Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Quebec woman who scalded young boy over prank pleads guilty
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who scalded a 10-year-old boy at her door with boiling water last year, frustrated by being the victim of a doorbell prank, has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. Stphanie...
Sep 25, 2025

Fact File: COVID-19 fuelled drop in life expectancy, contrary to podcast claims
In September, a clip from a January 2024 episode of the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast resurfaced online. Rogan's guest, the comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, claimed Canada experienced an "unprecedented" dr...
Sep 25, 2025

Three-time Olympic champion Rebecca Johnston retires from national hockey team
CALGARY - Three-time Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Johnston announced her retirement from the Canadian women's hockey team Thursday. The 36-year-old from Sudbury, Ont., made her national team debut i...
Sep 25, 2025

Canada-England: Rugby's version of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object.
No. 1 England plays No. 2 Canada in Saturday's championship game at the Women's Rugby World Cup. The showdown at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium is rugby's equivalent of an unstoppable force meeting an i...
Sep 25, 2025

Quebec scraps forestry bill after pushback from Indigenous leaders, environmentalists
QUBEC - The Quebec government is scrapping a contentious forestry reform bill that has sparked opposition from Indigenous leaders and environmental groups. Quebec Premier Franois Legault announced the...
Sep 25, 2025

Cybersecurity centre warns of 'sophisticated' threat targeting Cisco equipment
OTTAWA - The federal cybersecurity centre is urging Canadian organizations to "take immediate action" against malware targeting computer systems through Cisco Systems devices. The Canadian Centre for ...
Sep 25, 2025

Man who fired on ICE facility hated US government, sought to kill federal agents, officials say
DALLAS (AP) - The gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas hated the U.S. government and wanted to incite terror by killing federal agents, officials said Th...
Sep 25, 2025

Ford denounces federal position on notwithstanding clause in swipe at Carney, Fraser
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford took pointed aim at the federal Liberals on Thursday over Ottawa's recent suggestion of limits on the ability of legislatures to invoke the Constitution's notwithsta...
Sep 25, 2025

Arizona jury convicts man on 8 murder charges for metro Phoenix shootings in 2017
Phoenix (AP) - An Arizona jury convicted a man Thursday on eight murder charges for a string of fatal shootings in metro Phoenix over a three-week span in 2017. The jury in Phoenix also found Cleophus...
Sep 25, 2025

Former MPs launch volunteer effort to renew NDP ahead of leadership race
OTTAWA - Two former New Democrat MPs who lost their seats in the April election are launching a six-month project to renew the NDP and chart its future, ahead of the March convention. Peter Julian and...
Sep 25, 2025