Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to running a drug smuggling ring
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitiv...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Carney stands by Plains of Abraham speech that rankled Quebec's political class
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday stood by his comments about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, remarks that had drawn a swift rebuke from Quebec's political class and demands for an ap...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

US braces for more freezing cold as winter storm leaves at least 26 dead
Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice....
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

18-year-old dies after 'targeted' assault involving two groups in Kelowna, B.C.: RCMP
KELOWNA - Police in Kelowna, B.C., say an 18-year-old man has died after what is being investigated as a "targeted" assault over the weekend. RCMP say the man was discovered suffering from injuries wh...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

ICE wants to buy Pattison building in Virginia to use for 'holding and processing'
VANCOUVER - The United States Department of Homeland Security is planning to buy a building owned by the property arm of Vancouver-based conglomerate Jim Pattison Group to use as an Immigration and Cu...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Carney defends Canada's Afghanistan record but does not ask Trump for apology
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday defended the Canadian military's contributions to the war in Afghanistan - but stopped short of asking U.S. President Donald Trump to apologize for belitt...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Ottawa gives conditional approval for Marineland to export remaining belugas to U.S.
Marineland's belugas have received a reprieve from death row after the federal government conditionally approved a plan to export the last remaining captive whales in Canada to the United States. Fish...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Kaprizov, Kucherov, Dostal named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Minnesota Wild left-wing Kirill Kaprizov, Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov and Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Kaprizo...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Woman found dead in Montreal-area home without power during extreme cold
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner will investigate the death of a woman whose body was found Sunday evening inside a Montreal-area home that had been without power for more than a day. It was fire departm...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Snowstorm wreaks havoc on air travel plans, as recovery begins
MONTREAL - Canadian airlines continued to cancel flights by the hundreds following a record-breaking snowstorm that walloped southern Ontario and Quebec on Sunday before whirling farther east, though ...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026