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CP NewsAlert: RCMP say no critical injuries in crash of B.C. bus with 30 aboard
PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties say there are no critical injuries among 30 people on a charter bus that crashed on a forest service road north of Prince George, B.C. RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Cooper says numerous ...
Jun 16, 2023

Canada passes 40 million population milestone amid immigration push
OTTAWA - Canada's population has reached more than 40 million, Statistics Canada said. The milestone comes amid a wave of new immigrants as part of Ottawa's promise to bring in 500,000 people a year b...
Jun 16, 2023

Arrows coach looks for positives out of frustrating, injury-plagued MLR season
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows go into Saturday's regular-season finale against the visiting NOLA Gold with one win and a boatload of injuries. It's been that way most of the year for the lone Canadian ...
Jun 16, 2023

Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Pentagon Papers exposing Vietnam War secrets, dies at 92
NEW YORK (AP) - Daniel Ellsberg, the history-making whistleblower who by leaking the Pentagon Papers revealed longtime government doubts and deceit about the Vietnam War and inspired acts of retaliati...
Jun 16, 2023

First practice cut short at Canadian GP due to local security camera issue
MONTREAL - The first practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix barely started before it was cut short due to local security camera issues around the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The FIA announced the ...
Jun 16, 2023

Surrey, B.C., to stay with RCMP over independent force, costing the city millions
SURREY, B.C. - The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says council has voted to revert its policing back to the RCMP, a move than will cost the city millions of dollars. Mayor Brenda Locke told reporters that she...
Jun 16, 2023

How ground-penetrating radar is used to find unmarked graves at residential schools
OTTAWA - Indigenous communities searching for unmarked graves have encountered a rising number of individuals questioning, or outright denying, that children disappeared or died in residential schools...
Jun 16, 2023

TD bank glitch impacting direct deposit for some customers
MEDICINE HAT, AB--A technical issue impacting T-D Bank is affecting customers whose paycheques go into their account through direct deposit.The issue is impacting customers in Eastern and Western Cana...
Jun 16, 2023

Woman ordered to stand trial on charge of defrauding former employer of more than $100 thousand
MEDICINE HAT - A woman has been ordered to stand trial on charges she defrauded her former employer of more than $100,000.However a charge of theft over $5,000 against Christie Ann Chabot has been wit...
Jun 16, 2023

Abortion providers in North Carolina file federal lawsuit challenging state's new restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Abortion providers in North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit Friday that challenges several provisions of a state law banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in the dwi...
Jun 16, 2023