Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Handguns present in majority of firearm-related violent crimes, says StatCan report
Firearm-related homicides have gone up 37 per cent over the past 11 years and handguns were the most commonly used weapon in such crimes, a report from Statistics Canada has found, but it warns there ...
May 29, 2022
Ukrainian victims of sexual violence need reproductive health care: Sajjan
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says he told Canadian officials in Ukraine and neighbouring countries to ensure that women sexually assaulted by Russian troops get the help t...
May 29, 2022
Second charter flight carrying Ukrainians bound for Canada to land in Montreal
MONTREAL - A second charter flight of Ukrainians who’ve been approved for emergency travel to Canada is scheduled to arrive in Montreal today. The flight from Poland is the second to arrive in C...
May 29, 2022
Plane with 22 people on board missing in Nepal’s mountains
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A small airplane with 22 people on board flying on a popular tourist route was missing in Nepal's mountains on Sunday, an official said. The plane, which was on a 15-minute sch...
May 28, 2022
Tear gas fired at Liverpool fans amid CL final stadium chaos
PARIS (AP) - Riot police fired tear gas and pepper spray at Liverpool supporters forced to endure lengthy waits to get into the Champions League final which was delayed for 37 minutes as security stru...
May 28, 2022
Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A stampede Saturday at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured, police told The Associated Press, a shocking development at a program tha...
May 28, 2022
60K without power one week after deadly storm swept through Ontario, Quebec
One week after a severe wind and thunderstorm swept through Ontario and Quebec, just over 60,000 homes in the two provinces remain without power today. At least 11 people were killed during last Satur...
May 28, 2022
Body of minke whale spotted near Montreal recovered from river, necropsy performed
MONTREAL - A dead whale found in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal is likely the second of two minke whales spotted in the area earlier this month. A Quebec marine mammal research group say...
May 28, 2022
Migrant women workers continue to face abortion access barriers: advocates
OTTAWA - While she has helped several migrant workers access abortion services in Canada, Evelyn Encalada Grez said one woman comes to mind. "The migrant woman was so afraid of being found out that sh...
May 28, 2022
Calling social conservatives dinosaurs was ‘wrong terminology’, says Patrick Brown
OTTAWA - Federal Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown says calling social conservatives “dinosaurs” in a book he wrote about his time in Ontario politics was “the wrong te...
May 28, 2022