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No working rink at prison where MP says notorious in play pickup hockey: agency
OTTAWA - Canada's prison service says there is no working hockey rink at an institution where a Conservative MP says notorious inmates play "taxpayer-funded serial killer pickup hockey." Correctional ...
Mar 5, 2024

Modern Brier attempts to strike a tricky balance between its roots and changing game
REGINA - The Brier is no longer your father's Brier. What was a provincial and territorial men's curling championship embodying Canadian Confederation for most of its almost 100 years is now a hybrid ...
Mar 5, 2024

Olynyk says signing extension with hometown Raptors was a priority
TORONTO - Canadian centre Kelly Olynyk says signing a two-year extension with the Toronto Raptors was a priority. Olynyk, who was born in Toronto and moved to Kamloops, B.C., when he was an adolescent...
Mar 5, 2024

Federal tax change could raise electricity, gas bills in some provinces
OTTAWA - Electricity Canada is sounding the alarm over a proposed tax change it warns could see some private utilities saddled with millions in additional income taxes. Michael Powell, its vice-presid...
Mar 5, 2024

Man arrested in Port Moody, B.C., after driving car into sea for video livestream
PORT MOODY, B.C. - Police in Port Moody, B.C., say a man may be charged after he allegedly drove his vehicle into the sea as part of a livestreamed video. Const. Sam Zacharias says in a release that o...
Mar 5, 2024

Two Grande Prairie residents charged for mail theft
After a string of thefts from mailboxes between December 14, 2023 and January 22, 2024, RCMP have charged two locals on multiple offences. The Grande Prairie RCMP Crime Reduction Unit began investigat...
Mar 5, 2024

PBO expects inflation to fall to 2% by end of year, deficit to grow amid weak economy
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is projecting inflation will return to the Bank of Canada's two per cent target by the end of the year and the federal deficit will grow amid weakening econom...
Mar 5, 2024

Grand Slam champ Simona Halep wins doping case on appeal and is cleared to resume tennis
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep was cleared for an immediate return to tennis on Tuesday by sports' highest court cutting her ban for doping on appeal. The Court...
Mar 5, 2024

CP NewsAlert: State funeral for former PM Mulroney to be held in Montreal March 23
OTTAWA - A state funeral for former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be held on March 23 in Montreal. His casket will lie-in-state in Ottawa and lie-in-repose in Montreal before the funeral. More co...
Mar 5, 2024

International court seeks the arrest of 2 Russian officers over attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for two high-ranking Russian military officers on charges linked to attacks on civilian infrastructure in ...
Mar 5, 2024