Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Quebec legal aid lawyers set for four-day strike over equal pay with Crown attorneys
MONTREAL - Hundreds of legal aid lawyers in Quebec are taking part in a four-day strike because the provincial government is offering them less than it did for Crown attorneys. About 200 legal aid law...
Jun 06, 2022
China’s actions toward Canadian planes ‘provocative and irresponsible’: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the actions of Chinese pilots towards Canadian planes taking part in a United Nations mission “irresponsible and provocative.” Speaking at...
Jun 06, 2022
Conservatives say record number of Canadians signed up to vote for new party leader
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates say they’ve sold memberships to hundreds of thousands of Canadians ahead of the September vote. Pierre Poilievre’s campaign claims to have signe...
Jun 06, 2022
Canada, Chile sign memorandum of understanding to advance gender equality
OTTAWA - Canada and Chile have signed an agreement to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in both countries. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chilean President Gabriel Boric attende...
Jun 06, 2022
Federal judge OKs Oklahoma’s lethal injection method
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal judge in Oklahoma on Monday ruled the state's three-drug lethal injection method is constitutional, paving the way for the state to request execution dates for more than...
Jun 06, 2022
US general: Ukraine will keep getting ‘significant’ support
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) - The United States and its allies will keep providing "significant" support to Ukraine out of respect for the legacy of D-Day soldiers, whose victory over the Nazis he...
Jun 06, 2022
Evacuations, local state of emergency in northwest B.C., as flood risk rises
VANCOUVER - Evacuation orders have been issued for three small communities in northwestern British Columbia as the flood risk rises across the region. Residents of the Terrace-area communities of Old ...
Jun 06, 2022
Biden hoping to avoid Summit of the Americas flop in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador confirmed Monday that he will not attend the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week, dealing a blow to the event hosted by U.S. ...
Jun 06, 2022
Teck moves to protect 14,000 hectares of wildlife habitat in Canada and Chile
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it is moving to protect 14,000 hectares of wildlife habitat in Canada and Chile. The plan includes a $2-million donation to the Nature Conservancy of Canada for th...
Jun 06, 2022
N.S. mass killer slipped by Truro police in nine-minute journey on Day 2 of rampage
TRURO, N.S. - A mass killer in a replica police vehicle was able to drive undetected through the largest Nova Scotia town in the vicinity of his murders, slipping by local constables who had received ...
Jun 06, 2022