Author Archives: Syndicated Content

OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging Manitoba's lieutenant-governor to establish an independent inquiry into the killings of four Indigenous women in the province. Ci...

OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says the Liberal cabinet will have a brief meeting this Friday. A separate source with knowledge of the meeting who wasn't authorized to speak publicly said it was...

MONTREAL - Police arrested four people on Wednesday morning in connection with the killing of two men in Montreal and Charlemagne, Que., last summer. Jack Shehata, 24, William Beauvais-Bazile, 25, M'H...

EDMONTON - Alberta's ombudsman says thousands of low-income residents seeking benefits to cover off health-care costs face unfair barriers. Kevin Brezinski, in a report issued Wednesday, said these pr...

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police suspected two COVID-19 protesters at Coutts, Alta., were set to receive a covert, late-night shipment of guns, but a courier told court Wednesday it was socks, underwear and...

MILWAUKEE - Republicans criticized U.S. President Joe Biden's record on foreign policy at the national convention in Milwaukee, as many party faithful called for America to step back from its contribu...

CALGARY - As Western Canadians sweat under a renewed heat wave, Calgary emergency crews say they continue to bail out rivergoers who are trying to beat the heat by navigating swift currents on dime-st...

HALIFAX - The premiers of Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador are so far the only leaders to publicly volunteer to take in asylum seekers to ease pressure on Quebec, despite a joint call from all p...

MONTREAL - A Montreal-based HIV/AIDS research network is expanding its scope in response to a dramatic rise in rates of some sexually transmitted diseases. Dr. Marina Klein of the McGill University He...

OTTAWA - The chief witness in a parliamentary probe said Wednesday that he lied to a reporter when asked about ethics allegations against a federal minister. MPs have been demanding clarity for weeks ...