Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lions look to clinch second in CFL West in regular-season finale against Riders
REGINA - The B.C. Lions have an opportunity to clinch second place in the CFL's West Division, and they'd prefer to do it without help. Currently tied with the Calgary Stampeders for second place at 1...
Oct 24, 2025
Anand says she's asked for updated Indo-Pacific strategy as PM heads to Asia
OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Mark Carney makes his first official trip to Asia, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the regional policy the Trudeau government released three years ago is outdated ...
Oct 24, 2025
US imposes sanctions on Colombia’s president and family members over drug trade allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration imposed sanctions Friday on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family and a member of his government over accusations of involvement in the global drug t...
Oct 24, 2025
Cowichan lawyer says treaty could recognize both Aboriginal and private title on land
VICTORIA - The lawyer representing the Cowichan Tribes said he is "frustrated and disappointed" with what he calls "misinformation" about his clients' ground-breaking Aboriginal title case in Richmond...
Oct 24, 2025
Cowichan lawyer says treaty could recognize both Aboriginal and private title on land
VICTORIA - The lawyer representing the Cowichan Tribes said he is "frustrated and disappointed" with what he calls "misinformation" about his clients' ground-breaking Aboriginal title case in Richmond...
Oct 24, 2025
McGuinty says Canada's first defence industrial strategy will land weeks after budget
OTTAWA - Canada's first-ever defence industrial strategy will be released sometime after the Nov. 4 federal budget but will be made public no later than Christmas, Defence Minister David McGuinty said...
Oct 24, 2025
Kayla MacMillan through to women's final at curling Olympic pre-trials
WOLFVILLE - Kayla MacMillan advanced to the women's final at the Home Hardware Canadian Curling Pre-Trials with a 6-4 semifinal win over Ashley Thevenot on Friday. MacMillan's Victoria-based squad too...
Oct 24, 2025
Man who stabbed 3 at Vancouver Chinatown festival found not criminally responsible
VANCOUVER - A man accused of aggravated assault for stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival, in an attack that prompted debate over the handling of some psychiatric patients, has been ...
Oct 24, 2025
Man who stabbed 3 at Vancouver Chinatown festival found not criminally responsible
VANCOUVER - A man accused of aggravated assault for stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival, in an attack that prompted debate over the handling of some psychiatric patients, has been ...
Oct 24, 2025
Ottawa to review possible miscarriage of justice in 1994 murder conviction in Quebec
MONTREAL - The federal government says there are reasonable grounds to believe a miscarriage of justice occurred in the case of a Quebec man who was convicted of four murders in 1994. On Thursday, the...
Oct 24, 2025