Author Archives: Syndicated Content

McGuinty says first-ever defence industrial strategy will be released by Christmas
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada's first-ever defence industrial strategy will be released after the Nov. 4 federal budget and will be made public no later than Christmas. The docu...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Good Samaritan law provided immunity to man arrested at overdose scene: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the acquittal of a man who was arrested at the scene of a drug overdose, saying he had immunity under a law intended to reduce the number of substance...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Yorkton man arrested near Carlyle remanded in custody
CARLYLE — Another court appearance has been made by a Yorkton man, following his arrest near Carlyle, when a traffic stop led to the discovery of drugs and weapons. 26-year-old Austin Ross was i...
Doug Falconer Oct 24, 2025

Man who stabbed 3 at Vancouver Chinatown festival found not criminally responsible
VANCOUVER - A man accused of aggravated assault for stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival, in an attack that prompted debate over the handling of some psychiatric patients, has been ...
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Manitoba harvest 97% complete: crop report
According to the last Manitoba crop report of the year, the harvest province-wide is 97 percent complete. Harvest in the northwest is 99 percent complete, while the southwest region sits at 96 percent...
Doug Falconer Oct 24, 2025

Ottawa to review possible miscarriage of justice in 1994 murder conviction in Quebec
MONTREAL - The federal government says there are reasonable grounds to believe a miscarriage of justice occurred in the case of a Quebec man who was convicted of four murders in 1994. On Thursday, the...
Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Vancouver health authority sued over death of Canadian senator's son
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Coastal Health authority is being sued over the death of a Canadian senator's son whose body was found on the grounds of Vancouver General Hospital, four days after he went m...
Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Humpback whale Astroboy is untangled from 140 metres of rope off Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Fisheries Department officers training for marine mammal rescues in the waters off Nanaimo, B.C., found themselves doing the real thing earlier this week. The department says in a statement ...
Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Business sector not sounding alarm after Trump ends trade talks over ad campaign
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's sudden termination of trade talks with Canada over an Ontario government ad campaign is not cause for alarm, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce CEO said Friday. Ca...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Solomon considering age restrictions for chatbots in privacy bill
MONTREAL - Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says his upcoming privacy bill could include age restrictions for chatbots to protect children. He says he is also considering including in the...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025












