Author Archives: Syndicated Content
N.S. mass shooting: Bureaucracy and muddled advice in RCMP’s search for helicopter
HALIFAX - The inquiry investigating the Nova Scotia mass shooting has released new details about the Mounties’ scramble to find an aircraft to track down the killer on the night of April 18, 202...
Jun 09, 2022
Casino supervisor tells court that former MP became agitated over blackjack losses
OTTAWA - A casino supervisor says a former Liberal MP facing breach of trust and fraud charges got so agitated playing blackjack four years ago it prompted him to write up a report about the incident....
Jun 09, 2022
Michigan officer charged with murder in Lyoya shooting
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man, with a shot to the back of his head has been charged with second-degree murder. Prosecutor Chris Becker anno...
Jun 09, 2022
More females, older drug users dying due to unregulated drug market: B.C. coroner
VICTORIA - The coroners service in British Columbia says more females are dying from illicit drug use. It says that while men have historically accounted for nearly 80 per cent of fatalities, more tha...
Jun 09, 2022
More females, older drug users dying due to unregulated drug market: B.C. coroner
VICTORIA - The coroners service in British Columbia says more females are dying from illicit drug use. It says that while men have historically accounted for nearly 80 per cent of fatalities, more tha...
Jun 09, 2022
Safety board blames improper training for death at Montreal’s giant ferris wheel
MONTREAL - Quebec’s workplace safety board is blaming deficient safety practices at the ferris wheel in Montreal’s Old Port for the death of a worker at the tourist attraction on Christmas...
Jun 09, 2022
Canada Post says it will have a fully electric fleet by 2040
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it will transform its fleet of vehicles to be fully electric by 2040, spelling out details today on steps it will take to achieve its target. The Crown corporation says the e...
Jun 09, 2022
Korea seeks to deepen trade ties as feds appoint panel on Indo-Pacific strategy
OTTAWA - Keung Ryong Chang, ambassador of South Korea, says he hopes Canada’s forthcoming Indo-Pacific strategy will deepen the two countries' already strong trade and economic ties. The ambassa...
Jun 09, 2022
Growing public pressure around Amazon disappearances
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Top news editors, US lawmakers, soccer superstars and Hollywood celebrities are urging Brazilian authorities to intensify their search for British journalist Dom Phillips and Ind...
Jun 09, 2022
Surrey politician Jinny Sims joins new Surrey Forward party, announces mayoral bid
SURREY, B.C. - Longtime British Columbia teacher, labour leader and politician Jinny Sims has announced her intention to run for mayor in Surrey when municipal elections are held this fall. Sims made ...
Jun 09, 2022