Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Canada's oil sector shouldn't panic, stay competitive after Maduro's seizure: experts
EDMONTON - Two political scientists say U.S. President Donald Trump's interest in transforming Venezuela's oil-rich sector hasn't created panic or shaken up Canada's oil industry. Heather Exner-Pirot,...
Jan 04, 2026

Ribbon Skirt Day leader reflects on changes since her cultural attire was shamed
In Isabella Kulak's home is a box of about a few hundred letters, notes and hand-drawn pictures of ribbon skirts sent to her from across Canada and beyond - fan mail from those who consider her story ...
Jan 04, 2026

Auger-Aliassime, Mboko lead Canada past China at United Cup tennis event
SYDNEY - Flix Auger-Aliassime and Victoria Mboko have picked up where they left off to open the 2026 tennis season. Auger-Aliassime and Mboko led Canada past China in the United Cup mixed teams event ...
Jan 04, 2026

MLS champion Inter Miami signs Canadian 'keeper Dayne St. Clair
MIAMI - Major League Soccer champion Inter Miami CF has officially signed Canadian goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair through next season. The deal, announced Sunday, includes an option for the 2027 sprint se...
Jan 04, 2026

Rubio says US will press change in Venezuela with oil embargo, while Trump insists 'we're in charge'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not govern Venezuela day-to-day other than enforcing an existing "oil quarantine" on the country, even as...
Jan 04, 2026

Flames' Beecher, Jets' Stanley suspended one game each for roughing
TORONTO - The NHL's department of player safety suspended Calgary Flames forward John Beecher and Winnipeg Jets defenceman Logan Stanley one game each for separate roughing incidents Sunday. Beecher c...
Jan 04, 2026
Boat capsizes in Nigeria's Yobe state, leaving 25 dead and 14 missing
YOBE, Nigeria (AP) - A passenger boat capsized in northern Nigeria's Yobe state, leaving at least 25 people dead while 14 others remained missing, emergency services said Sunday. The boat was carrying...
Jan 04, 2026

Tangled cars and billowing smoke: Remembering Hinton rail disaster 40 years later
HINTON - Colin Hanington followed a plume of smoke to reach one of the deadliest railway crashes in Canadian history, and almost 40 years later remembers the silence when he got there. Hanington was a...
Jan 04, 2026
Gunmen kill at least 30 villagers and abduct others during raid in northern Nigeria
MINNA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 30 villagers have been killed and several others are missing after gunmen raided a village in northern Nigeria's Niger state, police said Sunday, the latest in a cycle o...
Jan 04, 2026

'Can't describe a better script': Bruins centre Minten thrills in hometown debut
VANCOUVER - With dozens of family and friends in the stands, Fraser Minten played hero against his hometown team Saturday night. The 21-year-old centre muscled in a shot from the top of the crease wit...
Jan 04, 2026