Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Canadian wheelchair racer Bouchard wins gold at para athletics world championships
NEW DELHI - Canadian wheelchair racer Anthony Bouchard struck gold in the T52 100-metre event at the world para athletics championships on Saturday. The 32-year-old from Quebec City powered through wi...
Oct 04, 2025

Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election, official results show
PRAGUE (AP) - Billionaire Andrej Babi became another populist leader in Central Europe to stage a political comeback by winning big in the Czech Republic's parliamentary election, according to nearly ...
Oct 04, 2025

Canada Post union says latest contract offer is a 'major step backwards'
The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation is "making a mockery of the collective bargaining process" with its latest contract offers. In a statement released Friday, the un...
Oct 04, 2025

Shortstop Bichette, pitchers Scherzer and Bassitt not on Blue Jays' ALDS roster
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette and pitchers Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt were not included on the team's roster for the American League Division Series against the New York Yankee...
Oct 04, 2025

Women have run this tiny Newfoundland town since 2013. They were just re-elected.
ST. JOHN'S - Residents of a small but busy community in eastern Newfoundland reelected its all-women council this week with a near-perfect voter turnout. The few eligible voters who didn't cast a ball...
Oct 04, 2025

Springboks retain the Rugby Championship crown after beating Argentina 29-27
LONDON (AP) - South Africa retained the Rugby Championship crown for the first time after beating Argentina 29-27 at Twickenham on Saturday. New Zealand beat Australia 28-14 in Perth hours earlier to ...
Oct 04, 2025

Lucky Duck Mail Club sends out kindness and patience during Canada Post strike
Kiki Klassen started the Lucky Duck Mail Club not long before last year's Canada Post strike and spent about five hours driving around communities neighbouring her St. Catharines, Ont., home deliverin...
Oct 04, 2025

'Guys love it': NHL players talk smelling salts amid moves to curb use
Pierre-Luc Dubois was a young player finding his NHL way. Unlike the big centre's time in junior, he quickly learned there was plenty of everything in pro locker rooms. Stick tape? Take as much as you...
Oct 04, 2025

Indigenous Peoples grapple with claims downplaying the history of residential schools
OTTAWA - As Indigenous Peoples marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this week, they also had to confront a persistent problem: public figures claiming the history of residential school...
Oct 04, 2025

Five things on the Artemis II mission to the moon with Canada's Jeremy Hansen
LONGUEUIL - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen has spent two-and-a-half years preparing for his upcoming trip to the moon and back, and he's loved every minute of it. "I know that after I launch and com...
Oct 04, 2025