Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen fields kids' queries, 100 days from Artemis 2 launch opening
LONGUEUIL - Jeremy Hansen is on the cusp of embarking on a historic deep space mission to the moon, admitting to some inquisitive students Thursday that while the unknowns present a scary prospect, so...
Oct 16, 2025

Provincial immigrant nominee programs get late year boost: Diab
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says some provincial immigrant nominee programs are getting a late-year increase to the number of slots they have. Diab says she relayed the news to her provinc...
Oct 16, 2025

Trans Mountain faces $292k environmental fines after 2024 B.C. rainstorm: regulator
Trans Mountain is facing $292,000 in regulatory fines for alleged environmental issues in January 2024 along a stretch of its British Columbia pipeline expansion route hit by a major rainstorm. The Ca...
Oct 16, 2025

Strike by B.C.'s professionals could delay national-interest mine project: union
VICTORIA - The union representing licensed professionals in British Columbia says its latest escalation of strike action could result in "costly delays" in projects such as the expansion of the high-p...
Oct 16, 2025

Trump warns Hamas 'we will have no choice but to go in and kill them' if bloodshed persists in Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Hamas "we will have no choice but to go in and kill them" if internal bloodshed persists in Gaza. The grim warning from Trump came after he ...
Oct 16, 2025

Golden Knights add Carter Hart on tryout after acquittal in sexual assault trial
LAS VEGAS - Goaltender Carter Hart, one of five members of Canada's 2018 world junior team recently acquitted following a sexual assault trial, is joining the Vegas Golden Knights. The NHL team announ...
Oct 16, 2025

Canada's Auger-Aliassime fights to win over Dzumhur at European Open
BRUSSELS - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the quarterfinals of the European Open tennis tournament with a 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (5) win over Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursd...
Oct 16, 2025

IMF chief, former PBO Kevin Page say Ottawa has leeway to run steeper deficits
OTTAWA - Canada's former parliamentary budget officer and the head of the International Monetary Fund are both arguing Ottawa has room to run steeper deficits in the upcoming federal budget, despite c...
Oct 16, 2025

Canadian passport now outpaces U.S. in ranking of visa-free access
OTTAWA - Canadian passport holders have overtaken Americans in terms of their visa-free access to the world. The Henley Passport Index ranks Canada in 9th place for how many countries Canadian citizen...
Oct 16, 2025

Canada Post promises to protect rural mail delivery in overhaul
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it will prioritize reliable and affordable mail delivery for all Canadians - including those in rural and remote communities - as part of sweeping changes kicked off last mon...
Oct 16, 2025