Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Surrey, B.C., home targeted by extortion-related shooting for second time: police
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating after a home was targeted in an extortion-related shooting for the second time. Police say that the latest attack happened Wednesday at 7:35 p.m. whe...
Nov 13, 2025
Oklahoma governor spares the life of death row inmate just before scheduled lethal injection
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has spared the life of a death row inmate just before he was set to receive a lethal injection on Thursday, commuting the man's sentence to life in pr...
Nov 13, 2025
The body of a coal miner has been found in a flooded West Virginia mine, the governor says
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Machines had been pumping water out of Alpha Me...
Nov 13, 2025
Ottawa Senators and forward Shane Pinto agree to four-year, US$30-million extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have locked up another key piece of their young core. Centre Shane Pinto signed a four-year contract extension with the Senators on Thursday. The deal carries a US$7.5 mil...
Nov 13, 2025
Turkish soccer imposes temporary bans on 102 players over betting scandal
ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkey's soccer federation temporarily banned 102 players on Thursday in a betting scandal. The players were referred to the Turkish Football Federation's Professional Football Discipl...
Nov 13, 2025
Turkish soccer imposes temporary bans on 102 players over betting scandal
ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkey's soccer federation temporarily banned 102 players from playing in matches over a betting scandal on Thursday. The players were referred to the Turkish Football Federation's Pro...
Nov 13, 2025
Hundreds evacuated and dozens hospitalized after an ammonia gas leak in Oklahoma
WEATHERFORD, Okla. (AP) - Hundreds of people were evacuated from a city in Oklahoma and others were told to shelter in place after a tanker truck that was leaking in a hotel parking lot spewed a plume...
Nov 13, 2025
Rock League walks back travel plans for pro curling startup, won't go overseas
The Curling Group is walking back some of its initial travel plans for the professional Rock League that's set to debut this spring. TCG, which also owns the Grand Slam of Curling circuit, has decided...
Nov 13, 2025
In the news today: Major projects list updated, budget infrastructure plan supported
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to announce next major projects referrals Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Terrace, B.C., Thursday to a...
Nov 13, 2025
LNG project, mines, hydro dam, power lines among latest major project referrals
TERRACE, B.C. - The federal government announced Thursday the latest list of major building projects to be considered for fast-track approval under legislation passed in June - a list focused entirely...
Nov 13, 2025