Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cascadia movement has roots in the past, but does B.C. separatism have a future?
VICTORIA - In 2017, Cory Pahl was a candidate for the Cascadia Party of British Columbia, whose official goals included the creation of a provincial assembly that would assert the sovereign rights of ...
Feb 08, 2026
Cascadia movement has roots in the past, but does B.C. separatism have a future?
VICTORIA - In 2017, Cory Pahl was a candidate for the Cascadia Party of British Columbia, whose official goals included the creation of a provincial assembly that would assert the sovereign rights of ...
Feb 08, 2026
'They were brothers': Players, families remember 3 who died in Alberta highway crash
STAVELY - When Sawyer Smith thinks about teammates Caden Fine and JJ Wright, he remembers an instance of team tomfoolery on the golf course. He was with Cameron Casorso on the course when Fine and Wri...
Feb 08, 2026
Mustangs to hold benefit game for hockey players who died in Alberta highway crash
STAVELY - The small southern Alberta town of Stavely is set to host a benefit game Sunday evening for three junior hockey players who died last week in a highway crash. The Southern Alberta Mustangs w...
Feb 08, 2026
Petition calls for federal party leaders to get top-secret security clearance
OTTAWA - An electronic petition on the parliament website calls on the House of Commons to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security clearance. It says the reason is...
Feb 08, 2026
As men's health enters the national conversation, advocates call for co-operation
OTTAWA - The upcoming launch of a national strategy on men's and boys' health is a positive sign that men's well-being is becoming part of the mainstream conversation in Canada, advocates say - even a...
Feb 08, 2026
Inuit not sure where they fit into Carney's economic, defence agenda: ITK president
OTTAWA - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed compares working with Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to being a contestant on the TV show "Dragons' Den." Under Justin Trudeau's governme...
Feb 08, 2026
Canada mixed doubles curlers eliminated, Crosby named captain at Milan Cortina Games
MILAN - Canada's mixed doubles curling team was eliminated from medal contention with a fifth straight loss Sunday on Day 2 of the Milan Cortina Olympics. Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman, a husband...
Feb 08, 2026
Draxl lifts Canada past Brazil in deciding match of Davis Cup qualifier
VANCOUVER - A rolled ankle wasn't going to stop Liam Draxl from propelling Canada into the second round of Davis Cup qualifying. Draxl, of Newmarket, Ont., defeated Gustavo Heide 6-3, 6-4 in one hour,...
Feb 07, 2026
Hiker likely saved paraglider's life after crash on Vancouver Island: rescue team
North Shore Rescue says a passing hiker likely saved the life of a paraglider who crashed into a cliff on Vancouver Island on Friday. The search and rescue team based in North Vancouver, B.C., says it...
Feb 07, 2026