Author Archives: Syndicated Content

VANCOUVER - Oksana Shtohryn, a former lawyer in Ukraine, was attracted to the two-year journalism program at Vancouver's Langara College because it was hands on, quicker to complete than a four-year c...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is sticking to its pledge to double the pace of home building even as headwinds buffet the construction industry. Prime Minister Mark Carney promised in his 202...

Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen has died. AIM Booking Agency, which represents Derksen, says in a social media post she died in a car accident but no further information ab...

SOOKE - A man who shot and killed his friend while the victim was wearing a bulletproof vest as part of a "game" the pair had played before has been sentenced to four years in prison. Adam Steenbergen...

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong is travelling to Taiwan this week in a self-described bid to assert Canadian sovereignty. The former cabinet minister says the trip is to show solidarity with Ta...

EDMONTON - An Edmonton city councillor says he wants to ingrain the love Albertans have for Canada in a red-and-white street sign. Michael Janz says he will be submitting an application to rename the ...

Canada has reached a critical juncture where it must decide if it will be a country of equality and human rights or fall prey to politically charged division, say advocates for the LGBTQ+ community. F...

OTTAWA - Sales of new electric vehicles jumped in March as Canadians took advantage of the long-awaited return of federal government subsidies. Data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday shows 21,...

MONTREAL - The annual Portuguese Santo Cristo procession took place Sunday in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal, drawing relief from the city's Portuguese community after a permit was refused last week. O...

OTTAWA - Canadian aid groups are deliberating how to respond to American policies that block U.S. aid for virtually any group in developing countries that provides abortion, science-based sexual healt...