Author Archives: Syndicated Content

'Corrosive' immigration loopholes need to be shut down, Eby tells Ottawa
Federal lawmakers must close "corrosive" loopholes hampering the crackdown on extortion-related shootings in British Columbia, including one that allows suspects to apply for refugee status, as the "p...
Feb 03, 2026

Argos release veteran linebacker Wynton McManis ahead of free agency
TORONTO - Wynton McManis is on the open market. The Toronto Argonauts released the veteran middle linebacker Tuesday, a week ahead of the start of CFL free agency. McManis, 31, was set to become a fre...
Feb 03, 2026

Friends rallying to bring home B.C. man after 40-metre fall from ice wall in Colorado
Friends of an avid adventure seeker critically injured after a 40-metre fall from a Colorado ice wall are rallying to bring him back to Canada to continue his long recovery. Vratislav (Vrato) Durech a...
Feb 03, 2026

Son of late dictator Gadhafi is killed in Libya
CAIRO (AP) - Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and one-time heir apparent of Libya's late dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was killed in the northern African country, Libyan officials said Tuesday. The 53-year-...
Feb 03, 2026

PavCo's 'net zero' offer to keep Whitecaps at B.C. Place is insufficient: team CEO
British Columbia's minister of economic growth says the latest offer to keep the Vancouver Whitecaps playing at B.C. Place Stadium would see the Crown corporation that owns and operates the facility "...
Feb 03, 2026

Social media ban would need oversight, mother of exploited teen tells MPs
OTTAWA - A ban on social media for children would need oversight and monitoring of the tech industry in order to work, online safety advocate Carol Todd told members of Parliament Tuesday. "If we're g...
Feb 03, 2026

Bennett replaces injured Cirelli on Canadian men's Olympic hockey team
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett has been named to Canada's men's hockey team for the Milan Cortina Olympics in place of injured Tampa Bay Lightning centre Anthony Cirelli. Hockey Canada and the C...
Feb 03, 2026

Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, setting stage for next fight
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an int...
Feb 03, 2026

NASA delays Artemis launch with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen until March
WASHINGTON - NASA has delayed the planned launch of a moon rocket with a Canadian on board until at least March. In a press conference in Florida on Tuesday, NASA officials said the Artemis II astrona...
Feb 03, 2026

Former NHL defenceman Morrison, a three-time all-star with Leafs, dead at 94
TORONTO - Former NHL defenceman Jim Morrison, a three-time all-star with the Toronto Maple Leafs, has died at 94. The Maple Leafs confirmed Morrison's death Tuesday on their official X feed. A cause o...
Feb 03, 2026