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CP NewsAlert: Quebec ends funding for Northvolt battery factory
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it is ending funding for Northvolt's planned battery plant in the province's Montrgie region. Economy Minister Christine Frchette says the government made its dec...
Sep 02, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Carney appoints interim parliamentary budget officer
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Jason Jacques to a six-month term as the interim Parliamentary Budget Officer. Jacques is a director general at the office and replaces Yves Giroux, w...
Sep 02, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Alberta pauses ban on school library books with sexual content
EDMONTON - Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says in an email to school boards that the government is pausing its order for the removal of books with explicit sexual content from librari...
Sep 02, 2025

Assembly of First Nations to lay out budget priorities during general assembly
WINNIPEG - The federal government's major projects legislation, closing the infrastructure gap on First Nations, and federal budget expectations are expected to be discussed at this week's annual meet...
Sep 02, 2025

Big Marble Farms in Cypress County gets $2.2M in funding to install new technology to save million on energy bill
Alberta government funding is coming to Big Marble Farms to help the province's largest greenhouse cut energy costs and increase production.The announcement was made at the greenhouse in Cypress Count...
Sep 02, 2025

Medicine Hat City Council set for a busy agenda Tuesday
Medicine Hat City Council will have the public portion of its meeting Tuesday night begin at 6:30 p.m. with several items on the agenda.The Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede funding request for a n...
Sep 02, 2025

Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The...
Sep 02, 2025

Medical associations 'relieved' as school accreditation splits from U.S.
OTTAWA - Canadian medical associations are marking the first school year for a new accreditation system for medical schools that is fully separate from the United States. A news release from the Canad...
Sep 02, 2025
Alberta RCMP shares online safety tips for 'First Day of School' posts
As students return to the classroom this week, Alberta RCMP encourages parents and guardians to be mindful about what they share online, especially regarding first day of school photos.In the last few...
Sep 02, 2025

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa confirms she will not run for reelection in 2026
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday that she will not seek reelection next year, confirming in a video post on social media that she will retire after months of speculation about...
Sep 02, 2025