Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Texas police: Teacher closed propped-open door before attack
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - The Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the doo...
May 31, 2022
‘Dark web’ drug-trafficking group arrested in Nanaimo, B.C., says RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Police say three men from Vancouver Island have been arrested for allegedly running a “dark web” drug-trafficking ring in Nanaimo, B.C., following an undercover investigatio...
May 31, 2022
Vocal critic of Liberals’ online streaming bill partly funded by YouTube and TikTok
OTTAWA - An outspoken critic of the Liberal government’s online streaming bill has admitted he has received funding from two of the biggest digital platforms in the world. Scott Benzie, founder ...
May 31, 2022
Qing-Dynasty Vase Used As Kitchen Decor Sells For £1.2 million
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In the early 1980s, a UK-based surgeon bought an eye-catching deep blue vase featuring metallic embellishments and animal decor typical of imperial Chinese...
May 31, 2022
Quebec to start offering $500 round-trip flights to remote regions Wednesday
Quebec’s transport minister says a government program offering discounted flights to the province’s remote regions will begin Wednesday. Franois Bonnardel said today that the program, whic...
May 31, 2022
What jurors didn’t hear in the Jacob Hoggard sex-assault trial
Jurors have begun their deliberations in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, lead singer of the band Hedley. Here is some of the information they were barred from hearing duri...
May 31, 2022
Hedley singer Jacob Hoggard facing new sexual assault charge
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, who is currently awaiting a verdict in his sexual assault trial, has been charged in another alleged sexual assault. Hoggard, the frontman for the band Hedley, was cha...
May 31, 2022
Measures in new bill to keep guns from abusers, stalkers welcomed by advocates
OTTAWA - Planned new measures to keep guns out of the hands of abusers and stalkers are being welcomed by advocates who have long called for loopholes in the system to be closed. The Liberal governmen...
May 31, 2022
Senior Mountie describes ‘beast’ of organization that oversaw mass shooting response
HALIFAX - A senior Nova Scotia Mountie involved in the response to the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history told an inquiry Tuesday that confusion was inevitable as the police force rapidly ...
May 31, 2022
Charest pledges review of assault-style firearm ban after saying no laws would change
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest is promising to subject a national ban on so-called assault-style firearms to a classification review by a panel of experts. It comes after the ...
May 31, 2022