Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Conservatives, Liberals clash over youth unemployment as Tories pitch training reform
OTTAWA - Young workers in Canada are facing an increasingly bleak jobs market - and the federal Conservatives and Liberals are at odds over how the government could help. Unemployment rose to 14.7 per...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Oct 15, 2025

Airports in Victoria and Kelowna, B.C., hacked with pro-Hamas messages
KELOWNA - Airports in Kelowna and Victoria have confirmed their public information systems were hacked on Tuesday, after social media posts depicted pro-Hamas messages on flight information screens an...
Canadian Press Oct 15, 2025

Blue Jays fans arrive in Seattle for ALCS Game 3 against the Mariners
SEATTLE - Lloyd Johnston and Shaun Funk arrived in Seattle from Vancouver by train Wednesday wearing rival baseball caps, but the two friends said they're only a "little conflicted." Johnston, with th...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Oct 15, 2025

Interest in Canadian flights out of Lebanon last year waned quickly, documents show
OTTAWA - Documents detailing Canada's effort to help citizens and permanent residents leave Lebanon last year on commercial flights and charters show there was huge interest in the first few days of t...
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press Oct 15, 2025

Tony Merchant, prominent Regina lawyer known for class-action lawsuits, dead at 80
REGINA - Prominent Saskatchewan lawyer Tony Merchant, well known for spearheading class-action lawsuits across the country, has died at the age of 80. His wife, retired senator Pana Merchant, said he ...
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press Oct 15, 2025

Tony Merchant, prominent Regina lawyer known for class-action lawsuits, dead at 80
REGINA - Prominent Saskatchewan lawyer Tony Merchant, well known for spearheading class-action lawsuits across the country, has died at the age of 80. His wife, retired senator Pana Merchant, said he ...
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press Oct 15, 2025

U.S. man sentenced to prison over data breach that included Canadian students' info
An American man was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison after pleading guilty to cyber extortion in the mass data breach of a student information system used across Canada. Court documents show ...
Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press Oct 15, 2025

Canadian organic producers face new barrier from USA
Exporters of organic grain and food are struggling to get their products to the U.S. market as new rules designed to curb organic fraud hit Canadian companies. The new regulations, known as Strengthen...
Doug Falconer Oct 15, 2025

Farmer's privilege on seed could be eliminated: Federal NDP
The Federal NDP and the Bloc Quebecois are teaming up to voice strong concerns over proposed changes to Canada's plant breeder's rights regulations. The Carney government is...
Doug Falconer Oct 15, 2025

Prairie Premiers call for drop of Chinese electric vehicle tariffs
The federal government is facing pressure from the prairies to drop the 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made EV's. Those tariffs were imposed a year ago by the former Trudeau gove...
Doug Falconer Oct 15, 2025












