Author Archives: Syndicated Content
In the news today: Extortion schemes, Alberta referendum, Lapu Lapu anniversary
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Criminal networks using young people from India for extortion schemes, Fintrac warns Canada's financial intel...
Apr 23, 2026
Four female premiers on whether Christine Fréchette can avoid the 'glass cliff'
MONTREAL - Kathleen Wynne, Ontario's first female premier, remembers meeting a businessman who shook hands with the male staffer standing next to her and addressed him as "premier." It's hard to shake...
Apr 23, 2026
A year after Lapu Lapu ramming attack, grief, anger and hope intertwine
VANCOUVER - At a South Vancouver long-term care home, Jhosie Sico has forgotten what proper sleep feels like, because she now gets up in the middle of the night to change her 30-year-old son's diaper ...
Apr 23, 2026
Remembering the 11 who lost their lives in Lapu Lapu attack, one year ago
VANCOUVER - Eleven people were killed in the April 26, 2025, attack on the Lapu Lapu Day festival in East Vancouver, with dozens more injured. Adam Kai-Ji Lo has been charged with 11 counts of second-...
Apr 23, 2026
Raptors try to slow Mitchell, find offence in Game 3 vs. Cavaliers
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will try to claw back into their first-round NBA playoff series tonight when they host Game 3 at Scotiabank Arena, trailing 2-0 to Cleveland in the best-of-seven matchup....
Apr 23, 2026
Criminal networks using young people from India for extortion schemes, Fintrac warns
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency says criminal organizations appear to be using young students from India to help extort people and businesses in South Asian communities across the coun...
Apr 23, 2026
Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security Department
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over...
Apr 23, 2026
2 trains collide in Denmark, leaving 5 people critically injured
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Two trains collided in Denmark early Thursday, leaving five people critically injured in what police called a major incident. The collision occurred around 6:30 a.m. near Hi...
Apr 23, 2026
2 trains collide in Denmark, prompting a massive emergency response north of Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Two trains collided in Denmark early Thursday, prompting a massive emergency response for what police called a major accident. The collision occurred north of Copenhagen. It...
Apr 23, 2026
Wyatt Johnston's double-OT deflection gives Stars 4-3 win over Wild in Game 3
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Wyatt Johnston scored on a power-play deflection at 12:10 of the second overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild early Thursday for a 2-1 lead in ...
Apr 23, 2026