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Serious collision shuts down Highway 4 south of North Battleford
Highway 4 near Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation and Red Pheasant will be closed for an undetermined amount of time as Battelfords RCMP investigate a serious collision. Police annou...
May 15, 2025

Supreme Court won't review school board's decision to sanction trustee over remarks
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the Toronto Catholic District School Board's decision to sanction a trustee over comments he made during a debate. At a November 2019 public meetin...
May 15, 2025

Fight involving youths in Melfort leads to arrests
A 16-year-old boy is facing charges after a fight in Melfort. RCMP received a call on Tuesday night about a disturbance on the city's south side. A fight involving as many as eight people was reported...
May 15, 2025

Mustangs win wild, final round robin contest in OT
At times it was really good, and then it was not so good, but ultimately, in the end, the Melfort Mustangs were able to win their final round robin game at the Centennial Cup in Calgary.Needing overti...
May 15, 2025

In Canada's housing crisis, are modular homes a cheaper and faster solution?
TORONTO - When a church in Toronto's west end was converted into affordable housing nearly 15 years ago, the group behind the project was already thinking ahead. Andrea Adams, the executive director o...
May 15, 2025

Bloc Québécois to challenge Terrebonne election result in court
OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois will launch a legal challenge of the controversial election result in the federal riding of Terrebonne. Speaking in Ottawa this morning, Bloc Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet sai...
May 15, 2025

Poilievre says the lack of a federal budget sends a 'bad signal' to investors
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the lack of a federal budget sends "a bad signal" to investors and credit rating agencies. Poilievre told a press conference on Parliament Hill today...
May 15, 2025

Canada hosts Davis Cup tie against Israel in Halifax
TORONTO - Halifax will host a Davis Cup World Group I tie between Canada and Israel on Sept. 12-13, Tennis Canada announced Thursday. The matchup at Scotiabank Centre will decide which nation moves on...
May 15, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba declares state of emergency in provincial park due to fires
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province is declaring a state of emergency in Whiteshell Provincial Park due to wildfires. He says two people who died Wednesday in a fire in the eastern...
May 15, 2025

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he is sending a delegation to Istanbul for peace talks with Russia
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday he will send a team headed by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to the Turkish city of Istanbul for peace talks with a Russian ...
May 15, 2025