Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta says she was sexually abused by Csar Chavez amid reported allegations of abuse by others during his tenure as president of The United Farm Workers union. On Wednesda...

A Canadian computer scientist is one of this year's recipients of a prestigious award nicknamed the Nobel Prize of computing. Universit de Montral professor Gilles Brassard has won the A.M. Turing Pri...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sidney Crosby is back. The Pittsburgh Penguins' captain was productive almost immediately in his return to the lineup Wednesday night after missing nearly a month with a lower-bod...

SWIFT CURRENT - The leader of a cult that bedevilled residents of a Saskatchewan village for two years is no longer facing charges, disappointing and angering the mayor. Romana Didulo, head of the so-...

TORONTO - Health Canada has announced a recall of Tim Hortons ceramic mugs because they may crack or break when filled with hot liquid. The affected mugs are white on the outside and pink on the insid...

WASHINGTON - Trade talks with Canada ahead of the mandatory review of the continental trade pact are lagging behind those with Mexico, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesd...

VANCOUVER - The Canada Revenue Agency says a worker arrested in Vancouver for alleged identity theft and trafficking of private information is no longer with the agency. A spokesman with the agency di...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's population edged down in the fourth quarter, dipping 0.2 per cent. The agency says preliminary estimates indicate the population fell by 103,504 people fr...

CALGARY - Kerri Einarson hasn't been shaking hands at the women's world curling championship because the Canadian skip is dealing with a sprained finger. It's a leftover from the on-ice celebration wh...

SASKATOON - Veteran skip Mike McEwen's run as a curling free agent lasted less than a week. The 45-year-old Winnipeg resident will fill a vacancy on Rylan Kleiter's Saskatoon-based side on a new-look ...