Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy
TOKYO (AP) - Japan on Tuesday scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change in its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry amid worries over Chinese and N...
Apr 20, 2026

New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon survives party leadership vote months before election
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Tuesday that he had survived a vote on his leadership among his own party's lawmakers, after recent slumps in the polls...
Apr 20, 2026

Jets might have been overconfident after 2024-25 success: Cheveldayoff
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets are entering a pivotal off-season burdened by a harsh reality. Just one year removed from capturing the Presidents' Trophy, the organization must now prove its aging roste...
Apr 20, 2026

As Lightning seek discipline, Canadiens search for even-strength offence in Game 2
TAMPA - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to do something they haven't managed all season in Game 2 - stay out of the penalty box. Head coach Jon Cooper called out his group's "stupidity" after costly ...
Apr 20, 2026

Capitals say they'll have a contingency plan for whatever Ovechkin decides on his future
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Right now the Washington Capitals' offseason feels like a big flow chart, with arrows at the top pointing in two very different directions. The front office is just waiting to be...
Apr 20, 2026

Kenneth Law to return to court next month, expected to plead guilty to aiding suicide
NEWMARKET - An Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used them to take their own lives will return to court on May 29, when murder charges against him are expecte...
Apr 20, 2026

Eby 'moving forward' with First Nations after latest climbdown on Indigenous law
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said that "moving forward together" with First Nations leaders is now his top priority, explaining why he withdrew plans to table legislation to suspend k...
Apr 20, 2026

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump's Cabinet, the administration announced Monday, after a series of alleged abuses of her position's power, includi...
Apr 20, 2026

Poilievre says Carney 'pushing fear' in address to Canadians on U.S. relations
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of "pushing fear" in a recent address to Canadians on the relationship with the U.S. In a 10-minute video posted to soc...
Apr 20, 2026

Canadian tourist killed, another injured after gunman opens fire at Mexico pyramids
MEXICO CITY - An armed man standing atop one of the historic Teotihuacn pyramids opened fire on tourists Monday, killing one Canadian and leaving at least 13 people injured at the archeological site n...
Apr 20, 2026