Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Gas could rise by five cents this week and five cents the week after, analyst says
A leading energy price expert says gas prices could go up another five cents across Canada if Russia decides to intensify its assault on Ukraine or declare all-out war come Monday. Dan McTeague, presi...
Canadian Press May 08, 2022

Mother goose nests safely outside Vancouver Convention Centre on Mother's Day
VANCOUVER - A soon-to-be mother goose will nest safely this Mother's Day thanks to the efforts of a convention centre and helicopter company. The Vancouver Convention Centre says in a release that it ...
Canadian Press May 08, 2022

Governor General expected to get warm welcome during return to home region of Nunavik
KUUJJUAQ, Que. - The usual excitement over the end of the school year in Nunavik is reaching a new level, as hundreds of students get ready to present special projects to the country’s first Ind...
Canadian Press May 08, 2022

Canada's PM Trudeau makes surprise visit to Ukraine to meet President Zelenskyy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made an unannounced visit to Ukraine today amid the Russian invasion. The Prime Minister’s Office says Trudeau will meet Ukraine President Volodymyr Ze...
Canadian Press May 08, 2022

SUV crashes into police vehicle and business
A driver was arrested for impaired driving after a SUV ran into a police vehicle and a business in West Kelowna. Just before 1:00 a.m. Saturday (May 7), a police officer was driving a marked vehicle o...
Pete McIntyre May 08, 2022

'Last resort': Police forces struggling to provide support for people in crisis
CALGARY - Pat and Irene Heffernan have relived their son’s death many times. Anthony Heffernan, a 27-year-old recovering from a drug addiction, was shot by police four times - including three sh...
Canadian Press May 08, 2022

Jill Biden pays surprise visit to Ukraine, meets first lady
UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine on Sunday, holding a surprise Mother's Day meeting with the nation's first lady, Olena Zelenskyy, as Ru...
Canadian Press May 08, 2022

Syria President Assad visits Iran for meetings in rare trip
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad met with Iranian leaders in Tehran on Sunday, Iranian state-linked media reported, marking his second trip to major wartime ally Iran since Syria's ci...
Canadian Press May 08, 2022

'Trust us' isn't enough to win confidence in Emergencies Act inquiry: law's author
OTTAWA - In the late 1980s, as then-defence minister Perrin Beatty was drafting new legislation to replace the controversial War Measures Act, one man's words were on his mind. The man was Robert Stan...
Canadian Press May 08, 2022

$45M sexual, reproductive health fund not yet released a year later: advocates
OTTAWA - A year after the federal government announced a $45-million fund for organizations making sexual and reproductive information and services more available, advocates say none of the money has ...
Canadian Press May 08, 2022