Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canadians in the dark about how their data is collected and used, report finds
OTTAWA - A new report says digital technology has become so widespread at such a rapid pace that Canadians have little idea what information is being collected about them or how it is used. The report...
May 18, 2022
Parliament creates day to remember Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka
OTTAWA - Canada’s Parliament has created a day to recognize the genocide of Tamil people in Sri Lanka. Parliament unanimously adopted the motion to make May 18 of each year Tamil Genocide Rememb...
May 18, 2022
Canada’s COVID-19 infections among adults tripled in early 2022 due to Omicron: study
TORONTO - The number of Canadian adults infected with COVID-19 tripled during the fifth wave of the pandemic compared with the total number of adults infected in the previous four waves, according to ...
May 18, 2022
Police identify the two killed in a fire that razed Vancouver hotel built in 1907
Vancouver police have identified two people who died in a fire that destroyed a historic building in the city's Gastown neighbourhood last month. Police say 68-year-old Mary Garlow and Dennis Guay, wh...
May 18, 2022
US health secretary tests positive for COVID on Germany trip
BERLIN (AP) - Another member of President Joe Biden's Cabinet has tested positive for COVID-19. U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for the virus on Wednesday while visiting Berlin, a...
May 18, 2022
Canada on ‘upward trajectory’ on NATO spending, modernizing Norad: defence minister
WASHINGTON - The federal government is on an “upward trajectory” when it comes to meeting NATO spending targets and modernizing Norad, but Defence Minister Anita Anand stopped well short W...
May 18, 2022
Liberals not keen on NDP push to hike GST rebate, Canada Child Benefit cheques
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the new national child-care deals are saving Canadians thousands of dollars and helping offset the hits that keep coming to grocery and gas bills. But the p...
May 18, 2022
Aeroplan-funded flights bringing Ukrainians to Canada expected to begin in June
OTTAWA - The first free commercial flights to Canada for Ukrainian refugees offered through a fundraising drive involving Aeroplan points won’t be available until June. The goal was to cover fli...
May 18, 2022
Federal lawyer asks judge to strike out spy service employee’s discrimination lawsuit
OTTAWA - A federal lawyer is asking a judge to toss out the claim of a spy service employee who alleges he endured racial discrimination and physical abuse from colleagues. Lawyer Sean Gaudet, represe...
May 18, 2022
Animal welfare advocates ask court to stop white-tailed deer cull south of Montreal
MONTREAL - A well-known Quebec lawyer is going before the Superior Court to prevent the cull of white-tailed deer living in a forest on Montreal’s South Shore. Lawyer Anne-France Goldwater, who ...
May 18, 2022