Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Carney rolls out 'aggressive' plan to build up domestic defence sector
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney sent a clear signal through his overtures to the domestic defence industry on Tuesday: it's time to grow. Carney announced the country's first defence industrial st...
The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Jury hears accused mass killer shot up Winnipeg suite after days on crack, alcohol
WINNIPEG - A man accused of fatally shooting five people in a Winnipeg rooming house opened fire after days of using drugs and drinking alcohol there, a Crown prosecutor said on the first day of trial...
The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Second complainant testifies Frank Stronach groped her in downtown Toronto condo
TORONTO - At dinner, Frank Stronach had felt like a "fatherly mentor" but things changed once they were alone in his downtown Toronto condo, a woman told his sexual assault trial as she described an e...
The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Canada's provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season
OTTAWA - The outlook for Canada's provinces is difficult to chart but some surprising resilience to U.S. trade pressures and historical revisions to economic data have most provinces on better footing...
The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Canada's provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season
OTTAWA - The outlook for Canada's provinces is difficult to chart but some surprising resilience to U.S. trade pressures and historical revisions to economic data have most provinces on better footing...
The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Better call DAVID? AI chatbot gives legal advice in Alberta personal injury cases
EDMONTON - DAVID, a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, answers a call before the first phone ring even finishes. "Hi," it says. "Did you reach out looking to speak with someone about an injur...
The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Food inflation spiked 7.3% in January. Here's what's driving the increase
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada reported an easing in the headline inflation rate Tuesday but a jump in the pace of food inflation amid tax changes and lingering pressures at the grocery store continue to ...
The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Australia crashes out of T20 World Cup but Zimbabwe and New Zealand advance to Super 8s
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP) - Mitch Marsh's injury-depleted Australia squad crashed out of cricket's Twenty20 World Cup on Tuesday after Zimbabwe's Group B game against Ireland was abandoned because of ...
The Canadian Press Feb 16, 2026

Youth charged in shooting that sent 15-year-old to hospital in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO - Police on Vancouver Island say a 17-year-old boy has been charged after a shooting last week sent a 15-year-old victim to hospital. Nanaimo RCMP say the victim was treated in hospital and is...
The Canadian Press Feb 16, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Canada will meet the U.S. in Olympic women's hockey final
MILAN - Canada has defeated Switzerland 2-1 in the women's hockey semifinal at the Milan Cortina Olympics to set up a gold-medal rematch with the United States on Thursday. More to come. The Canadian ...
The Canadian Press Feb 16, 2026