Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Raptors forward Gradey Dick trying to improve his shooting with better defence
TORONTO - Gradey Dick knows that many Toronto Raptors fans have been frustrated with his shooting this season, but he's also been in basketball long enough to know how to work through it. Dick had 15 ...
Jan 17, 2026
Federal firearm buyback program to open Monday, with March 31 deadline to register
OTTAWA - Owners of banned firearms will have until the end of March to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns. The federal go...
Jan 17, 2026
Who wants to buy a sub? Why South Korea's Hanwha is advertising around Ottawa
OTTAWA - Ottawa residents and out-of-town travellers may have puzzled recently over a wave of ads in the downtown from a company trying to sell them submarines. Not the six-inch sandwich kind, either,...
Jan 17, 2026
Carney visiting Qatar to drum up investment despite 'brutal' human rights record
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Qatar to drum up investment deals with a country known for both its brutal dictatorship and its growing diplomatic and economic influence. "Today, the epicent...
Jan 17, 2026
Five things about Canadian Jeremy Hansen's upcoming trip to the moon and back
LONGUEUIL - Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is set to make history as the first Canadian to fly around the moon. The Canadian Space Agency is hoping this "once-in-a-generation" event is one that will inspire ...
Jan 17, 2026
Riley, defending champ Taylor part of 5-way tie for lead at windy Sony Open
HONOLULU (AP) - The wind arrived early and stayed late Friday in the second round of the PGA Tour's season-opening Sony Open. Davis Riley thrived in the difficult conditions in the morning, birdieing ...
Jan 16, 2026
Canada's Mboko falls in straight sets in Adelaide International final versus Andreeva
ADELAIDE - Canada's Victoria Mboko fell just short of earning her first title of the 2026 season. The 19-year-old from Toronto fell 6-3, 6-1 to third-seeded Russian Mirra Andreeva in the Adelaide Inte...
Jan 16, 2026
Ducks' Leo Carlsson out 3-5 weeks with thigh injury, threatening his OIympic availability for Sweden
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson will be sidelined for three to five weeks after undergoing a procedure to treat a left thigh injury, putting his Olympic participation for Sweden i...
Jan 16, 2026
Canadian official says Carney will accept role on Trump's Gaza 'Board of Peace'
BEIJING - A senior Canadian government official says Prime Minister Mark Carney has been asked by U.S. President Donald Trump to join the "Board of Peace" tasked with supporting the administration, re...
Jan 16, 2026
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal officers in the Minneapolis area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren't obstructi...
Jan 16, 2026