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Canada's Taylor Pendrith has share of clubhouse lead at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON - Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., has a share of the clubhouse lead in the first round of the RBC Canadian Open. He was tied with Americans Alex Smalley and Paul Peterson at 5-under 65...
Jun 05, 2025

Liberal border security bill poses serious risk to rights, liberties, coalition warns
OTTAWA - A national coalition of civil society groups says the Liberal government's new border security bill poses a serious risk to human rights and liberties. The Ottawa-based International Civil Li...
Jun 05, 2025

Border bill would allow cabinet to suspend immigration documents in an 'emergency'
OTTAWA - An NDP critic calls a provision in the federal government's border security bill that would give cabinet the power to cancel immigration documents an attempt to mimic measures deployed by the...
Jun 05, 2025

Immigration judge grants bond to Massachusetts teen arrested on his way to volleyball practice
CHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) - An immigration judge on Thursday granted bond to a Massachusetts high school student who was arrested on his way to volleyball practice last weekend. Marcelo Gomes da Silva, 1...
Jun 05, 2025

Quebec says it will drop permanent immigration targets to as low as 25,000 per year
MONTREAL - Quebec's immigration minister says the government will drop its permanent immigration targets to as low as 25,000 people per year. Jean-Franois Roberge says the government will study three ...
Jun 05, 2025

French Open: Coco Gauff beats Loïs Boisson to set up a 1 vs. 2 final against Aryna Sabalenka
PARIS (AP) - Coco Gauff reached her second final at Roland-Garros by beating Los Boisson 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday to end the surprising, upset-filled run by a French wild-card entry who is ranked No. 361....
Jun 05, 2025

Nova Scotia premier pitching ambitious 'Wind West' offshore wind energy project
HALIFAX - In response to Prime Minister Mark Carney's bid to make Canada an "energy superpower," Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is floating the idea of dramatically ramping up the province's nascent ...
Jun 05, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Southwestern Ontario infant dies after measles infection
Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore says an infant born prematurely and infected with measles has died in southwestern Ontario. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jun 05, 2025

PM Carney announces government's new parliamentary secretaries
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his government's new parliamentary secretary team. Thirty-nine members of Parliament were chosen by Carney to assist ministers and secretaries of stat...
Jun 05, 2025

Traffic stop leads to cocaine bust
A planned traffic stop on Tuesday near Redcliff led investigators to seize a kilogram of cocaine and charges of drug trafficking for two city residents.ALERT estimated the street value of the cocaine ...
Jun 05, 2025