Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Putin guilty of ‘depravity’ for denying hungry Africans grain from Ukraine: Goodale
OTTAWA - Ralph Goodale, Canada’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom, is accusing Vladimir Putin of “depravity” for denying hungry people in African countries and other developin...
Canadian Press May 11, 2022

Conservative groups go against Trump, Oz in Pa. Senate race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Several prominent conservative groups are getting involved in Pennsylvania’s race for U.S. Senate and backing candidate Kathy Barnette as an alternative to Mehmet Oz, the ...
Canadian Press May 11, 2022

2 shootings leave 10 injured, 1 dead on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO (AP) - One person was killed and 10 were injured in two shootings on Chicago's South Side in the space of six hours on Tuesday, a spasm of gun violence on the hottest day of 2022 so far, servi...
Canadian Press May 11, 2022

Investigators find burial sites at 53 former Indigenous residential schools in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Investigators have found marked and unmarked burial sites at the locations of 53 former Indigenous residential schools in the United States. The long-awaited report from the U.S. Departme...
Canadian Press May 11, 2022

Judge announces he’ll block DeSantis’ redistricting plan
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A congressional map approved by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and drawn by his staff is unconstitutional because it breaks up a district where Black voters can choose t...
Canadian Press May 11, 2022

Liberal government gives $3.5 million to abortion access projects in Canada
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it is giving $3.5 million for two projects to help improve access to abortion services in Canada. The funding is the first to come from a year-old budget pledge to...
Canadian Press May 11, 2022

Jurors in Quebec Halloween 2020 murder trial hear closing arguments
QUEBEC - Closing arguments are being delivered today at Quebec City’s Halloween murder trial, with the defence trying to convince jurors his client should be found not criminally responsible of ...
Canadian Press May 11, 2022

Quebec lost almost $1 billion on COVID-19 protective equipment: auditor general
MONTREAL - Quebec’s auditor general says the province overpaid on personal protective equipment during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic by almost $1 billion. Guylaine Leclerc’s ne...
Canadian Press May 11, 2022

US Supreme Court clears way for Arizona prisoner’s execution
FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the last-minute appeal from an Arizona prisoner to halt his execution less than one hour before he was scheduled to receive a lethal injectio...
Canadian Press May 11, 2022

Advisory panel calls for Liberals’ online hate law to cover Airbnb, video games
OTTAWA - An expert panel tasked with helping to shape a federal bill to curb online hate suggests it cover the holiday booking platform Airbnb as well as video games and even private communications. T...
Canadian Press May 11, 2022