Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brewers capitalize on three straight bunts to score go-ahead run in 2-1 win over Blue Jays
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Garrett Mitchell scored the go-ahead run as the Milwaukee Brewers bunted three straight times in the seventh inning to break a tie and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Thursday after...
Apr 16, 2026
Public funds don't make Catholic hospitals 'government actors': lawyer in MAID case
VANCOUVER - Providing medical assistance in dying at a Catholic hospital would go against religious doctrine and be a "scandalous" practice that couldn't be justified to the faithful of the world, a l...
Apr 16, 2026
Public funds don't make Catholic hospitals 'government actors': lawyer in MAID case
VANCOUVER - Providing medical assistance in dying at a Catholic hospital would go against religious doctrine and be a "scandalous" practice that couldn't be justified to the faithful of the world, a l...
Apr 16, 2026
Thousands without natural gas service in B.C.'s Okanagan, possible until Sunday
KELOWNA - FortisBC says it is working to restore natural gas service to about 6,200 customers in British Columbia's Lake Country and north Kelowna area. The utility says in a statement that the servic...
Apr 16, 2026
Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, to serve as CDC director
President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a social media post, Trump d...
Apr 16, 2026
Nearly half of VCH maternal deaths within a year of birth caused by overdose: report
VANCOUVER - Drug-related overdoses are now the leading cause of maternal death among residents in the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority within a year of giving birth, a new report says. The report, p...
Apr 16, 2026
First Nations chiefs call for inquiry into RCMP after CBC report on surveillance
OTTAWA - First Nations leaders called on the RCMP to apologize and demanded a federal inquiry Thursday after CBC reported the police service spied on Indigenous political leaders in the 1960s and beyo...
Apr 16, 2026
Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday
QUBEC - Quebec's new premier will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday in Ottawa, less than 48 hours after she was sworn in. Frchette's office confirmed to The Canadian Press that she had re...
Apr 16, 2026
Privacy Commissioner says stronger data laws needed as Canada readies for Chinese EVs
OTTAWA - Canada's privacy commissioner says he hopes laws around private sector data sharing are strengthened as the federal government prepares to open the domestic market to Chinese electric vehicle...
Apr 16, 2026
Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness agrees to return next season
Rick Bowness agreed to a contract on Thursday to return as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets next season. Bowness led Columbus to a 21-11-5 record after taking over for Dean Evason on Jan. 12. "Rick ...
Apr 16, 2026