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Battlefords duo realize a dream, drafted to WHL
A pair of Battlefords players from the U15 NorthWest Stars saw a dream realized Thursday when they were selected in the 2024 Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft. Forward Dawson Gamble was sele...
May 10, 2024

Trudeau says Meta news ban degrades safety while it makes billions off communities
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's dispute with Meta is a "test moment" for the country to stand against the social media giant that's making billions off people, but tak...
May 10, 2024

Prince Albert meth trafficker receives four year prison sentence
A woman responsible for trafficking methamphetamine in Prince Albert has received a four-year sentence.However, with credit spent on remand in custody, she has roughly three years left to serve.Ilona ...
May 10, 2024

Canada abstains on Palestine recognition at UN, open to statehood before peace
OTTAWA - Canada has abstained from another United Nations vote aimed at formally recognizing Palestine, while opening the door to supporting statehood before the end of the current conflict. The feder...
May 10, 2024

Suspect in fatal hit-and-run in Montreal area turns himself in to police
LAVAL, Que. - The suspect in a hit-and-run that killed a 30-year-old man in the Montreal area on Thursday has turned himself in to police. Provincial police Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu says major crimes offi...
May 10, 2024

Youth in Gatzke murder sentenced to 9.5 years in custody
One of the accused in the Ryan Gatzke homicide has learned his fate.A young man who was a youth at the time of his crime was sentenced to 9.5 years in custody at the Court of King's Bench in Battlefor...
May 10, 2024

Oilers star Leon Draisaitl questionable for Game 2 vs. Canucks
VANCOUVER - Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl is questionable for Game 2 against the Vancouver Canucks on Friday. The 28-year-old German forward appeared to be in pain late in Edmonton's dramatic 5-...
May 10, 2024

CP NewsAlert: B.C. confident that cybersecurity attacks were state directed
VICTORIA - The head of British Columbia's public service says there's high confidence that cybersecurity attacks targeting the provincial government's networks were conducted by a state or state-spons...
May 10, 2024

Kylian Mbappé announces he's leaving Paris Saint-Germain
PARIS (AP) - Kylian Mbapp announced Friday on social media that he is leaving Paris Saint-Germain, an expected move for the French superstar who is expected to join Real Madrid. Mbapp said on X that h...
May 10, 2024

CF Montreal prepares for 'Messi Mania' as Inter Miami visits Canada
MONTREAL - CF Montreal captain Samuel Piette says he's pinching himself knowing he might come face-to-face with Lionel Messi. Montreal hosts Messi's Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer action Saturd...
May 10, 2024