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Caledonia Ski Club announces the launch of new website in preparation for Para Biathlon World Championships
PRINCE GEORGE-As the athletes prepare for the Para Biathlon World Championships and the Para Nordic World Cup, the organizing committee at Caledonia Nordic Ski Club has launched an event website, cale...
Nov 09, 2023

CP NewsAlert: 11 people sent to hospital in school bus crash in Burnaby, B.C.,
BURNABY, B.C. - Eleven people have been sent to hospital after a school bus crashed into a home in Burnaby, B.C. BC Emergency Health Services says in a statement that all 11 patients are in stable con...
Nov 09, 2023

Feds, mayors don't want to 'slow things down' after premiers criticize housing deals
OTTAWA - The mayor of Halifax, which recently secured a deal with Ottawa to fast-track the building of thousands of new homes, says he was caught off guard by recent complaints from premiers over bein...
Nov 09, 2023

Federal government will spend $900M to build housing in Quebec, matched by province
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing a $900-million federal contribution over the next four years to accelerate housing construction in Quebec. He made the announcement today ...
Nov 09, 2023

NDP MP calls on Commons to support her bill seeking to criminalize coercive control
OTTAWA - New Democrat MP Laurel Collins says she began paying close attention to the issue of coercive control when her sister showed up to her door in tears. The member of Parliament from Victoria sa...
Nov 09, 2023

Maple Leafs recall forward Pontus Holmberg from American Hockey League
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled forward Pontus Holmberg from the American Hockey League on Thursday. The club also loaned defenceman Max Lajoie to the Toronto Marlies in a corresponding mov...
Nov 09, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Freeland to table fall economic statement on Nov. 21
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to table the federal government's fall economic statement on Nov. 21. More coming. The Canadian Press
Nov 09, 2023

Pro Football Focus names Toronto Argonauts quarterback Kelly as CFL's top player
Pro Football Focus has named Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly as its league MVP. The American analytics company graded CFL players this past season for the league's weekly and monthly honour r...
Nov 09, 2023

Canadians should plan for higher rates in the long run, BoC’s Rogers says
VANCOUVER - Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers is warning interest rates might not return to the low levels people were used to before COVID-19 pandemic. Rogers is delivering a speec...
Nov 09, 2023

Father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz released after his kidnapping in Colombia by ELN guerrillas
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's government announced Thursday that the father of Liverpool striker Luis Daz was released, 12 days after his kidnapping in northern Colombia by members of the guerril...
Nov 09, 2023