Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Home sales in Metro Vancouver calmer in May as interest rates cool hot market
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales across the region have returned to “more typical seasonal levels” and that there are modest signs continuous price in...
Canadian Press Jun 02, 2022

Texas senator: School police chief didn’t know of 911 calls
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - The commander at the scene of a school shooting in Texas was not informed of panicked 911 calls coming from inside the school building, a Texas state senator said Thursday. Sen. R...
Canadian Press Jun 02, 2022

Procurement minister defends shipbuilding plan amid challenges
OTTAWA - Canada’s procurement minister is defending the federal government’s multibillion-dollar shipbuilding plan amid mounting concerns about new delays and cost overruns. Procurement Mi...
Canadian Press Jun 02, 2022

Afghan MP forced to flee homeland pleads with Canada to do more to help refugees
OTTAWA - A member of Afghanistan's Parliament forced to flee her homeland after the Taliban takeover last year is pleading with Canada to do more to help bring Afghan refugees to safety. Naheed Farid ...
Canadian Press Jun 02, 2022

Animal rights group asks Calgary Stampede parade marshal Kevin Costner to step aside
CALGARY - An animal rights group says it has sent a letter to Kevin Costner urging him to step away from the Calgary Stampede. The Hollywood actor was named parade marshal for this year’s event....
Canadian Press Jun 02, 2022

Biden to speak on mass shootings, urge Congress to act
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will speak Thursday night on the recent spate of mass shootings and his plans to press Congress "to pass commonsense laws to combat the epidemic of gun violence t...
Canadian Press Jun 02, 2022

Institutions, police unprepared for convoy protest: chief who resigned amid criticism
Ottawa's former police chief, who resigned amid heavy criticism of the force's handling of the "Freedom Convoy" protest in February, says Canada's institutions and police services were unprepared for ...
Canadian Press Jun 02, 2022

Quebec ombudsman finds ‘shortcomings’ in care at Montreal Children’s Hospital
MONTREAL - Quebec’s ombudsman is issuing a series of recommendations to the Montreal Children’s Hospital over deficient care. The investigation by the office of ombudsman Marc-Andr Dowd re...
Canadian Press Jun 02, 2022

Prime minister to visit Siksika First Nation in Alberta for signing ceremony
SIKSIKA, Alta. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to visit a First Nation east of Calgary today for a signing ceremony. Trudeau and Marc Miller, minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, are to spend mu...
Canadian Press Jun 02, 2022

Police: Tulsa suspect targeted surgeon he blamed for pain
Authorities say the man who opened fire at a Tulsa medical office had purchased an AR-style rifle hours before fatally shooting four people. Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin says the gunman had rec...
Canadian Press Jun 02, 2022