Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Appearing on 'Jeopardy!' a dream come true for Canadian bobsledder Cynthia Appiah
Olympian Cynthia Appiah has been longing for this moment for years - a moment that has nothing to do with her sport. The bobsledder has always wanted to compete on "Jeopardy!" After more than six year...
Oct 20, 2025
Senate bill sets guidelines for use of notwithstanding clause in federal laws
MONTREAL - A bill introduced in the Senate seeks to set rules on how the federal government can adopt laws that override certain parts of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Sen. Peter Harder...
Oct 20, 2025
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport reinstates Cricket to Canadian Safe Sport Program
OTTAWA - Cricket Canada is back in the Canadian Safe Sport Program. The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced Monday that Cricket Canada's contract to participate in the program had bee...
Oct 20, 2025
Eby says B.C. tried to involve private owners in Cowichan Aboriginal title case
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province previously tried unsuccessfully to get private property owners involved in the landmark Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title case, as the City of Richm...
Oct 20, 2025
Blue Jays' Springer says he was unaffected by Mariners fans jeers in Game 5 of ALCS
TORONTO - George Springer says he paid no mind to Seattle Mariners cheering when he was hit by a pitch. Springer spoke to media Monday evening ahead of Game 7 of the American League Championship Serie...
Oct 20, 2025
US man arrested in Scotland and convicted of Utah rape gets at least 5 years in prison
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah judge on Monday sentenced a man who appeared to fake his death and flee the United States to avoid arrest on rape charges to anywhere from five years to life in prison. Ni...
Oct 20, 2025
National chief calls for federal government to deem First Nations policing essential
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations chided the federal government Monday for failing to deliver on its promise to introduce legislation to declare First Nations policing an es...
Oct 20, 2025
B.C. to add unpaid leave for 'catastrophic' illness, injury: Eby
The British Columbia government has proposed changes to the province's Employment Standards Act to allow up to 27 weeks of unpaid leave each year for people facing a "catastrophic" illness or injury. ...
Oct 20, 2025
Blue Jays manager Schneider uses same batting order for Game 7 against Mariners
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider ran back his Game 6 batting order for the winner-take-all Game 7 on Monday night at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Sun...
Oct 20, 2025
Poilievre calls on Carney to keep federal deficit under $42B in coming budget
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding that Prime Minister Mark Carney cut taxes and keep the federal deficit under $42 billion in the coming budget. It seems clear the latter will...
Oct 20, 2025