Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Macron's France now has a new Cabinet. It will face an uphill battle to end the political crisis
PARIS (AP) - France's newly reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu named a new government Sunday, as he faces pressure to urgently produce a budget and quell political turmoil that is scaring bu...
Oct 12, 2025

PM Carney makes last-minute trip to Egypt summit for Trump's Gaza peace plan
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney was set to leave Sunday afternoon for Egypt, to take part in a hastily organized summit surrounding the truce U.S. President Donald Trump helped arrange between Isr...
Oct 12, 2025

NHL fines Canucks' Myers for slashing Oilers' McDavid
NEW YORK - Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers has been fined US$2,500 for slashing against Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid, the NHL Department of Safety announced Sunday. The incident occ...
Oct 12, 2025

French language complaints and inspections surge in Quebec
Quebec's office for the protection of the French language carried out close to 10,000 inspections this past year as the province ramped up its crack down on businesses that fail to comply with its lan...
Oct 12, 2025

Playoff-bound Alouettes looking to play 'best football' against CFL-worst Redblacks
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes are coming out of their third and final bye week of the CFL schedule with the coveted "x" beside their name. Montreal (8-7) secured a playoff spot following the Ottaw...
Oct 12, 2025
4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) - A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say. The shooting occurred early Sunday at Willi...
Oct 12, 2025

Three N.L. activists aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla released from Israeli detention
AMMAN - Three Newfoundland and Labrador activists who were part of a flotilla that was detained by Israeli forces have been released and are en route home to Canada. Sadie Mees, Devoney Ellis, and Nik...
Oct 12, 2025

University of B.C. launches mushroom-powered toilet, turning waste into fertilizer
VANCOUVER - A "beautiful experience" isn't a term often used for a trip to an outhouse, but researchers at the University of British Columbia say the description fits for their mushroom-powered waterl...
Oct 12, 2025

Madagascar's president says a coup is underway after soldiers joined anti-government demonstrations
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) - Madagascar's president said Sunday that an attempted coup was underway in the Indian Ocean country, just a day after members of an elite army unit joined youth-led prot...
Oct 12, 2025

Learning lessons from Canada's wildfire season, Manitoba evacuations
WINNIPEG - Governments and non-profit groups are taking time to review this year's wildfire season and the unprecedented challenges posed by evacuating tens of thousands of people across wide swaths o...
Oct 12, 2025