Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Carney pledges sanctions, $2 billion for Ukraine four years after full-scale invasion
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney promised another $2 billion in military aid and more sanctions on Moscow Tuesday as Ukraine marked four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. "Four y...
Feb 24, 2026

Sudanese paramilitary forces kill at least 28 people in an attack in Darfur, medical group says
CAIRO (AP) - An attack by Sudanese paramilitary forces on a stronghold of a Darfur tribal leader left at least 28 people dead, a doctors group said Tuesday, the latest in a devastating war with no res...
Feb 24, 2026

In the news today: Canada flights to Mexico, Tumbler Ridge AI, Atlantic Canada storm
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... WestJet, Air Canada among Canadian airlines resuming service to Mexico Canadian airlines are flying in and out...
Feb 24, 2026

Number of Canadians registered in Mexico rising as airlines resume flights
OTTAWA - The number of Canadians in Mexico who have registered with Ottawa continued to rise Tuesday, even as airlines resumed flights in and out of Puerto Vallarta and the Global Affairs Canada regis...
Feb 24, 2026

Federal officials express 'disappointment' after OpenAI meeting over B.C. shooting
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says federal officials expressed "disappointment" to representatives of OpenAI after a meeting in Ottawa about the company's failure to warn law enforceme...
Feb 24, 2026

Rally against federal gun prohibitions, buyback planned for Saturday in Quebec City
OTTAWA - People opposed to the federal government's firearms ban and compensation program are planning a rally Saturday in Quebec City to accuse Ottawa of unfairly singling out law-abiding gun owners....
Feb 24, 2026

Trump defends tariff regime in State of the Union address after top court blow
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump remained committed to realigning global trade through tariffs in his annual state of the union address on Tuesday, days after the United States Supreme Court s...
Feb 24, 2026

Defence lawyer suggests complainant in Stronach trial has 'tendency to lie'
TORONTO - A woman accusing Frank Stronach of raping her in a hotel suite decades ago has a "tendency to lie" and continues to add new details to her account of the encounter, the businessman's lawyer ...
Feb 24, 2026

Canadian official says Cuban regime 'quite stable' as U.S. oil blockade tightens grip
OTTAWA - Cuba's envoy to Ottawa says the U.S. is trying to overthrow his country's communist government - but Canada's foreign service says the regime's hold on Havana is "quite stable." The comments ...
Feb 24, 2026

'Horrible war': Ukrainian eye doctor training in Calgary to better help wounded
CALGARY - Dr. Pavla Ivaniuta remembers the first days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the stream of wounded men, women and children she treated for horrific eye injuries. The most common wounds...
Feb 24, 2026