Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Alouettes’ Philpot embraces pressure as CFL’s highest-paid Canadian receiver
Tyson Philpot is comfortable as the CFL benchmark at his position. Last December, the Montreal Alouettes signed Philpot to a two-year extension that made him the league's highest-paid Canadian receive...
Apr 07, 2026

Federal government puts out $412.9 million to renew the Pacific Salmon Initiative
The federal government is spending $412.9 million over five years to renew the Pacific Salmon Strategy in a plan to protect and rebuild wild populations. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson made the an...
Apr 07, 2026

Blue Jays recall left-hander Corbin and place outfielder Barger on injured list
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays placed outfielder Addison Barger on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left ankle sprain, the latest development in what has been a rough stretch for the reigning A...
Apr 07, 2026

Pivotal Terrebonne byelection sees preliminary 20% voter turnout in advance polls
OTTAWA - Almost 38,000 people voted in the advance polls in three byelections that could give Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals a majority government, with the highest advance turnout in Terrebonn...
Apr 07, 2026

Michigan finishes at No. 1 in final AP Top 25 men's basketball poll; UConn, Arizona, Duke and Illinois round out top 5
Michigan is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the 2025-26 season after winning the program's first national championship in 37 years. The Wolverines (37-3) c...
Apr 07, 2026

South Carolina's Staley says it is time to move past her Final Four skirmish with UConn's Auriemma
COLUMBIA - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley says it is time to move past her Final Four skirmish with UConn coach Geno Auriemma that became the talk of the tou...
Apr 07, 2026

Advocates have little hope social housing needs in Quebec will be addressed soon
MONTREAL - Brique par brique, a non-profit that builds housing in Montreal, has been trying to develop more city-owned land for years, but the group says securing money for new projects is getting har...
Apr 07, 2026

Pope says Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization is 'truly unacceptable'
ROME (AP) - Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization was "truly unacceptable" and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate interna...
Apr 07, 2026

Romanian soccer great Mircea Lucescu has died at age 80
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Mircea Lucescu, the Romanian soccer great who was a serial trophy winner as a player and a coach, has died. He was 80. Lucescu's death was confirmed by Bucharest University E...
Apr 07, 2026

Death of unhoused migrant in Montreal was avoidable, community workers say
MONTRAL - A Montreal community worker says she tried to help a 42-year-old undocumented migrant weeks before he died on the street in the Park Extension neighbourhood. Amina Saman works with a handful...
Apr 07, 2026