Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Despite Uvelde, National Rifle Association sticks with plans for Houston convention
WASHINGTON - The National Rifle Association is pressing ahead with its annual meeting in Houston despite the mass shooting tragedy in Uvelde, Tex. The association, easily one of the most powerful poli...
May 26, 2022
Former B.C. legislature clerk to be sentenced July 4 for $1,900 in misspending
VANCOUVER - A former clerk of the B.C. legislature is set to be sentenced on July 4 after he was found guilty of fraud and breach of trust. The fraud charge against Craig James was stayed last week be...
May 26, 2022
Senate GOP blocks domestic terrorism bill, gun policy debate
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats' first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, failed in the Senate Thursday as Republicans blocked a domestic terrorism bill...
May 26, 2022
Quebec drops section of assisted-death bill to ensure it gets adopted quickly
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is removing a section of its end-of-life care bill that would have allowed quadriplegics and people with cerebral palsy to receive an assisted death. Health Minister Chr...
May 26, 2022
Palestinian officials: Israel killed Al Jazeera reporter
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Palestinian Authority on Thursday said its investigation into the shooting death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh proves she was deliberately killed by Israeli...
May 26, 2022
Canada’s transport minister detects ‘shift’ in U.S. outlook after meetings in D.C.
WASHINGTON - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he is detecting a positive “shift” in the Biden administration’s approach to Canada following meetings in the U.S. capital. Alghabr...
May 26, 2022
Man rushed to school to help, learned stepdaughter died
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Medical assistant Angel Garza rushed to Robb Elementary School soon after a gunman opened fire on a classroom of grade schoolers and immediately found a girl covered in blood amon...
May 26, 2022
Quebec to start monkeypox vaccination of contacts as officials confirm 25 cases
MONTREAL - Quebec’s interim public health director says the province could start vaccinating people against monkeypox as soon as Friday. Dr. Luc Boileau says there are now 25 confirmed cases of ...
May 26, 2022
Police face questions over delays in storming Texas school
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Law enforcement authorities faced questions and criticism Thursday over how much time elapsed before they stormed an Uvalde elementary school classroom and put a stop to the rampa...
May 26, 2022
Mummy Unwrapping Parties Of The Victorian Era
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! During much of the 18th and 19th century, Europeans were fascinated by Egypt, the afterlife, and everything involving mummies. The obsession was so strong ...
May 26, 2022