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Ticats defensive back Amos meets with CFL about hit on Ottawa quarterback Brown
TORONTO - Veteran defensive back DaShaun Amos had a hearing with the CFL on Tuesday regarding his hit on Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Dru Brown. Brown left Ottawa's 30-15 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Ca...
Jul 22, 2025

B.C. inks trade deals with Manitoba, Yukon a day after agreement with Ontario
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO - British Columbia has signed two more internal trade agreements with other Canadian jurisdictions to boost trade and labour mobility, a day after a similar deal with Ontario was a...
Jul 22, 2025

B.C. Coastal First Nations issue open letter to Carney opposing suggested pipeline
VANCOUVER - Coastal First Nations in British Columbia have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast. T...
Jul 22, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Autopsy shows Montreal girl, 9, drowned in New York state
New York State Police say the nine-year-old Montreal girl whose body was found over the weekend died from asphyxia due to drowning. Police released autopsy results for Melina Frattolin from Dr. Michae...
Jul 22, 2025

Regional authority announces review of Nunavik police after third fatal shooting
MONTREAL - A regional authority in northern Quebec has launched a review into the Nunavik Police Service after the third fatal police-involved shooting in eight months. The Kativik Regional Government...
Jul 22, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne dead at 76
The gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice of heavy metal, Ozzy Osbourne has died. A family statement said he died Tuesday, just...
Jul 22, 2025

Battleford reports $6M in Q2 revenue, says town finances 'on track'
The Town of Battleford has passed the $6-million mark in recognized revenue for the year, with its chief financial officer (CFO) saying the town's finances are "on track" as of the second quarter."Jus...
Jul 22, 2025
Prince Albert Chamber welcomes provincial agreement on Port of Churchill expansion
The biggest regional beneficiaries of an expansion at the Port of Churchill would be agricultural producers, estimates Patty Hughes, CEO of the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce. Hughes w...
Jul 22, 2025

Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan Announce Changes to 2025 AgriStability Program
Following a virtual meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald and Saskatchewan Minister of Agricultur...
Jul 22, 2025

Smoking or oxygen machine issue may have caused deadly fire at Massachusetts assisted-living home
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - The cause of a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility that left 10 people dead remains undetermined for now as officials investigate whether smoking and an issue wit...
Jul 22, 2025