Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Gov. Gen. Simon 'deeply committed' to French training as criticism continues
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon remains "deeply committed" to learning French, her office said, after releasing updated figures that show she has taken an average of 1.5 hours of French classes per week...
Sep 26, 2025

Talks to resume between B.C. government and its public service union
VICTORIA - Negotiations will resume Monday between the union representing British Columbia's public service workers and the province, but picket lines in front of government offices and liquor stores ...
Sep 26, 2025

Canada, United States to co-host 2027 women's volleyball world championship
Canada and the United States will co-host the 2027 women's world volleyball championship. The final rounds will be played in Anaheim, Calif., Volleyball Canada, USA Volleyball and the FIVB announced F...
Sep 26, 2025

Hall of Fame trainer Attfield chases 10th career Breeders’ Stakes win with Ciunas
TORONTO - It might not be as prestigious as the Triple Crown but trainer Roger Attfield will look to achieve yet another career milestone Sunday in the $400,000 Breeders' Stakes. Attfield, a Hall of F...
Sep 26, 2025
Powerhouse attorney Robert B. Barnett, known for representing the Obamas and Clintons, dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Robert B. Barnett, a powerhouse Washington attorney who became a fixture in the political and publishing worlds as the literary representative for Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill and H...
Sep 26, 2025

Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has ...
Sep 26, 2025

Audit of Saskatchewan First Nations group questions millions of dollars in spending
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs in Saskatchewan say they want answers after a forensic audit of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations concluded more than $34 million of the organization's spend...
Sep 26, 2025
Robert Barnett, Washington literary power broker, passes away at 79
NEW YORK (AP) - Robert Barnett, Washington literary power broker, passes away at 79. The Associated Press
Sep 26, 2025

Carney's globe-spanning travel schedule draws both criticism and praise
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is back in London this week - his second visit to the British capital among 13 foreign visits since March - and his globe-trotting schedule is drawing both criticis...
Sep 26, 2025

Montreal-area police urge calm ahead of events in honour of slain teen Nooran Rezayi
LONGUEUIL - Police on Montreal's South Shore say they have information that this weekend's events in honour of the teenager killed by an officer may be co-opted by people looking to commit violence. "...
Sep 26, 2025