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Poulin, Ambrose of league-leading Montreal among PWHL's monthly stars
TORONTO - Montral Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin and teammate Erin Ambrose are among the Professional Women's Hockey League's players of the month for January. Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Co...
Feb 04, 2025

B.C. fast-tracking 18 mining and energy projects in face of U.S. tariff threat
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has released a list of 18 critical mineral and energy projects worth roughly $20 billion that it says it's working to accelerate in the face of ongoing tarif...
Feb 04, 2025

B.C. fast-tracking 18 mining and energy projects in face of U.S. tariff threat
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has released a list of 18 critical mineral and energy projects worth roughly $20 billion that it says it's working to accelerate in the face of ongoing tarif...
Feb 04, 2025

Quebec premier says North American free-trade agreement should be reopened now
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says talks should begin as soon as possible on renegotiating the North American free-trade agreement. Legault made the comments today in a special statement to t...
Feb 04, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Four found dead in home on First Nation in southern Saskatchewan
FORT QU'APPELLE, Sask. - Police say four people have been found dead in a home on the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation in southern Saskatchewan. RCMP say officers with the File Hills Police Service were...
Feb 04, 2025

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims and philanthropist, has died at 88
PARIS (AP) - The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in ...
Feb 04, 2025

Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, dead at 88
OTTAWA - The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims, has died at the age of 88. A post on social media from the Aga Khan Development Network says he passed away peacefully today...
Feb 04, 2025

Portuguese midfielder Xavier Venâncio joins Winnipeg's Valour FC
Portuguese midfielder Xavier Venncio has joined Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League on a one-year contract with an option for 2026. Venncio, 25, arrives at Valour after making more than 60 appear...
Feb 04, 2025

Drug toxicity deaths remain high, but decline across B.C., including Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Toxic drug death province-wide fell by 13 per cent last year, representing an encouraging trend.New BC Coroners Service (BCCS) data showed 2,253 British Columbians died from tainted drugs in...
Feb 04, 2025

Alberta woman fined $15K after pleading guilty to importing serval cats
OKOTOKS, Alta. - An Alberta woman has been fined $15,000 after she pleaded guilty to illegally importing two serval cats into the province. Alberta Fish and Wildlife says it's illegal to import or pos...
Feb 04, 2025