Author Archives: Syndicated Content

World champion curler, long-time CBC broadcaster Don Duguid dies at 90
WINNIPEG - Two-time world curling champion and longtime CBC broadcaster Don Duguid has died. He was 90. His son, Terry Duguid, the member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, announced the death in a pos...
The Canadian Press Jul 16, 2026

Ottawa offers provinces $2 billion to help train more skilled trades workers
HALIFAX - The federal government says it will spend $2 billion to recruit and train up to 100,000 more Red Seal trade workers through bilateral deals it plans to strike with the provinces and territor...
The Canadian Press Jul 16, 2026

Canadian Transportation Agency approves Lac-Mégantic bypass construction
MONTREAL - The Canadian Transportation Agency has approved the construction of a bypass to divert trains around downtown Lac-Mgantic, Que., 13 years after a runaway train derailed and killed 47 people...
The Canadian Press Jul 16, 2026

Chase Burns agrees to $105 million, 7-year deal with Reds for 2027-33, AP sources say
Pitcher Chase Burns has agreed to a $105 million, seven-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds that covers 2027-33, two people familiar with the deal told the Associated Press on Thursday. The people ...
The Canadian Press Jul 16, 2026

NYC sightseeing helicopter likely hit birds before its fatal plunge into Hudson River, report shows
The remains of several geese were found on a New York City sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year and killed 6 people, investigators said Thursday, strong suggestions that...
The Canadian Press Jul 16, 2026

Tempo sign Canadian Kayla Alexander to a second seven-day hardship contract
TORONTO - Kayla Alexander hasn't had to do this much studying since her days at Syracuse University. Alexander and the Tempo agreed to a second seven-day hardship contract on Thursday, the same day th...
The Canadian Press Jul 16, 2026

Canada's concessions have meant little to Trump administration: U.S. trade czar
WASHINGTON - The United States' top trade official says the Trump administration isn't going to give Canada credit for its trade concessions as official negotiations between Ottawa and Washington rema...
The Canadian Press Jul 16, 2026

Quebec police ethics commissioner opens file into Montréal-Nord racism allegations
MONTREAL - Quebec's police ethics commissioner says it is looking into allegations of racism and discrimination by some officers in a multicultural Montreal neighbourhood. In an email Wednesday, the c...
The Canadian Press Jul 16, 2026

Two B.C. soccer teams apologize after agreeing not to compete in provincial match
NANAIMO - Two B.C. minor soccer teams are apologizing after they were disqualified from the provincial under-17 soccer championship over a group-stage match that BC Soccer ruled brought the game into ...
The Canadian Press Jul 16, 2026

U.S. lawmakers press Canada on wildfires as Carney defends environmental record
LONDON - Some U.S. lawmakers on Thursday threatened to sanction Canada - or even possibly annex it entirely - as they raged about wildfire smoke blanketing many parts of Canada and swaths of the Unite...
The Canadian Press Jul 16, 2026