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CP NewsAlert: Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador ready to sign Churchill Falls deal
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault and his Newfoundland and Labrador counterpart Andrew Furey are set to sign an agreement Thursday ending a long-running dispute over the Churchill Falls hydroelec...
Dec 11, 2024

Looking back: NHLers and what they would tell their younger selves
Nathan MacKinnon's message would probably be pretty simple. The Colorado Avalanche centre - one of hockey's hardest-working and intense talents - might even let his younger self know it's OK to ease o...
Dec 11, 2024

World champion figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek to become Canadian citizen
MONTREAL - World champion figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek is becoming a Canadian citizen. Stellato-Dudek will take the oath of citizenship on Wednesday in Montreal, after which she'll be eligible ...
Dec 11, 2024

US warns Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again in 'coming days'
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. intelligence assessment has concluded that Russia may use its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine again in "coming days," a U.S. official said Wedn...
Dec 11, 2024

US warns Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again in 'coming days'
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. intelligence assessment has concluded that Russia may use its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine again in "coming days," a U.S. official said Wedn...
Dec 11, 2024

PRSD board promotes acting superintendent to full time position
Peace River School Division has appointed its new superintendent.Dr. Jeff Thompson has been promoted to the role full time after serving as the acting superintendent following the departure of Adam Mu...
Dec 11, 2024

Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associ...
Dec 11, 2024

Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associ...
Dec 11, 2024

An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister, officials say
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister, Interior Ministry officials said. The explosion struck inside the ministry and killed Khalil ...
Dec 11, 2024

In the news today: BoC expected to cut interest rates again today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... BoC widely expected to cut interest rates today, odds leaning toward half-point cut The Bank of Canada is set ...
Dec 11, 2024