Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Corrective to Nov. 11 story on federal health transfers
OTTAWA - In a Nov. 11 story about federal health funding in the budget, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that the $2.5-billion in annual funding for bilateral health agreements with the provinc...
Nov 12, 2025
Fact File: 'Spam' videos use actors to spread false Canadian political news
The prospect of an Alberta sovereignty referendum triggered a wave of clickbait stories on video-sharing sites earlier this year. But in a development that one expert calls "troubling," content farms ...
Nov 12, 2025
Cleveland Guardians' pitcher Luis Ortiz pleads not guilty to taking bribes to aid gamblers
NEW YORK (AP) - Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he and teammate Emmanuel Clase took bribes to help gamblers win bets placed on pitches they threw. T...
Nov 12, 2025
Cleveland Guardians' pitcher Luis Ortiz pleads not guilty to taking bribes to aid gamblers
NEW YORK (AP) - Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he and teammate Emmanuel Clase took bribes to help gamblers win bets placed on pitches they threw. T...
Nov 12, 2025
US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years as symbols of frugality and the price o...
Nov 12, 2025
Carney government reduces savings targets for some departments, agencies
OTTAWA - Eight fewer departments and agencies are being asked to slash their budgets at least 15 per cent over the next three years, a move one economist says shows Ottawa's cost cutting exercise was ...
Nov 12, 2025
Bank of Canada mulled later timing for October rate cut, deliberations show
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada's governing council was on the same page about the need to lower its benchmark interest rate last month - but the exact timing of the cut was up for debate. The central ban...
Nov 12, 2025
Poll shows CFL losing fans as diehards reject rule changes ahead of Grey Cup
As the CFL prepares to introduce a series of rule and field changes, a new poll suggests overall attention to the league continues to decline. The Angus Reid Institute says the percentage of Canadians...
Nov 12, 2025
Premiers lay out priorities for meeting with Carney next week
OTTAWA - Infrastructure investments and the state of U.S.-Canada trade negotiations are high on the agenda Canada's premiers have for an upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. The premiers ...
Nov 12, 2025
Montreal transit maintenance union suspends strike as new labour bill tabled
MONTREAL - The head of a union representing transit maintenance workers said members aren't giving up on their fight for better wages and conditions, despite new legislation that will give the Quebec ...
Nov 12, 2025