Author Archives: Syndicated Content
What federal Conservative leadership candidates can learn from Kenney and Alberta
EDMONTON - As federal Conservative leadership candidates travelled to Alberta this week, they arrived in a fractured Tory heartland. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who won a majority government in 2019...
May 12, 2022
Putin’s alleged girlfriend not ruled out of future Canadian sanctions: minister
OTTAWA - Canada has not ruled out imposing sanctions on Vladimir Putin’s alleged girlfriend, Alina Kabaeva, a former Olympic gymnast, says the foreign affairs minister. Kabaeva’s name is r...
May 12, 2022
Safe house in tiny Nunavik village aims to break generations of trauma for Inuit
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ, Que. - On any given day in Kingaqsualujjuak, Que., a person or family in crisis can call a 24-hour number and speak to a community member who can help. Qarmaapik House offers a safe ...
May 12, 2022
Small flock in Comox Valley is B.C.’s 7th to test positive for avian influenza
VICTORIA - A small poultry flock in British Columbia’s Comox Valley has tested positive for the avian flu, the first case on Vancouver Island. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says in a relea...
May 11, 2022
B.C. drops 24 tickets against pastors issued for violating COVID-19 orders
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia’s Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed it dropped two dozen COVID-19 violation tickets against three Chilliwack, B.C., pastors who continued in-person wors...
May 11, 2022
Marriage proposal in B.C. legislature gets a ‘Yes’ from fiancée, cheers from MLAs
VICTORIA - Politicians ask a lot of questions in British Columbia's legislature, but for New Democrat member Rick Glumac, his question posed Wednesday was especially important. Glumac, the member for ...
May 11, 2022
The latest on the first official Conservative leadership debate in Edmonton
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership hopefuls are set to square off in the first official debate of the race. Here are the latest developments. All times eastern: 7 p.m. Dozens of Conservatives are lining...
May 11, 2022
Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A nearly $1 billion tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June’s condominium collapse i...
May 11, 2022
Court: California’s under-21 gun sales ban unconstitutional
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that California's ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons to adults under 21 is unconstitutional. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the San Francisco...
May 11, 2022
Police probe homicides of husband and wife in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police have identified a husband and wife, both in their 70s, as homicide victims in Abbotsford, B.C. Investigators say 77-year-old Arnold De Jong and 76-year-old Joanne De Jong wer...
May 11, 2022