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'Experimental with no oversight:' Experts had concerns about OceanGate sub for years
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Two engineers behind a 2018 effort to flag concerns about the submersible missing in the North Atlantic say the vessel has not had the design and safety scrutiny typical in their in...
Jun 21, 2023
Cost of search for missing submersible 'irrelevant,' fisheries minister says
HALIFAX - As the search for a missing submersible with five people aboard continues about 700 kilometres south of Newfoundland, two federal cabinet ministers came forward today to say the focus is on ...
Jun 21, 2023
Blue Bombers, Lions square off in battle of unbeaten West Division teams
It has been quite the start to the 2023 CFL season for Zach Collaros and Vernon Adams Jr. The two veteran quarterbacks are ranked first and second in CFL passing through the opening two weeks. More im...
Jun 21, 2023
While sub disappearance transfixes some, many say their focus is on other calamities
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The search for a submersible that disappeared while taking wealthy tourists to see the wreck of the Titanic has gripped many with its grim cinematic elements - a ticking clo...
Jun 21, 2023
Bloc leader optimistic Trudeau will call public inquiry into foreign interference
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet says he is hopeful the Liberal government will soon call an independent public inquiry into foreign meddling is Canada's affairs. Blanchet told repor...
Jun 21, 2023
Surrey councillor breached conflict rules in police vote: ethics report
SURREY, B.C. - An ethics report has found that a Surrey, B.C., councillor who had family working for the RCMP breached ethics rules when he voted to halt the transition to an independent police force....
Jun 21, 2023
Back from lengthy layoff, Canada's Arjan Bhullar set to defend One Championship title
After more than a two-year absence due to injury and a contract dispute, Canadian Arjan Bhullar is set to defend his One Championship heavyweight title. The 37-year-old from Richmond, B.C., takes on u...
Jun 21, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Two dead, two injured in Vancouver Island plane crash
TOFINO, B.C. - Mounties on Vancouver Island say two people have been killed in the crash of a small plane northwest of Tofino on Vancouver Island. The B.C. Ambulance Service says two other people were...
Jun 21, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Two dead, two injured in Vancouver Island plane crash
TOFINO, B.C. - Mounties on Vancouver Island say two people have been killed in the crash of a small plane northwest of Tofino on Vancouver Island. The B.C. Ambulance Service says two other people were...
Jun 21, 2023
Woman injured in Manitoba bus crash dies in hospital, bringing death toll to 16
DAUPHIN, Man. - A woman injured in last week's crash between a minibus and a transport truck in Manitoba has died in hospital, bringing the death toll to 16. RCMP said the woman, who had been in hospi...
Jun 21, 2023