Author Archives: Syndicated Content

October home sales down from last year, but more activity expected in 2026: CREA
The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of residential properties that changed hands in October was lower compared with a year ago as prices also fell. There were 42,068 home sales across...
Nov 17, 2025
Dozens of Indian pilgrims killed in bus accident in Saudi Arabia, officials say
NEW DELHI (AP) - Dozens of Indian pilgrims are feared dead after a bus was in collision with a diesel tanker on Monday near the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, Indian officials said. The bus with...
Nov 17, 2025

Polish prime minister says weekend rail line explosion near Warsaw was act of 'sabotage'
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A railway line bringing passenger trains into Warsaw from southeastern Poland on Sunday was damaged by an explosion that authorities determined was an act of sabotage, the prime ...
Nov 17, 2025

Bangladesh tribunal sentences ousted leader Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A special tribunal sentenced Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on charges of crimes against humanity for her crackdown on a student uprising last year ...
Nov 17, 2025

TD Bank settles human rights complaint by B.C. Muslim-Indigenous man
VANCOUVER - A human rights complaint has been settled between the TD Bank and a Muslim-Indigenous man who claimed he was racially profiled while trying to open a bank account at a Surrey, B.C., branch...
Nov 17, 2025

Survivor disheartened that Canada may fail to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040
TORONTO - Shannon Pethick thought cervical cancer would be in Canada's rear-view by now. "It hurts my heart because we should be past this," she said from her home in Saskatoon, reflecting on her diag...
Nov 17, 2025

Toronto City Hall raises Palestinian flag, joining other cities across Canada
TORONTO - The mood was celebratory on the rooftop of Toronto City Hall on Monday morning, as dozens gathered in the brisk weather to watch the Palestinian flag fly over the building for the first time...
Nov 17, 2025

Carney Liberals narrowly survive crucial budget vote, preventing winter election
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government narrowly survived a crucial budget vote Monday evening, one that could have sent Canadians to the polls this winter but instead propped up the minority...
Nov 17, 2025

Bank of Canada expected to move to sidelines amid inflation 'messiness'
OTTAWA - There were signs inflation was easing in October, but a more muddled picture under the hood has most economists expecting the Bank of Canada will shift to the sidelines at its final interest ...
Nov 17, 2025

Swedish royals head to Canada as country lobbies for a slice of defence spending
OTTAWA - The Swedish royal family is paying a rare, three-day state visit to Canada this week, bringing with them a delegation of top government ministers and representatives from dozens of Swedish co...
Nov 17, 2025