Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Victoria airport closes to commercial flights as RCMP respond to ‘threat’
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - The Victoria International Airport says it is closing to commercial flights as the RCMP respond to a call for service. A statement posted on the airport’s website Tuesday a...
May 24, 2022
Victoria airport closes to commercial flights as RCMP respond to ‘threat’
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - The Victoria International Airport says it is closing to commercial flights as the RCMP respond to a call for service. A statement posted on the airport’s website Tuesday a...
May 24, 2022
US Sen. Raphael Warnock wins Georgia Democratic primary
ATLANTA (AP) - U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock won Georgia's Democratic primary as he seeks to hold on to his Senate seat in the upcoming midterm elections. Warnock defeated beauty industry professional Tam...
May 24, 2022
Georgia Democrats again nominate Stacey Abrams for governor
ATLANTA (AP) - Stacey Abrams has won the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor after narrowly losing the 2018 race to current Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Abrams became a star in the Democratic Pa...
May 24, 2022
Dems pick Abrams, GOP governor candidates battle in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - Democrat Stacey Abrams secured a place on the November ballot in Georgia's high-stakes governor's race on Tuesday as polls closed across the state, while a more competitive fight was pl...
May 24, 2022
Seoul: North Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles toward sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, the Norths' first weapons firings in about two weeks as the country ma...
May 24, 2022
Search and rescue crews recover body after man drowns near Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia say a body has been recovered by emergency crews in a lake near Nanaimo. Mounties say in a statement they believe the man drowned while swimming in Long Lake t...
May 24, 2022
Police-involved shooting in Surrey leaves woman injured: B.C. RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia say a woman was shot and injured during a confrontation with police in Surrey this afternoon. Mounties say they responded to reports of a woman with a weapon ar...
May 24, 2022
Quebec health officials confirm 10 more cases of monkeypox for a total of 15
MONTREAL - Quebec health officials are reporting 10 more cases of monkeypox, for a total of 15 confirmed cases across the province. Last week, the province reported the first cases of the virus in Can...
May 24, 2022
Five reasons Quebec’s language law reform has stirred controversy
MONTREAL - Quebec’s overhaul of its language law was adopted in the legislature Tuesday. The government calls Bill 96 a moderate reform that will improve protection for French while preserving E...
May 24, 2022