Author Archives: Syndicated Content

In the news today: Carney meets Zelenskyy, MAID laws debate, Tessa Virtue returns
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney's itinerary for day two of G7 summit stacked with meetings with world leaders Prime Minister Mark Carn...
The Canadian Press Jun 16, 2026

Tunisia fires coach Sabri Lamouchi after heavy opening World Cup loss and appoints Renard
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Tunisia has fired coach Sabri Lamouchi after being thrashed 5-1 by Sweden in its first match at the World Cup and appointed French coach Herv Renard, the Tunisian soccer feder...
The Canadian Press Jun 16, 2026

Liberal government tables new First Nations drinking water legislation
OTTAWA - New legislation tabled by the government on Tuesday will create a legislative framework to protect drinking water in First Nations communities, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty s...
The Canadian Press Jun 16, 2026

Presence of alcohol 'significantly reduces' rescue chances in youth drownings: study
VANCOUVER - A new study by researchers at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver has found that alcohol "significantly reduces" the chance of rescue in a youth drowning accident. The study, published in...
The Canadian Press Jun 16, 2026

Ghana midfielder Partey loses bid to enter Canada for World Cup match in Toronto
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has dismissed Thomas Partey's bid for emergency relief after Canada denied the Ghana midfielder entry for the FIFA World Cup. Justice Roger Lafrenire, who heard the appl...
The Canadian Press Jun 16, 2026

Ghana midfielder Partey loses bid to enter Canada for World Cup match in Toronto
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has dismissed Thomas Partey's bid for emergency relief after Canada denied the Ghana midfielder entry for the FIFA World Cup. Justice Roger Lafrenire, who heard the appl...
The Canadian Press Jun 16, 2026

Canada risks missing economic boom by leaving Africa envoy position vacant: senator
OTTAWA - Ottawa might scrap the position of special envoy to Africa, despite House of Commons and Senate committees calling on the government to give the role a higher priority and more resources to c...
The Canadian Press Jun 16, 2026

Figure skater Tessa Virtue to make off-ice dance debut at Fall for Dance North
TORONTO - Before Tessa Virtue ever put on a pair of skates, she was a dancer. Virtue trained in ballet and contemporary before deciding instead to pursue figure skating at age seven, she said. The dec...
The Canadian Press Jun 16, 2026

Canada's MAID laws on 'a collision course' as Parliament awaits legal challenges
OTTAWA - As Jocelyn Downie watched the Supreme Court of Canada strike down the laws criminalizing the act of helping someone end their life in 2015, she thought she'd better find something to do with ...
The Canadian Press Jun 16, 2026

A timeline of how Canada's assisted dying laws evolved
OTTAWA - Efforts to legalize assisted dying in Canada date back decades and the issue has been the subject of debate in Parliament and at the country's top court. Here are some key dates: 1892: Canada...
The Canadian Press Jun 16, 2026