Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ontario man convicted of manslaughter in fatal shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - An Ontario man has been convicted in a shooting in Surrey, B.C., that killed a man and injured a woman in February 2022. Homicide investigators in B.C. say Yusuf Kontos was arrested in Richmo...
Oct 02, 2025
Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta after pregnant mother contracts disease
EDMONTON - A newborn in Alberta has died of measles marking the province's first death from the disease this year, the government said Thursday. Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said the child...
Oct 02, 2025
Ticats running back Bell closing in on first pro 1,000-yard rushing campaign
HAMILTON - It's the Holy Grail for running backs, and a milestone Greg Bell is closing in on for the first time as a professional football player. The six-foot, 200-pound Bell has run for 837 yards (5...
Oct 02, 2025
Woman alleges former Canuck Willie Mitchell sexually assaulted her in 2022
VANCOUVER - A woman has filed a lawsuit against former NHL player Willie Mitchell and a resort in Tofino, B.C., alleging she was sexually assaulted by the one-time Vancouver Canuck while she was "extr...
Oct 02, 2025
Woman alleges former Canuck Willie Mitchell sexually assaulted her in 2022
VANCOUVER - A woman has filed a lawsuit against former NHL player Willie Mitchell and a resort in Tofino, B.C., alleging she was sexually assaulted by the one-time Vancouver Canuck while she was "extr...
Oct 02, 2025
Security task force says it saw 'small scale' foreign meddling during federal vote
OTTAWA - A new report from a federal security task force says foreign interference activities during the last general election were "small scale" and often difficult to attribute to an actor from abro...
Oct 02, 2025
Ducks sign promising young defenseman Jackson LaCombe to 8-year, $72 million contract extension
Defenseman Jackson LaCombe signed an eight-year, $72 million contract extension with the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, keeping the rising young star with the club through the 2033-34 season. LaCombe's de...
Oct 02, 2025
B.C. homeless count shows rising numbers in 12 of 20 communities surveyed
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says more than half of 20 communities surveyed saw an increase in homelessness since the last count in 2023. The Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs sa...
Oct 02, 2025
Liberal MP says it's time to stop the clock on daylight time
OTTAWA - Liberal member of Parliament Marie-France Lalonde wants to call a halt to the annual ritual of springing forward and falling back. The Ottawa-area MP plans to table a private member's bill ne...
Oct 02, 2025
Dr. Balfour Mount, father of palliative care, dies at 86
MONTRAL - Dr. Balfour Mount, widely recognized as the father of palliative care, is being remembered for his contribution to revolutionizing how people live out their final days. Mount died on Sept. 2...
Oct 02, 2025