Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NDP leader says he won't run in Quebec byelection after Boulerice announces departure
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Avi Lewis said Monday he won't run in an upcoming Quebec byelection to fill a seat being left vacant by Alexandre Boulerice. Boulerice officially announced Monday he is leaving Par...
Apr 27, 2026
Trains collide near Indonesia's capital, killing at least 4 people
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - One train slammed into another at a station outside Indonesia's capital on Monday, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and leaving several trapped in a badly damage...
Apr 27, 2026
Shell goes big on Canadian gas with $22B deal to buy ARC Resources
CALGARY - Shell plc has signed a $22-billion deal to acquire ARC Resources Ltd., bringing together the lead partner in Canada's first operating liquefied natural gas project with a major producer in o...
Apr 27, 2026
B.C. home sales expecting 2.1 per cent slide in 2026 as economic challenges mount
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia are forecast to fall 2.1 per cent this year as economic challenges push volume and prices lower across the province. The B.C. Real Estate Association says in...
Apr 27, 2026
Women's Rugby World Cup final rematch between Canada and England set for Toronto
TORONTO - Canada's highly ranked women's rugby team hopes it can build on the growing popularity of women's sports when it kicks off a domestic tour in Toronto later this year. The squad will make its...
Apr 27, 2026
Conservatives call on auditor general to investigate $250 million PrescribeIT program
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs are calling on the auditor general to probe the federal government's handling of a $250 million program which reportedly is set to be scrapped next month. PrescribeIT was lau...
Apr 27, 2026
'Extremely sovereigntist': Alexandre Boulerice quits federal NDP to join Quebec party
MONTREAL - After 15 years in Ottawa with the NDP, Montreal MP Alexandre Boulerice says he is quitting federal politics to join Qubec solidaire - a leftist, sovereigntist party - ahead of October's pro...
Apr 27, 2026
Suspected cocaine, fentanyl, mushrooms seized as two arrested in Kelowna, B.C., bust
KELOWNA - Two men have been arrested in a co-ordinated bust in British Columbia's Interior that saw police seize more than 10 kilograms of illicit substances along with other items related to a drug d...
Apr 27, 2026
Antisemitic incidents hit another record high in 2025, B'nai Brith reports
OTTAWA - Jewish advocacy group B'nai Brith says anti-Jewish hatred is being normalized in Canada and its annual count of antisemitic incidents hit another record high in 2025. "We cannot allow antisem...
Apr 27, 2026
Three men charged in 2022 homicide in Castlegar, B.C.
CASTLEGAR - Police in British Columbia say three people have been charged in the 2022 homicide of a man in the province's Interior. Mounties in Castlegar, B.C., say the three accused were arrested Fri...
Apr 27, 2026