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In the news today: Jasper fire report cites provincial interference
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Jasper fire report cites provincial interference A report into a wildfire that devastated the Rocky Mountain r...
Jul 18, 2025

Pair of rare, multicoloured lobsters new summer stars of Dartmouth ocean centre
DARTMOUTH - Burrowing under seaweed and crawling around a large open-top tank at an ocean centre in Dartmouth, N.S., are two beady-eyed alien-like creatures named Moonmist and Bingo. One of them is ha...
Jul 18, 2025

Some of the best-known Canadian UFO sightings over the years
OTTAWA - Some of the best-known Canadian cases of unusual sightings in the sky: May 20, 1967, near Falcon Lake, Man.: Stefan Michalak, who claimed to have encountered a landed UFO while prospecting fo...
Jul 18, 2025

Robust federal collection, analysis of UFO data could dispel misinformation: report
OTTAWA - Systematic government collection and analysis of data about mysterious sightings in the sky could help Canada better prepare for incidents like the sudden appearance of several high-altitude ...
Jul 18, 2025

How Vancouver's urban orcas create connections and community among followers
VANCOUVER - Chatchawan Jaksuwong says he used to feel empty when he looked at the ocean. But after encounters with whales in the urban waters of Vancouver the photographer now feels a deep sense of co...
Jul 18, 2025

Canada's Denis Shapovalov posts 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia's Tristan Schoolkate
LOS CABOS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov reached the semifinals at the Mifel Tennis Open on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia's Tristan Schoolkate. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., needed ...
Jul 17, 2025

Alexander, Alouettes stage late comeback for 26-25 win over Argonauts
MONTREAL - Davis Alexander ran for a 10-yard touchdown with 1:46 remaining as the Montreal Alouettes rallied for a 26-25 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Thursday. The Alouettes quarterback improved ...
Jul 17, 2025

CP NewsAlert: B.C. Health Ministry restores drug funding for girl with rare disease
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Health Minister Josie Osborne says she has reinstated funding for nine-year-old Charleigh Pollock's drug coverage. The Vancouver Island girl suffers from Batten disease, ...
Jul 17, 2025

Well-rested Winnipeg Blue Bombers to welcome Calgary Stampeders
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have been waiting a long time for their chance to exact revenge after their worst loss of the season. After the Stampeders stomped them 37-16 two weeks ago in Calg...
Jul 17, 2025

Alouettes sign veteran lineman Shawn Lemon after reinstatement
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed Shawn Lemon to a contract through the rest of the CFL season Thursday, one day after the veteran defensive lineman was reinstated from a gambling suspension. L...
Jul 17, 2025