Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Costs reach $25.6 million for public inquiry into 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The public inquiry into Nova Scotia’s mass shooting has already cost $25.6 million to investigate the April 18-19, 2020, rampage - and there are still about five months remaining in it...
Canadian Press May 20, 2022

Quebec Halloween sword attacker found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder
QUEBEC - A jury has found a man who used a sword to kill and maim victims in Quebec City’s historic district on Halloween night 2020 guilty of murder. Carl Girouard, 26, was convicted Friday of ...
Canadian Press May 20, 2022

Ginni Thomas’ emails deepen her involvement in 2020 election
WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a conservative political activist, urged Republican lawmakers in Arizona after the 2020 presidential electi...
Canadian Press May 20, 2022

University of Michigan Professors Pee-cycle for Peonies
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Peonies in the University of Michigan's Nichols Arboretum had a wee bit of help blooming this year after environmental engineering professors showered them...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! May 20, 2022

U.S. State Department cheers Canada’s long-awaited ban on 5G gear from China’s Huawei
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department says it welcomes Canada’s decision to ban China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE from its next-generation mobile networks. Innovation Minister Franois-P...
Canadian Press May 20, 2022

Oz, McCormick prepare for recount in Pa. GOP Senate race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Locked in a near tie Friday, celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick began staffing up their campaigns with recount specialists as vote c...
Canadian Press May 20, 2022

Trudeau pledges more action on cybersecurity following decision to ban Huawei from 5G
OTTAWA - A day after the federal Liberals banned Chinese firms Huawei Technologies and ZTE from helping build Canada’s 5G networks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more must be done to secure...
Canadian Press May 20, 2022

Kenney stays on as leader, media invited to watch cabinet deliver standing ovation
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will stay in the top job to maintain continuity and stability in government until a new United Conservative Party leader is chosen. Kenney says it's important to r...
Canadian Press May 20, 2022
North Carolina Man Crafts 25-Mile-Long Paper Chain
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In an unsuspecting town in rural North Carolina, an astonishing feat was accomplished - a paper chain reaching nearly 25 miles in length and heavy enough t...
Jordan Neese May 20, 2022

Russian vodka, caviar and diamonds on new Canadian sanctions list
OTTAWA - Foreign Minister Mlanie Joly is today announcing a fresh wave of sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s regime including a ban on importing Russian vodka, caviar and diamonds. The ban on th...
Canadian Press May 20, 2022