Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Federal government delays plan to shut down Quebec food allergy lab: union
OTTAWA - A union representing Canadian Food Inspection Agency employees says the federal government is delaying a plan to shutter a food allergy testing lab in Quebec by two years. The Agriculture Uni...
Apr 24, 2026
Lawyers urge federal ban on U.S. forced labour imports, cars built by prisoners
OTTAWA - Human rights lawyers are calling on Ottawa to ban American imports that stem from forced labour linked to automotive firms using prisoner work in Alabama, under the same law meant to block pr...
Apr 24, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 'deeply sorry' over Tumbler Ridge shooting where 8 were killed
The head of an artificial intelligence company that admitted it knew of the troubling behaviour of a woman before she killed eight and wounded dozens more in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has apologized for no...
Apr 24, 2026
Veterans Affairs ending Commissionaires' $330M federal contracting right
OTTAWA - The largest private sector employer of veterans in Canada is calling on the Liberal government to reverse a decision to end a federal contracting entitlement which grants it first dibs on fed...
Apr 24, 2026
Manitoba Métis president rebukes AFN chief over call for withdrawal of treaty
OTTAWA - The president of the Manitoba Mtis Federation is accusing the Assembly of First Nations of misleading people about legislation that would codify the federation's right to self-government. On ...
Apr 24, 2026
What you need to know about the new Enbridge LNG pipeline approval
OTTAWA - Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said on Friday that the federal government has approved Enbridge Inc.'s $4-billion Sunrise natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia. Here's a quick rundown...
Apr 24, 2026
Actions of ex-Mountie charged under security law affront Canadian sovereignty: Crown
VANCOUVER - The actions of a former RCMP officer accused of violating security law for the benefit of Chinese authorities were an affront to Canadian sovereignty, a Crown prosecutor told British Colum...
Apr 24, 2026
US imposes sanctions on a China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. The mov...
Apr 24, 2026
Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes
NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) - A volunteer firefighter died battling a wildfire in northern Florida while more than 120 homes have been destroyed in southeast Georgia and thousands more remain threatened by two ...
Apr 24, 2026
Enbridge gets federal approval for $4B natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C.
CALGARY - The federal government has approved a $4-billion plan by Enbridge Inc. to expand an existing natural gas pipeline in British Columbia, a move one executive says demonstrates a greater "sense...
Apr 24, 2026