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Smith says she expects Poilievre to work with provinces to give cities housing cash
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has no problem with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's proposal to give municipalities a building bonus, so long as he goes through her provincial ...
Apr 12, 2024

Supreme Court of Canada says treaty entitled Alberta First Nation to larger reserve
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an Alberta First Nation ended up with less land than it should have received under a treaty made with the Crown well over a century ago. In a 7-0 ruling today...
Apr 12, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Ex-space agency engineer acquitted on charge of acting for Chinese firm
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Former Canadian Space Agency engineer Wanping Zheng has been acquitted of breach of trust at the courthouse in Longueuil, Que. Zheng, 63, a resident of the Montreal suburb of Brossar...
Apr 12, 2024

Tiger Woods completes opening round at Masters with a 73, eight shots off the lead
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Tiger Woods finished up his weather-delayed opening round at the Masters early Friday morning, dropping two more strokes behind leader Bryson DeChambeau and facing a more immediate...
Apr 12, 2024

Depleted Toronto FC heads to Charlotte, looking to reboot after back-to-back losses
Back-to-back losses to Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver along with a growing injury list have brought Toronto FC back to earth after an impressive 3-1-1 start to the MLS season. Coach John Herdman i...
Apr 12, 2024

Northern communities bracing for forest fire conditions as snow melts
Almost a year after people were forced to evacuate Buffalo Narrows because of wildfires, the community's mayor is feeling confident it will be in a better situation this year when it comes to dealing ...
Apr 12, 2024

German parliament votes to make it easier for people to legally change their name and gender
BERLIN (AP) - German lawmakers on Friday approved legislation that will make it easier for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people to change their name and gender in official records. The "self-det...
Apr 12, 2024

Polish lawmakers vote to move forward with work on lifting near-total abortion ban
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Polish lawmakers voted Friday to continue work on proposals to lift a near-total ban on abortion, a highly divisive issue in the traditionally Roman Catholic country, which has o...
Apr 12, 2024

North Stars alums reflect on repeat championship with Red Deer Polytechnic
The Red Deer Polytechnic men's hockey team recently took home a second straight ACAC championship, with four former Battlefords North Stars playing an integral role in the team's title defense.Jaxon S...
Apr 12, 2024

Pope will travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in longest trip of papacy
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, confirming the longest trip of Francis' papacy that is sur...
Apr 12, 2024