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Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state's public school classrooms is unconstitutio...
Jun 20, 2025

Canada loses 3-0 to No. 2 Brazil in women's Volleyball Nations League action
ISTANBUL - Canada's women's team lost its third match in three days with a 3-0 defeat to No. 2 Brazil in the 2025 Volleyball Nations League on Friday. VNL rookie Abby Guezen led the Canadians with 13 ...
Jun 20, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Federal Appeal Court grants B.C. ostriches stay of cull pending review
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has granted a stay, pausing the potential cull of nearly 400 ostriches at a B.C. farm. Court records show that a motion to pause plans for the cull, pending an app...
Jun 20, 2025

Predicting deadly rockfall would have been impossible, say geologists
Geologists say it would have been impossible for Parks Canada to predict or prevent the massive rockfall that killed two people in Banff National Park on Thursday, with pressure building over many yea...
Jun 20, 2025

IIHF including women in tournament bonus money 'significant', says Canada's Kingsbury
CALGARY - The International Ice Hockey Federation's decision to share tournament bonus money with women after years of men in the driver's seat is both symbolic and practical, says the general manager...
Jun 20, 2025

B.C. Public Safety Minister says program funding targets repeat violent offenders
SURREY - British Columbia's public safety minister says the provincial government is adding another $6 million to a policing initiative targeting repeat violent offenders. Gary Begg says the money for...
Jun 20, 2025

Canada coach Jesse Marsch downplays latest CONCACAF disciplinary proceeding
HOUSTON - Canada coach Jesse Marsch is downplaying a CONCACAF investigation into his actions during the Canadian men's opening game at the Gold Cup. Marsch told a news conference in Houston, in advanc...
Jun 20, 2025

Canada-Europe security and defence pact to be signed Monday in Brussels
OTTAWA - A security and defence partnership pact Prime Minister Mark Carney will sign with European leaders in Brussels on Monday will be among the most wide-ranging agreements with a third country Eu...
Jun 20, 2025

Federal judge blocks Trump effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students. The order from U.S....
Jun 20, 2025

Stanley Cup Final averaged 2.5M US viewers, a drop from last year's Cup and the 4 Nations final
U.S. television ratings for the Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers declined from their first matchup a year ago. An average of 2.5 million viewers watched on TN...
Jun 20, 2025