Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tropical Storm Melissa forms in the Caribbean on a path toward Haiti
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Melissa formed in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday as forecasters warned that heavy rain, flooding and strong winds could hit Haiti and Jamaica later this week. The U.S. Nation...
Oct 21, 2025
LeBlanc says U.S.-Canada trade talks progressing but more work needs to be done
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Canada continues to make progress toward a new trade deal with the United States but said there is no deadline to get a deal within the next we...
Oct 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘super pumped’ as Toronto Blue Jays return to World Series
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's "super pumped" about the Toronto Blue Jays' dramatic comeback win over the Seattle Mariners that sent them back to the World Series. Speaking to reporters...
Oct 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘super pumped’ as Toronto Blue Jays return to World Series
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's "super pumped" about the Toronto Blue Jays' dramatic comeback win over the Seattle Mariners that sent them back to the World Series. Speaking to reporters...
Oct 21, 2025
Montreal transit maintenance workers announce third strike, spanning most of November
MONTREAL - Upset at lagging contract negotiations, the union representing maintenance workers with Montreal's public transit agency says its members will go on strike for the third time since June, la...
Oct 21, 2025
Indigenous Services failing to improve critical First Nations services, audit says
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty defended her department Tuesday after a damning auditor general's report said it's falling far behind on addressing long-standing health and infr...
Oct 21, 2025
CRA call centres gave too many taxpayers bad advice, auditor general says
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency's contact centres provided accurate responses to questions about individuals' taxes only 17 per cent of the time between February and May 2025, the federal auditor g...
Oct 21, 2025
You 'wouldn't want to live in' decrepit military housing, auditor general says
OTTAWA - Many of the living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members at several bases are in "poor physical condition" and ripe for overcrowding, Auditor General Karen Hogan said in a report relea...
Oct 21, 2025
Bangladeshi refugee applicant in ICE custody barred from returning to Canada: CBSA
OTTAWA - A Bangladeshi man in U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement custody is permanently barred from returning to Canada, a Canada Border Services Agency spokesperson said. Mahin Shahriar, a 27-...
Oct 21, 2025
Inflation jumps to 2.4% in September thanks to gas, grocery costs
OTTAWA - Inflation jumped higher in September, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, thanks largely to annual changes in gas prices and persistent pressure at the grocery store. Annual inflation accelerated...
Oct 21, 2025