Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Second complainant expected to testify today in Jacob Hoggard sex assault trial
TORONTO - A second woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is expected to take the stand at his sex assault trial today. Hoggard, the frontman for the band Hedl...
May 10, 2022
Alberta Court of Appeal to rule whether federal assessment law is unconstitutional
CALGARY - Alberta’s highest court is set to release a decision today on the province’s attempt to declare the federal government’s environmental assessment act unconstitutional. The ...
May 10, 2022
Putin marks Victory Day with little to show for 11-week war
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) - With no major new battlefield success to boast of, Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his country's biggest patriotic holiday without even uttering the word "Ukraine,...
May 09, 2022
Heartbreaking for military who served in Afghanistan to see Taliban in power: Anand
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand has said it is “heartbreaking” for members of Canada’s armed forces who served in Afghanistan to see the Taliban back in power. But Anand told a...
May 09, 2022
Pilot involved in Ontario plane crash reported for improper registration: instructor
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A British Columbia flight instructor alleges the pilot of a plane that crashed in northern Ontario with two wanted men on board had been advertising flight tours on a plane that was...
May 09, 2022
Pipeline builder fined thousands over erosion and sediment control on B.C. project
VICTORIA - Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. has been fined more than $170,000 after inspectors found what the British Columbia government says were repeated issues of erosion and sediment control. A stat...
May 09, 2022
Ritchie Bros. reports revenues up, supply still a challenge
VANCOUVER - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. says its revenues rose in the first quarter compared with a year ago even though the company is struggling to secure used equipment to sell. The Vancouver-ba...
May 09, 2022
Mississippi sues Favre, wrestlers, over welfare misspending
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Department of Human Services on Monday sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and three former pro wrestlers along with several other people and businesses to t...
May 09, 2022
Pilot involved in Ontario plane crash reported for improper registration: instructor
A British Columbia flight instructor alleges the pilot of a plane that crashed in northern Ontario with two wanted men on board had been advertising flight tours on a plane that wasn’t registere...
May 09, 2022
Evidence complete in Quebec Halloween murders trial, final arguments on Wednesday
QUEBEC - The presentation of evidence is complete at the trial of the man accused of stalking the streets of Old Quebec on Halloween 2020 and stabbing to death two people and injuring five others. Fin...
May 09, 2022