Author Archives: Syndicated Content
MPs launch probe of trucking sector, Bloc calls out labour standards
OTTAWA - Labour standards in Canada's trucking sector are under scrutiny as a House of Commons committee launched a study of the issue this week and the Bloc Qubcois called on the government to end wh...
Oct 07, 2025
Edmonton Oilers place winger Zach Hyman on IR to start season
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have placed forward Zach Hyman on injured reserve to start the NHL season. The winger was sidelined by a dislocated wrist in late May as the Oilers faced the Dallas Star...
Oct 07, 2025
Striking B.C. public service workers expand pickets again to more liquor stores
VANCOUVER - Too many wildland firefighters "hang up their boots" in British Columbia as wages and working conditions erode, but losing that experience could also mean billions in losses, a wildland fi...
Oct 07, 2025
Elks sign star running back Justin Rankin to extension through 2027 season
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks have signed star running back Justin Rankin through the 2027 CFL season, the team announced Tuesday. The 28-year-old enters Week 19 of this season second in the league wit...
Oct 07, 2025
MPs question Longest Ballot Committee organizer during probe of spring election
OTTAWA - An organizer behind a protest group that signed up hundreds of candidates in recent elections told members of Parliament on Tuesday that his invitation to appear before a House committee is p...
Oct 07, 2025
Ottawa, Ontario urge each other to help Marineland's belugas amid euthanasia threat
TORONTO - The federal and Ontario governments are urging each other to help 30 belugas at Marineland, which has threatened to euthanize the whales if the park does not receive emergency funds from Ott...
Oct 07, 2025
Carney government flags plan to retool much-maligned border security bill
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are indicating they plan to revamp their border security bill in response to widespread concerns about its impacts on civil liberties and privacy. Public Safety Minister ...
Oct 07, 2025
Quebec couple fight to stay in home expropriated for Lac-Mégantic, Que., rail bypass
MONTREAL - Two years after their home was expropriated to make way for a rail bypass, Lac-Mgantic, Que., resident Raymond Savoie and Rita Boulanger are still fighting to stay in the stone cottage wher...
Oct 07, 2025
Fiscal watchdog gives mixed review to Ottawa's budget framework changes
OTTAWA - Ottawa's fiscal watchdog says that while there are good ideas in the new budget framework the federal government announced this week, its definition of capital spending could blur the picture...
Oct 07, 2025
Thousands of Montreal students gather for Oct. 7 pro-Palestinian protest
MONTREAL - Thousands of students gathered in downtown Montreal on Tuesday for a pro-Palestinian demonstration marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel. The students set off ...
Oct 07, 2025