Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Simon Jolin-Barrette bows out of CAQ leadership race; Christine Fréchette to run
The race to find a leader for the Coalition Avenir Qubec began to take shape Friday as one high profile candidate was set to jump into the fray while the person who was expected to be her main rival b...
Jan 23, 2026
5 things to know about Canada being disinvited from Trump's 'Board of Peace'
OTTAWA - Senior federal government officials told reporters travelling to China with Prime Minister Mark Carney last week that he was accepting an invitation to join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Boa...
Jan 23, 2026
Canadian lightweight Lance Gibson Jr. to fight on March UFC card in Seattle
Canadian Lance (Fearless) Gibson Jr., who lost his UFC debut in December after accepting the bout on less than a week's notice, is getting another shot. The 30-year-old lightweight from Port Moody, B....
Jan 23, 2026
Haiti's transitional council deepens political chaos by voting to oust the prime minister
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's long-running political crisis deepened Friday when the country's transitional presidential council announced it had voted to fire Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-A...
Jan 23, 2026
Too cold to ski: Bone-chilling cold warnings sweep the country
WINNIPEG - A baleful front of face-freezing Arctic air delivered a winter wallop across Canada's midsection Friday, making it too cold to ski in parts of Manitoba and sending agencies rallying to keep...
Jan 23, 2026
Christine Fréchette, Bernard Drainville in race to become CAQ leader, Quebec premier
MONTREAL - It's shaping up to be a two-person race for the leadership of the Coalition Avenir Qubec as the party seeks to replace Premier Franois Legault. Christine Frchette, who held the economy port...
Jan 23, 2026
Canada's Reece Howden earns silver at ski cross World Cup in Switzerland
VEYSONNAZ - Canada's Reece Howden earned second at a men's ski cross World Cup on Friday. He finished behind France's Youri Duplessis-Kergomard in the final and ahead of Switzerland's Tobias Baur. Swe...
Jan 23, 2026
CF Montreal acquires Argentine defender Tomas Avilés on loan from Inter Miami
MONTREAL - CF Montreal acquired Argentine defender Tomas Avils on loan from Inter Miami CF through the 2026 season on Friday. The Major League Soccer team will hold an option to acquire the player fol...
Jan 23, 2026
Conservatives prepare for national convention, anniversary of Harper's historic win
OTTAWA - On the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, newspapers across the Prairies spread the word with headlines like, "The West Is In!" and "Tories Turn The Tide!" Stephen Harper's Conservative Party had just...
Jan 23, 2026
Government plans to bring forward online harms bill, AI minister says
OTTAWA - The federal government is working on online harms legislation, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Friday. Solomon told reporters Culture Minister Marc Miller will bring the bi...
Jan 23, 2026