Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Carney announces new summit in Toronto aimed at attracting $1 trillion in investment
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday announced a new "Canada Investment Summit" that will invite investors, CEOs and business leaders to Toronto this fall. In a media release, the Prime Minis...
Apr 17, 2026
About 15 Latin American deportees from the US arrive in Congo, lawyer says
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Around 15 people deported from the United States landed in Congo's capital Kinshasa in the early hours of Friday, their lawyer said. It was the latest example of the Trump admin...
Apr 17, 2026
Inflation expected to jump in March as Iran oil shock enters price data
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will reveal the early impacts of the Iran war's oil price shock on inflation when the agency reports its consumer price index for March on Monday. A Reuters poll shows econo...
Apr 17, 2026
Starmer says he is 'furious' he wasn't told Mandelson failed security checks
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he "absolutely furious" that he wasn't told his scandal-tainted pick for U.K. ambassador to Washington had failed security checks before being ap...
Apr 17, 2026
Flames close fourth straight season out of playoffs, look to crucial draft and future
CALGARY - A fourth straight year of missing the NHL playoffs puts pressure on the Calgary Flames to parlay a plethora of high draft picks into hope for fans. Calgary (34-39-9) capped the regular seaso...
Apr 17, 2026
Playoffs give Raptors all-stars Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes a chance to shine
TORONTO - It's time for Toronto Raptors all-stars Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes to step up and they know it. Ingram and Barnes will be centre stage when the Raptors begin their first-round playoff...
Apr 17, 2026
In the news today: Quebec premier meets Carney, Ontario medical residency
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... New Quebec Premier Christine Frchette to meet Prime Minister Carney today in Ottawa Quebec's new premier is se...
Apr 17, 2026
Former President Win Myint freed in broad Myanmar prisoner amnesty
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's former President Win Myint was freed Friday as part of a broad prisoner amnesty by newly inaugurated President Min Aung Hlaing to mark the traditional New Year, state-run medi...
Apr 17, 2026
Montreal to display collection from iconic Chinatown noodle shop
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal has acquired a collection of items from an iconic Chinatown noodle factory and shop that closed down last year. In 2022, Jean-Philippe Riopel co-founded a non-profit or...
Apr 17, 2026
New Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette 'relieved' after Carney's Charter comments
OTTAWA - Quebec's new premier said she was "relieved" following her first meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa, after earlier promising to fight "tooth and nail" to protect the right of g...
Apr 17, 2026