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Public safety minister heads to Washington to discuss efforts to fight fentanyl
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister David McGuinty is headed to Washington to discuss the latest efforts by Canada and the United States to fight deadly fentanyl. Joining McGuinty is newly appointed "fent...
Feb 25, 2025
Joly seeks more intelligence sharing with Europeans as Washington drifts from Ukraine
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Ottawa seeks to deepen its intelligence sharing with European partners, as Washington diverges on issues like Ukraine. Intelligence experts have expr...
Feb 25, 2025
Canadian forward Ayo Akinola enjoying life in Switzerland after parting ways with TFC
Some 6,500 kilometres from Toronto, Ayo Akinola is looking to make the most of a second chance in Switzerland. The 25-year-old forward from Brampton, Ont., is playing for FC Wil, which currently sits ...
Feb 25, 2025
CP NewsAlert: N.L. Premier Andrew Furey says he is leaving politics
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says he is stepping down after nearly five years in power. The orthopedic surgeon says he has always maintained that he is not "a care...
Feb 25, 2025
Windstorm knocks out power to thousands of BC Hydro customers along south coast
VANCOUVER - An overnight windstorm along British Columbia's south coast has knocked out power for thousands. BC Hydro is reporting more 7,000 people along southern Vancouver Island woke up to outages ...
Feb 25, 2025
Former Football Canada president Mullin named chair of tackle football task force
Jim Mullin has a new football gig. The former president of Football Canada has been appointed chair of the Global Tackle Football Task Force. It was established by the International Federation of Amer...
Feb 25, 2025
Inmate who escaped from prison in Quebec caught hours later in Toronto
SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, Que. - A federal inmate serving time for murder who vanished on Monday from a prison north of Montreal was arrested hours later in Toronto. Correctional Service Canada said 85...
Feb 25, 2025
Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma man's murder conviction and death sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple ...
Feb 25, 2025
Canada's Auger-Aliassime advances to second round of Dubai Tennis Championships
DUBAI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime pulled out a 7-6 (7), 6-7 (4), 6-3 win over Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik in opening-round action on Tuesday at the Dubai Tennis Championships. The Montreal nati...
Feb 25, 2025
French fugitive 'The Fly' is being extradited from Romania to France, official says
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year was being extradited Tuesday to France from Romania, an official said, days after his ...
Feb 25, 2025