Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Croupiers plan to walk off the job at Montreal Casino for the second time in two days
MONTREAL - Croupiers at the Montreal Casino say they will walk off the job once again today following a surprise four-hour strike on Saturday. Employees stopped working on Saturday afternoon to denoun...
May 15, 2022
Police investigating after man’s body found in car set ablaze in Montreal
Montreal police are investigating after the body of a man was found in the trunk of a torched car in the city’s east end Saturday night. Police say they received a call around 12:25 a.m. about a...
May 15, 2022
Project Moon Woman: Officer with Alberta’s Blood Tribe fights human trafficking
STANDOFF, ALBERTA - It took a few years on the jobfor Const. Jennaye Norris to realize the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta has a human trafficking problem. Norris, 29, has been with the Blood Tribe Po...
May 15, 2022
Royal couple to begin three-day Canadian tour amid increasing skepticism of monarchy
Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, are set to begin a three-day tour of Canada this week that will focus on Indigenous reconciliation and climate change - and on connecting with a Canadian public t...
May 15, 2022
Inquest to begin in N.B. police shooting of Indigenous woman during wellness check
FREDERICTON - The lawyer for the family of an Indigenous woman fatally shot by police in Edmundston, N.B., during a wellness check two years ago said a coroner’s inquest opening Monday offers a ...
May 15, 2022
Lawyers frustrated with mass shooting inquiry in Nova Scotia as deadlines loom
HALIFAX - Eighteen months after a public inquiry was established in Nova Scotia to investigate the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history, lawyers representing most of the 22 victims say they ...
May 15, 2022
Filmmaker: Officials arrest Iran movie industry workers
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An award-wining Iranian filmmaker said authorities raided the offices and homes of several filmmakers and other industry professionals and arrested some of them. Moh...
May 15, 2022
‘Multiple people’ shot at Buffalo, New York, supermarket
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Multiple people were shot Saturday afternoon at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, police there tweeted, adding that the alleged shooter was in custody. Details on the number of ...
May 14, 2022
Gas prices continue to soar for weekend drivers, experts predict no immediate relief
National gas prices are continuing their rise to staggering highs this weekend, with drivers in Vancouver told to brace for as much as $2.34 per litre at the pumps. Figures on the fuel tracker GasBudd...
May 14, 2022
Organizations driving mental-health initiatives for Ukrainian newcomers, families
Mental-health professionals are volunteering their services to provide trauma support for Ukrainian Canadians and newcomers fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Shortly after the war started in...
May 14, 2022