Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Arbour calls for major changes to military over misconduct
OTTAWA - Retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour says it is well past time for the military to scrap the traditions and ways of doing business that perpetuate a sexualized culture. The call from o...
May 30, 2022
Ottawa announces $247 million to create 25,000 apprenticeship positions across Canada
HALIFAX - The federal government is announcing nearly $247 million to help create more than 25,000 apprenticeship positions in the skilled trades across Canada. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough sa...
May 30, 2022
French 32-year-old journalist is killed in Ukraine
PARIS (AP) - A 32-year-old French journalist was killed Monday in eastern Ukraine, fatally hit by shell shrapnel while covering a Ukrainian evacuation operation, according to the French news broadcast...
May 30, 2022
Maple syrup producers see climate change as a threat to industry’s future
Paul Renaud is only too aware of what the power of wind can do to trees. After violent windstorms recently swept through southern Ontario and Quebec, uprooting trees and leaving a trail of damage acro...
May 30, 2022
New federal gun bill, NS mass shooting inquiry faces backlash: In The News for May 30
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 30 … What we are watching in C...
May 30, 2022
Closing arguments expected at trial of father, son accused of murdering Métis hunters
EDMONTON - Closing arguments are expected today at the trial of a father and son accused of murdering two Mtis hunters on a rural Alberta road. Anthony Bilodeau, who is 33, and 58-year-old Roger Bilod...
May 30, 2022
‘Lost confidence:’ Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry resumes amid public backlash
HALIFAX - The Mountie in charge of the RCMP’s initial response to the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia is expected to testify before an inquiry Monday, but the public will be barred from listen...
May 30, 2022
New handgun restrictions expected in federal firearm-control bill today
OTTAWA - New measures to curb handguns are expected to be a central feature of federal legislation tabled this afternoon, the Liberal government’s latest - and likely boldest - suite of proposed...
May 30, 2022
Celtics reach NBA Finals, beat Heat 100-96 in Game 7
MIAMI (AP) - Jayson Tatum scored 26 points, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart each added 24 and the Boston Celtics held off a frantic rally in the final seconds to beat the Miami Heat 100-96 on Sunday nig...
May 29, 2022
Wreckage of plane with 22 on board found in Nepal mountains
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The wreckage of a plane carrying 22 people that disappeared in Nepal’s mountains was found Monday scattered on a mountainside, the army said. There was no word on survivo...
May 29, 2022