Author Archives: Syndicated Content
B.C. to allow killing of abandoned domestic sheep to protect the wild animals
VICTORIA - The B.C. government has changed its regulations to give wildlife officers more power to kill escaped or abandoned domestic sheep to order to protect wild sheep populations. The province say...
Apr 27, 2026
Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Militants with the Islamic State group attacked a village overnight in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 29 people, authorities said Monday. It was the latest violence in Af...
Apr 27, 2026
Canada mulls observer role in fighter jet program with Italy, U.K., Japan: McGuinty
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty confirms Canada is looking into getting involved in a program run by a coalition of countries to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. But McGuinty says Cana...
Apr 27, 2026
Trial of ex-Mountie charged with security offence concludes in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - The trial of a former Mountie accused of a security offence in relation to his work helping the Chinese government has concluded in British Columbia Supreme Court, with his defence counsel...
Apr 27, 2026
Trial of ex-Mountie charged with security offence concludes in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - The trial of a former Mountie accused of a security offence in relation to his work helping the Chinese government has concluded in British Columbia Supreme Court, with his defence counsel...
Apr 27, 2026
Senators veteran Chabot says quick playoff exit feels like a 'punch in the face'
OTTAWA - Days after a first-round playoff sweep, the Ottawa Senators are still coming to terms with an ending that arrived far too quickly. After fighting to clinch the final wild-card in the Eastern ...
Apr 27, 2026
Canada is getting a sovereign wealth fund. What does that mean and how do they work?
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the creation of the country's first-ever sovereign wealth fund on Monday, called the Canada Strong Fund. Carney pitched the new fund as a way for Canadians to inve...
Apr 27, 2026
Major League Soccer evaluating all options for Vancouver Whitecaps: spokesman
VANCOUVER - A spokesman for Major League Soccer says the organization "will evaluate all options" when it comes to the future of the Whitecaps - including keeping the team in Vancouver and moving it t...
Apr 27, 2026
Intimate partner-related deaths in B.C. 'overwhelmingly preventable,' report says
VANCOUVER - A death review panel convened by British Columbia's chief coroner says 135 deaths they studied in relation to intimate partner violence were "overwhelmingly preventable." The deaths occurr...
Apr 27, 2026
Preston, Hamilton score twice as Canada blanks Finland 7-0 at U18 worlds
TRENN - Mathis Preston and Beckett Hamilton each scored twice as Canada shut out Finland 7-0 on Monday at the 2026 under-18 men's world hockey championship. Ryan Lin had a goal and two assists, while ...
Apr 27, 2026