Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate again Avery Shenfeld doesn't think the Bank of Canada will cut its be...

City council in Nanaimo, B.C., has voted to defer a motion on asking the local health authority to close an overdose prevention site next to city hall. The vote to defer Coun. Ian Thorpe's motion pass...

ST. JOHN'S - A Toronto immigration lawyer says family members of Canadians are dying in Gaza as the federal immigration department drags its heels approving visas through a special program launched in...

HALIFAX - There's been a surge in the number of Nova Scotians with complex disabilities stuck in temporary housing, according to recent figures released by the province. This rise in what are called "...

SMITHERS - A British Columbia man suffered minor injuries after fending off a cougar attack by punching the animal in the face in the province's northern Interior. The province's Conservation Officer ...

CRANBROOK - A man has suffered "significant" injuries after a grizzly bear attack in the British Columbia Interior. The province's Conservation Officer Service says in a post on Facebook that the atta...

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa has trucks of aid ready to reach desperate Palestinians in Gaza and is counting on Israel to allow them through. Anand wrote on social media S...

MONTRAL - Montreal police are investigating a homicide that occurred early Sunday morning in the city's Saint-Lonard borough. A 911 call around 4 a.m. alerted emergency services to a man lying unconsc...

OTTAWA - The Canadian government is condemning Hong Kong's law enforcement authorities after they issued bounties and warrants for 19 pro-democracy activists, some of whom live in Canada. In a joint s...

A city councillor in Nanaimo, B.C., is expected to push the city to reach out to a B.C. health authority in a bid to close the overdose prevention site next to city hall. The agenda for Monday's counc...