Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay confirms switch to Parti Québécois
SAINT-HYACINTHE - Bloc Qubcois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay has confirmed he'll resign his seat in the House of Commons to run for the Parti Qubcois in the fall provincial election. Savard-Tremblay...
May 29, 2026
Elections BC says no deliberate violations in 2024 Surrey-Guildford vote
VICTORIA - Elections BC says it has found no evidence of deliberate violations in a Metro Vancouver riding that helped give the NDP government a one-seat majority after the 2024 provincial vote. The a...
May 29, 2026
B.C. World Cup cost estimates spike again, almost triple initial estimates
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says the cost of hosting World Cup matches in Vancouver has spiked again and could reach $729 million, almost triple what the province estimated in 2022. An...
May 29, 2026
B.C. World Cup cost estimates spike again, almost triple initial estimates
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says the cost of hosting World Cup matches in Vancouver has spiked again and could reach $729 million, almost triple what the province estimated in 2022. An...
May 29, 2026
Canada Post reports it lost $205M before taxes in first quarter
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it lost $205 million before taxes in the first quarter of the year as the postal service moves forward with reforms meant to address its ongoing struggles. The Crown corporat...
May 29, 2026
Supreme Court opts not to change existing rules on trial delays
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says its framework setting limits on delays in criminal trials is flexible enough to accommodate increasingly complicated cases. Chief Justice Richard Wagner said ...
May 29, 2026
Canada's Gee-West second in Giro's brutal queen stage while Vingegaard stays in pink
ALLEGHE, Italy (AP) - Ottawa cyclist Derek Gee-West finished runner-up in the toughest stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday. Gee-West finished second behind American rider Sepp Kuss on the so-called q...
May 29, 2026
Former head of Iowa school district sentenced to 2 years for falsely claiming to be a US citizen
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The former superintendent of Iowa's largest school district who was arrested last year in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown was sentenced Friday to two years in ...
May 29, 2026
Southeastern B.C. under flood watch due to storms, high temperatures
CRANBROOK - A wide swath of southeastern British Columbia is under a flood watch as risks rise from rainfall and warm weather accelerating snowmelt. B.C.'s River Forecast Centre says both the eastern ...
May 29, 2026
IIHF says it will determine Russia's eligibility on a tournament-by-tournament basis in 2026-27
ZURICH (AP) - The International Ice Hockey Federation said Friday it will determine the status of Russia's participation on an event-by-event basis for the 2026-27 season. Russia has been banned from ...
May 29, 2026