - The RCMP say a man who was carrying luggage with suspicious contents that led to the closure of the Victoria International Airport on Tuesday afternoon has been released from cus...
May 25, 2022
Oz, McCormick race heads into recount in Pa. Senate primary
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania’s top election official said Wednesday that the margin between the top two candidates in last week’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate is tight enough ...
May 25, 2022
Weekend storm: Quebec says some parts of province won’t get power back until Saturday
MONTREAL - Quebec’s hydro utility says more than 80,000 customers are still without power following last weekend’s violent storm that left a trail of damage from Gatineau to Quebec City. H...
May 25, 2022
Women’s groups warn Liberals against ‘downloading’ gun control to potential victims
OTTAWA - Several women’s groups are urging the federal Liberals to abandon the idea of allowing an endangered person to apply to a court for an order to remove firearms from a stalker or abuser....
May 25, 2022