Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Canadian bantamweight Melissa Croden to make her UFC debut on Vancouver card
VANCOUVER - Canadian bantamweight Melissa (Scare) Croden will make her UFC debut in Vancouver on Oct. 18 against Brazil's Tainara (Thai Panther) Lisboa. Croden (6-2-0) has won her last two bouts and f...
Sep 16, 2025

Ione Christensen, famed for Yukon politics, century-old sourdough starter, dies at 91
A powerhouse politician who broke glass ceilings in Canada, Ione Christensen is being remember both for the trails she blazed and the international acclaim she earned for the century-old sourdough sta...
Sep 16, 2025

U.S. to begin public consultations on Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade pact review
WASHINGTON - The United States is officially starting the process of reviewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement as President Donald Trump continues to shake up continental trade with his tariff agenda...
Sep 16, 2025

Suspect left note saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk, later confessed in texts, prosecutor says
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Prosecutors brought a murder charge Tuesday against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk and outlined evidence, including a text message confession to his partner and a not...
Sep 16, 2025

California judge denies Menendez brothers' petition for new trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A California judge has rejected a request for a new trial for Erik and Lyle Menendez, shutting down another possible path to freedom for the brothers who have served decades in pris...
Sep 16, 2025

Canada's under-18 women's hockey team to open defence of gold against Switzerland
SYDNEY - Canada opens defence of its world under-18 women's hockey crown against Switzerland when the January tournament starts in Sydney and Membertou, N.S. Canada blanked the United States 3-0 in th...
Sep 16, 2025

May asks to stay on as Green leader after announcing plans to step aside
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May is campaigning to stay on as Green Party leader as a faction of party members mounts a campaign to oust her. The party is in the midst of a leadership review vote, which is requ...
Sep 16, 2025

Israeli military begins its ground offensive in Gaza City as thousands of Palestinians flee
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel launched its offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, vowing to overwhelm a city already in ruins from nearly two years of war as thousands of Palestinians fled in vehicles strapped ...
Sep 16, 2025

Alouettes sign wide receiver Tyler Snead to two-year extension through 2027
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed wide receiver Tyler Snead to a two-year contract extension on Tuesday. Snead, who ranks among the CFL leaders this season with 789 receiving yards on 62 catche...
Sep 16, 2025

Liberals will table the federal budget on Nov. 4, Champagne says
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says the government will table the federal budget on Nov. 4. The long-awaited spending plan will be the federal Liberals' first under Prime Ministe...
Sep 16, 2025