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CP NewsAlert: Quebec reaches tentative deals with all 'common front' labour unions
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has reached tentative agreements on working conditions with all the unions that are part of a labour alliance representing about 420,000 public sector workers. The las...
Dec 27, 2023

Raiders return from Christmas break to battle Blades
The Prince Albert Raiders have finished their Christmas break and are ready to return to the ice on Wednesday.The club is on the road to face the Saskatoon Blades for the fourth time this season. The ...
Dec 27, 2023

Noonan says Canadian Soccer Business has no need to apologize, continues to grow game
Canadian Soccer Business, which represents Canada Soccer's corporate partnerships and broadcast rights among other assets, took its lumps this year. Politicians clamoured to see the contract between t...
Dec 27, 2023

Commissioner says CPL headed in the right direction, with more teams coming
Five seasons in, the Canadian Premier League is coming off a year that saw greater parity in the standings, an expanded playoff format and a championship game filled with highlight-reel goals. "On the...
Dec 27, 2023

Occupancy rates surging at Quebec emergency rooms after dropping earlier this month
MONTREAL - Occupancy rates in Quebec's emergency rooms are shooting up again after a small period of reprieve that began Dec. 19. Website Index Sant shows the average ER occupancy rate at six a.m. was...
Dec 27, 2023

Swimming sensation Summer McIntosh voted CP female athlete of the year
Summer McIntosh's continued assault on the international swimming podium in 2023 made her The Canadian Press female athlete of the year. "I'm very honoured to have it and it's just really cool," McInt...
Dec 27, 2023

Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 ballot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state's primary election ballot. The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal of a lower court's r...
Dec 27, 2023

Year in Review: City of Prince Albert workers strike
As 2023 draws to a close, paNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff.In a first for the City of Prince Albert...
Dec 27, 2023

Premier Moe says it's 'unfortunate' for Saskatchewan to break federal emissions law
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe once said a fundamental pillar of Canadian democracy is the rule of law. His province is now prepared to break it.In a recent year-end interview with The Canadian Press,...
Dec 27, 2023

Israel launches heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza after widening its offensive
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel launched heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza overnight and into Wednesday after broadening its offensive against Hamas to more areas where the military had t...
Dec 27, 2023