Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Indigenous languages ‘marginalized all the time’ in Canada: Mary Simon
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ, Que. - Think of your morning routine - after your alarm goes off and before breakfast, you probably unlock your phone and check emails, social media, text messages. The constant conn...
Canadian Press May 11, 2022

Most Canadians support the right to choose to have an abortion: poll
OTTAWA - As the United States faces turmoil over the possible overturning of the right to have an abortion, a new poll offers a picture of how Canadians feel about the issue. About four in five respon...
Canadian Press May 11, 2022

Inuit fear ruling on Arctic mine expansion could hasten ongoing narwhal decline
Inuit hunters fear an upcoming ruling on an Arctic mine expansion could hasten the ongoing decline of a narwhal population that they rely on for food. Harvesters from Pond Inlet on the northern coast ...
Canadian Press May 11, 2022

Al-Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Al-Jazeera journalist was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin early Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry said. It said Shir...
Canadian Press May 10, 2022

Ukrainians make gains in east, hold on at Mariupol mill
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv’s military has made small gains in the east, pushing Russian forces out of four villages near Kharkiv, as his count...
Canadian Press May 10, 2022

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 ...
Canadian Press 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 ...
Canadian Press 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...
Canadian Press 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...
Canadian Press 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...
Canadian Press May 10, 2022