Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Kerri Einarson's curling team gears up for world championship in Calgary
Curling doesn't stop in Canada. The women's world championship opens Saturday in Calgary. On the heels of Matt Dunstone's Manitoba team winning a national men's championship in St. John's, N.L., Kerri...
Mar 09, 2026

Liberals nominate Fintrac official Annette Ryan as new budget watchdog
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has nominated a senior official from the national financial intelligence agency as Ottawa's next fiscal watchdog. Wayne Long, secretary of state for financial instituti...
Mar 09, 2026

NRC to acquire Bombardier jet as feds earmark nearly $1B for defence research
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will put more than $900 million into the National Research Council for defence initiatives, including the purchase of a Bombardier jet for private sector resear...
Mar 09, 2026

200 alleged victims of Vancouver-area Catholic school abuse could share $30M
VANCOUVER - Lawyers say a $30-million class-action settlement over child abuse allegedly committed for decades at two Vancouver-area Catholic schools could be shared by more than 200 ex-students. Joe ...
Mar 09, 2026

Finnish pair wins a barrel of ale in annual 'wife-carrying' contest in England
LONDON (AP) - To have and to hold took on a new meaning for about two dozen couples who put their relationships to the test on a grassy hill in southern England. Wives and girlfriends clung on for dea...
Mar 09, 2026

Eriksson wins another medal, Canada wins big in wheelchair curling and para hockey
MILAN - Para skier Kalle Eriksson picked up his second medal of the Milan Cortina Paralympics on Monday while Canada's wheelchair curling team and Para hockey squad posted big victories. Eriksson and ...
Mar 09, 2026

Opposition parties call for clarity from government as MPs debate Iran war
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney was absent from a debate on the U.S.-Israel war on Iran as opposition parties continued to question the government's position on the conflict. Speaking in the House...
Mar 09, 2026

Ottawa says it will spend up to $94.5M to improve jobs data in key industries
OTTAWA - The federal government said Monday it's planning to spend up to $94.5 million over the next five years to get a better sense of what's happening on the ground in a turbulent labour market. Th...
Mar 09, 2026

Men who brought explosives to NYC protest cited Islamic State as inspiration, complaint says
NEW YORK (AP) - Two men who brought explosives to a far-right protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, according to a court complai...
Mar 09, 2026

Voting begins in NDP leadership race, Singh's successor to be named March 29
OTTAWA - Voting began Monday in the federal NDP leadership race, with a March 28 deadline for party members to cast their votes. A party official says 100,000 members are eligible to vote in the elect...
Mar 09, 2026