Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people in an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital late Monday. It marked a dramatic escalati...
Mar 16, 2026
Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as it struggles with deepening energy crisis
HAVANA (AP) - Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble. The Mi...
Mar 16, 2026
Canada's Einarson continues to roll in women's world curling with fourth straight win
CALGARY - Kerri Einarson's curling team passed a tough test in the women's world championship to maintain an unbeaten record Monday. Einarson's foursome out of Manitoba's Gimli Curling Club was a 9-6 ...
Mar 16, 2026
Bottcher returns to skip position on new team with Walker and Horgan brothers
Brendan Bottcher is returning to the skip position with a new-look rink that will be based in Alberta. He will team up with third Jacob Horgan, second Tanner Horgan and lead Geoff Walker on a squad th...
Mar 16, 2026
Tumbler Ridge, B.C., gets arena funding through Hockeyville after deadly shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight p...
Mar 16, 2026
Tumbler Ridge, B.C., gets arena funding through Hockeyville after deadly shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight p...
Mar 16, 2026
Quebec's Abitibi region buried by March storm estimated to bring up to 50 cm of snow
MONTREAL - A March storm forecast to bring up to 50 centimetres of snow and freezing rain to Quebec's Abitibi-Tmiscamingue region closed schools and suspended municipal services on Monday. The city of...
Mar 16, 2026
Asian Football Confederation says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A leading soccer official in Asia says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup which kicks off in June in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Also on Monday in Tehra...
Mar 16, 2026
New York Rangers forward Lafrenière named NHL first star of the week
NEW YORK - New York Rangers forward Alexis Lafrenire was named NHL first star of the week on Monday. He led all NHL players with seven points (five goals, two assists) last week. Lafrenire had two gam...
Mar 16, 2026
'Where is the justice?' No charges three years after Old Montreal fire killed seven
MONTREAL - Three years after his daughter and six others were killed in a building fire in Old Montreal, Zafar Mahmood says he can't believe the case has not been solved. "Where is the justice? Why ha...
Mar 16, 2026