Author Archives:
Global Affairs won't confirm reports Canadian dead in Russia was foreign fighter
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it is aware of the death of a Canadian citizen in Russia. But the department won't confirm reports the Canadian was among four foreign fighters who had crossed into...
Oct 30, 2024
Mother of teen victim in mass killing suing Manitoba's child welfare agency
WINNIPEG - The mother of a 17-year-old victim in a mass slaying in Manitoba is suing a child welfare agency for allegedly failing to protect the girl. Juliette Hastings claims in the lawsuit that Winn...
Oct 30, 2024
Shaun White and Nina Dobrev are engaged. He faked a dinner invite with Anna Wintour to propose
Former skateboarder and Olympic snowboarder Shaun White and actor Nina Dobrev are getting married. White's publicist Jennifer Peros confirmed the engagement Wednesday. White popped the question last w...
Oct 30, 2024
Canada's Stakusic through to quarterfinals in Merida with win over Australia's Joint
MRIDA - Canada's Marina Stakusic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Merida Open tennis tournament with a 2-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) win over Australia's Maya Joint on Wednesday. Stakusic, who entered the...
Oct 30, 2024
TSB says B.C. helicopter crashed in 2021 after rotors collided
Canada's Transportation Safety Board says the fatal crash of a British Columbia logging helicopter was caused when the chopper's rotor system broke up mid-flight. A final report from the board says th...
Oct 30, 2024
State adversaries getting 'bolder' in cyberspace, Canadian threat forecast warns
OTTAWA - A new federal threat forecast warns that foreign adversaries are becoming bolder and more aggressive with their tactics in cyberspace. The 2025-26 forecast from the Canadian Centre for Cyber ...
Oct 30, 2024
Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders to host respective division semifinals
Dru Brown finished the CFL regular season with a bang. The Ottawa quarterback ended it with consecutive 400-yard passing performances, including 445 yards with three touchdowns and an interception in ...
Oct 30, 2024
PM says he's trying to get Poilievre names of Tories linked to foreign interference
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's asked national security services to find a way to share information with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about foreign interference affecting his ...
Oct 30, 2024
'Not going to play their games,' Singh won't help Tories, Bloc topple the Liberals
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his caucus will not cave to demands from the Bloc Qubcois and Conservative leaders to help them bring down the Liberal government. On Tuesday Bloc Leader Yves-Fr...
Oct 30, 2024
Former foreign ministry official recalls fear Abdelrazik would end up in Guantanamo
OTTAWA - A former senior official at Canada's foreign ministry says there were fears two decades ago that Montreal man Abousfian Abdelrazik might end up at a prison for suspected terrorists in Guantan...
Oct 30, 2024