Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Canada's Auger-Aliassime rolls past France's Fils to advance to Open Occitanie semis
MONTPELLIER - Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to the men's singles semifinals at the Open Occitanie. The Montreal native defeated France's Arthur Fils 6-4, 6-2 on Friday to advance. ...
Feb 06, 2026

Canadian Tire ordered to pay nearly $1.3 million for false advertising
MONTREAL - Canadian Tire has been ordered to pay just under $1.3 million after pleading guilty to 74 counts of violating sections of Quebec's Consumer Protection Act related to false advertising. Crow...
Feb 06, 2026

Felony assault charge against top NHL prospect Gavin McKenna withdrawn
STATE COLLEGE - A Pennsylvania district attorney's office has withdrawn a felony aggravated assault charge against top NHL prospect Gavin McKenna and will proceed instead with a misdemeanour simple as...
Feb 06, 2026

Accusations against Nova Scotia hockey players prompt scrutiny of hazing
HALIFAX - Tim Skuce recalls the culture of silence he encountered among hockey players he once interviewed for research about the masculine identity of elite-level players. When asked questions about ...
Feb 06, 2026

Fitness trial begins for man accused of killing B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang in 2022
VANCOUVER - The hearing to determine if a man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang is fit to stand trial has begun in the BC Supreme Court in Vancouver. Jongwon Ham, who appeared at the hearing...
Feb 06, 2026

B.C. needs new mental health hospital, psychiatrist tells inquest into family's death
BURNABY - A psychiatrist with British Columbia's Northern Health authority has called for a new mental health hospital in B.C. in her testimony to an inquest into the deaths of a Prince Rupert family....
Feb 06, 2026

Boldy, Horvat, Vejmelka named NHL's stars of the week
NEW YORK - Minnesota Wild winger Matt Boldy, New York Islanders centre Bo Horvat and Utah Mammoth goalie Karel Vejmelka have been named the NHL's stars of the week. Boldy got top honours after putting...
Feb 06, 2026

Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's racist social media post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted Friday after a backlash fr...
Feb 06, 2026

Union files complaints as feds increase public servants' in-office time
OTTAWA - Canada's largest federal public sector union has filed several unfair labour practice complaints - and another union is warning of a possible strike - as the government moves to increase publ...
Feb 06, 2026

Supreme Court ruling sets out exception to confidentiality between lawyer and client
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says there can be an exception to a lawyer's duty to keep conversations with a client confidential when the lawyer needs the information to defend themselves again...
Feb 06, 2026