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First Nation in Manitoba celebrates Whitecloud, Golden Knights win for Stanley Cup
MASKAWATA, Man. - The Sioux Valley Dakota Nation in Manitoba is celebrating one of its own after Zach Whitecloud of the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup. The First Nation says Whitecloud and t...
Jun 14, 2023
CP NewsAlert: B.C. provides universal coverage for opioid treatments
VICTORIA - British Columbia says it is providing universal coverage for opioid agonist treatments that help people with substance use disorders, making it the first province in Canada to do so. More c...
Jun 14, 2023
B.C. school district bans man who queried gender of girl, 9, at track meet
KELOWNA, B.C. - A man has been banned from events at a British Columbia school district after a mother said he interrupted a track meet to wrongly suggest her nine-year-old daughter was transgender an...
Jun 14, 2023
'Keep fighting': Ukrainian soldiers continue battle with Russia despite low morale
KYIV, Ukraine - The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has left many Ukrainian soldiers feeling war weary but unwilling or unable to give up the fight. Artem Baulin, a junior sergeant from Ky...
Jun 14, 2023
Los Angeles city councilman charged with embezzlement may face suspension
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The president of the Los Angeles City Council said he will file a motion Wednesday to suspend a councilman charged with embezzlement, perjury and other crimes in the latest scandal ...
Jun 14, 2023
Wildlife unseen casualty as forests burn in worst wildfire season of the century
As wildfires from coast to coast scorch large swaths of forest, sometimes changing it irreversibly, experts have zeroed in on an often overlooked casualty of the blazes: wildlife.Spring fires, such as...
Jun 14, 2023
Singh and Poilievre to begin talks on terms for public inquiry on foreign meddling
OTTAWA - A spokesperson for the NDP says its leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are about to begin talks on setting terms of reference for a possible public inquiry into for...
Jun 14, 2023
P.A. schools and non-profits benefit from provincial grant funding
Several schools and non-profit groups are getting a helping hand thanks to thousands of dollars in grants from the Community Initiatives Fund (CIF).The CIF is a special-purpose fund created by the Gov...
Jun 14, 2023
Hockey Hall of Famer Henri Richard had stage 3 CTE at time of death, study finds
OTTAWA - Hockey Hall of Famer and Montreal Canadiens great Henri Richard has been posthumously diagnosed with stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada an...
Jun 14, 2023
Former captain Pachal, GM Campese among Raiders connections to Stanley Cup
In 2019, then-captain of the Prince Albert Raiders Brayden Pachal hoisted the Ed Chynoweth Cup after leading the Raiders to the WHL championship. Little could he have known that four years later he wo...
Jun 14, 2023