Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Lawyer for Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet says accuser's testimony lacks credibility
MONTREAL - Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet was back on the witness stand Monday denying he ever acted inappropriately with women, with his lawyer suggesting the accuser at the centre of his defamation la...
Mar 09, 2026

Major ice storm headed to southern Quebec, up to 35 mm of freezing rain over 24 hours
Environment Canada says a "potentially critical" ice storm is heading for southern Quebec starting Wednesday. According to a special weather statement, the region can expect 20 to 30 millimetres of fr...
Mar 09, 2026

Kerri Einarson's curling team gears up for world championship in Calgary
Curling doesn't stop in Canada. The women's world championship opens Saturday in Calgary. On the heels of Matt Dunstone's Manitoba team winning a national men's championship in St. John's, N.L., Kerri...
Mar 09, 2026

Liberals nominate Fintrac official Annette Ryan as new budget watchdog
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has nominated a senior official from the national financial intelligence agency as Ottawa's next fiscal watchdog. Wayne Long, secretary of state for financial instituti...
Mar 09, 2026

NRC to acquire Bombardier jet as feds earmark nearly $1B for defence research
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will put more than $900 million into the National Research Council for defence initiatives, including the purchase of a Bombardier jet for private sector resear...
Mar 09, 2026

200 alleged victims of Vancouver-area Catholic school abuse could share $30M
VANCOUVER - Lawyers say a $30-million class-action settlement over child abuse allegedly committed for decades at two Vancouver-area Catholic schools could be shared by more than 200 ex-students. Joe ...
Mar 09, 2026

Finnish pair wins a barrel of ale in annual 'wife-carrying' contest in England
LONDON (AP) - To have and to hold took on a new meaning for about two dozen couples who put their relationships to the test on a grassy hill in southern England. Wives and girlfriends clung on for dea...
Mar 09, 2026

Eriksson wins another medal, Canada wins big in wheelchair curling and para hockey
MILAN - Para skier Kalle Eriksson picked up his second medal of the Milan Cortina Paralympics on Monday while Canada's wheelchair curling team and Para hockey squad posted big victories. Eriksson and ...
Mar 09, 2026

Opposition parties call for clarity from government as MPs debate Iran war
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney was absent from a debate on the U.S.-Israel war on Iran as opposition parties continued to question the government's position on the conflict. Speaking in the House...
Mar 09, 2026

Men who brought explosives to NYC protest cited Islamic State as inspiration, complaint says
NEW YORK (AP) - Two men who brought explosives to a far-right protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, according to a court complai...
Mar 09, 2026