Author Archives: Syndicated Content

About 76 per cent of homes in Quebec back on the grid after powerful weekend storm
MONTREAL - Quebec’s hydro utility says more than 130,000 customers are still without power after a powerful weekend storm uprooted trees and power lines across a large swath of the province. Hyd...
Canadian Press May 24, 2022

Farms in B.C. and Alberta latest to have confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed two more outbreaks of avian influenza in small flocks - one in southern British Columbia and the other in southeastern Alberta. A statemen...
Canadian Press May 24, 2022

GOP takes Oz’s side in Pa. Senate race vote-counting lawsuit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The national Republican Party is taking the side of celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s neck-and-neck GOP primary contest for U.S. Senate and opposing ...
Canadian Press May 24, 2022

Kurt Zouma pleads guilty to kicking, slapping his pet cat
LONDON (AP) - West Ham defender Kurt Zouma pleaded guilty Tuesday to kicking and slapping his pet cat in abuse caught on video. The 27-year-old France international appeared at a hearing at Thames Mag...
Canadian Press May 24, 2022

COVID and air pollution, storm cleanup in Ontario and Quebec : In The News for May 24
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 24 … What we are watching in C...
Canadian Press May 24, 2022

Hedley frontman’s sex assault trial set to resume in Toronto today
TORONTO - The sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is set to resume in Toronto today. The Crown finished presenting its evidence early last week, and the defence is expected to begin m...
Canadian Press May 24, 2022

‘It all comes back to lodging’: electrician says lack of housing slows construction
KUUJJUAQ, Que. - Daniel Gabois would usually be out hunting this time of year. Flocks of Canada geese have started to appear overhead in their V-formations, returning to nesting grounds in the norther...
Canadian Press May 24, 2022

Death toll from Saturday’s storm hits 10 as communities survey damage
Power outages caused by the powerful and deadly storm that swept across Ontario and Quebec on Saturday are stretching into another day, as hydro providers warned customers they could be waiting even l...
Canadian Press May 24, 2022

Indiana lawmakers set to override veto of trans sports ban
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Republican-dominated Indiana Legislature is poised on Tuesday to override the GOP governor's veto of a bill banning transgender students from competing in girls sports, which w...
Canadian Press May 23, 2022

Ex-Trump press secretary Sanders bids for Arkansas governor
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - During her two years as President Donald Trump’s spokesperson, Sarah Sanders used the White House briefing room to take aim at Democrats on issues such as immigration an...
Canadian Press May 23, 2022