Author Archives: Syndicated Content
House approves $40B in Ukraine aid, beefing up Biden request
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House emphatically approved a fresh $40 billion Ukraine aid package Tuesday as lawmakers beefed up President Joe Biden’s initial request, signaling a magnified, bipartisan ...
May 10, 2022
Election 2022: Blood wins Nebraska’s Democratic governor nod
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska state Sen. Carol Blood won the Democratic nomination for governor on Tuesday as Republicans worked through a crowded field of candidates, including one running with former ...
May 10, 2022
Rep. Carol Miller renominated in West Virginia GOP primary
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Incumbent U.S. Rep. Carol Miller breezed into the Republican nomination in West Virginia's 1st District race Tuesday, as two GOP incumbents battled for the lone remaining seat...
May 10, 2022
RCMP cleared border blockades without Emergencies Act powers, committee hears
OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says powers afforded to police by the government’s invoking of the Emergencies Act were not used to clear blockades at Canadian border crossings. Lucki...
May 10, 2022
Haitian gang leader charged in kidnapping of US missionaries
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged the leader of a notoriously violent Haitian gang with conspiracy to commit hostage taking for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 16 Am...
May 10, 2022
B.C.’s physicians and surgeons are highest COVID vaccinated group, naturopaths lowest
VICTORIA - Vaccination information on British Columbia’s health-care professionals shows most are fully immunized though patients won’t know if their own doctor has had all their COVID-19 ...
May 10, 2022
Indigenous leaders say Quebec’s language bill puts their languages at risk
QUEBEC - Indigenous leaders in Quebec say the government’s French-language bill is destructive, paternalistic and could put the survival of First Nations languages at risk. Ghislain Picard, chie...
May 10, 2022
Delayed snowmelt, potential for rain and warm weather in B.C. raises risk of flooding
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s latest snow survey shows the snowpack is 13 per cent above normal levels, creating an increased risk for spring flooding. The May 1 Snow Survey Bulletin says a col...
May 10, 2022
Russian troops planted mines in playgrounds and parks in Ukrainian town: Joly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Russian troops planted mines in playgrounds, parks and at the front gates of family homes in Irpin, a town she recently visited with the prime minist...
May 10, 2022
Man charged with killing mother at sea to inherit estate
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A man found floating on a raft in the ocean off the coast of Rhode Island in 2016 after his boat sank has been indicted on charges alleging he killed his mother at sea to inheri...
May 10, 2022