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May 9, 2025: CKPG News on Demand
.The Catholic Church has a new Pope, as an American was elected to the role for the first time. Plus, Wednesday's Spirit Day raised more than $425,000, topping last year's high of $380,000. And, the p...
May 09, 2025

Newly discovered wildfires reported burning out of control in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says four new wildfires are burning out of control in the Prince George Fire Centre. It says all of the new blazes were discovered Thursday. The service says all fou...
May 09, 2025

Hearing in September on whether Quebec daycare crash accused is high-risk offender
LAVAL - A court hearing will take place in September into whether a man who killed two children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare should be declared a high-risk offender. Superior Cou...
May 09, 2025

Filipino BC confirms identities of all 11 people killed in Vancouver festival attack
VANCOUVER - The group that organized the Lapu Lapu Day festival where 11 people were killed last month has released the names of the dead. Filipino BC says in a social media post that its members hono...
May 09, 2025

Filipino BC confirms identities of all 11 people killed in Vancouver festival attack
VANCOUVER - The group that organized the Lapu Lapu Day festival where 11 people were killed last month has released the names of the dead. Filipino BC says in a social media post that its members hono...
May 09, 2025

CFL says concussions, man-games lost due to injury were both down in 2024
TORONTO - The CFL says it saw the fewest number of concussions recorded last season since 2015 when it introduced enhance detection and tracking of the injury. The league stated Friday that 38 total c...
May 09, 2025

Czechs open their defense of hockey worlds title with 5-4 win over Switzerland
HERNING, Denmark (AP) - Defending champion Czech Republic prevailed in overtime to open the men's ice hockey world championship with a 5-4 victory over Switzerland on Friday in a rematch of last year'...
May 09, 2025

William Nylander shining for Maple Leafs in playoffs: 'Nothing gets to him'
FORT LAUDERDALE - Craig Berube joked earlier this week William Nylander has little time for his head coach. "He doesn't want me to talk to him," the Toronto Maple Leafs bench boss said with a smirk of...
May 09, 2025

Pentagon directs military to pull library books that address diversity, anti-racism, gender issues
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon has ordered all military leaders and commands to pull and review all of their library books that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues by May 21, according to ...
May 09, 2025

B.C. judge orders limit in tailingsdam deposits at Mount Polleymine
The Supreme Court in British Columbia has ordered that the Mount Polley mine limit the tailings it can deposit into its storage facility while a First Nation challenges an addition to the dam in court...
May 09, 2025