Author Archives: Syndicated Content
MPs call on feds to bring back bill criminalizing coercive behaviour in relationships
OTTAWA - MPs on the House of Commons status of women committee called on the federal government Tuesday to criminalize coercive behaviour in intimate relationships. The committee members, representing...
Nov 25, 2025
Quebec begins consultations on potential revision of greenhouse gas targets
MONTRAL - Quebec is beginning consultations at the provincial legislature on whether to revise its greenhouse gas emission reduction target. The province committed to reducing its annual emissions by ...
Nov 25, 2025
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup attempt
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday started his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, to the surprise of many in the South American nation who do...
Nov 25, 2025
Judge says Amazon needed 100 lawyers to assess 2.25M documents in competition probe
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge says Amazon Canada should have hired "at least 100 lawyers" to go through more than two million documents, in order to meet court-ordered deadlines in an investigation i...
Nov 25, 2025
Beekeepers call for import ban on non-North American bees as deadly mite spreads
OTTAWA - Canadian beekeepers are sounding the alarm about a pest that's spreading in parts of Asia, and a Conservative MP is calling on the federal government to change a long-standing policy on impor...
Nov 25, 2025
Carney says his comment about speaking with Trump was a 'poor choice of words'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday his recent reply to a question about the state of trade talks with the U.S. - "Who cares?" - amounted to "a poor choice of words." Conservative Leader ...
Nov 25, 2025
24 schoolgirls abducted from Kebbi in Nigeria have been rescued, president says
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) - All 24 schoolgirls held by assailants following a mass abduction last week from a school in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued, the country's president announced Tuesday. A ...
Nov 25, 2025
Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak suspended two years for anti-doping rule violation
Canada's most decorated female Olympian has been suspended for two years from her sport for an anti-doping rule violation. Toronto's Penny Oleksiak, winner of seven Olympic medals in swimming, has not...
Nov 25, 2025
Court dismisses lawsuit accusing Manitoba Métis leader of wrongdoing
OTTAWA - The Manitoba Mtis Federation is celebrating an Ontario Superior Court decision that found its president did not breach his fiduciary duties while serving as finance minister for the Mtis Nati...
Nov 25, 2025
World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
Colleen Jones, a world champion curler whose effervescent personality made her a popular presence on the CBC over nearly four decades with the national broadcaster, has died. She was 65. Jones was dia...
Nov 25, 2025