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CP NewsAlert: West Kelowna, B.C., denies permit for MAGA singer on safety grounds
WEST KELOWNA - The City of West Kelowna, B.C, has cited public safety to deny a permit for a concert by American Christian singer Sean Feucht, who is outspoken in the Make America Great Again movement...
Aug 20, 2025

Team Alberta ready to rock week two of the Canada Summer Games
Team Alberta picked up where they left off, collecting six medals (three gold and three bronze) as Week 2 got underway at the Canada Summer Games in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.Rachel Grenke...
Aug 20, 2025

Parliament should have discussed recognition of Palestinian state, open letter says
OTTAWA - An open letter signed by dozens of community and business leaders says the Liberal government should not have decided to recognize a Palestinian state without debating the issue in Parliament...
Aug 20, 2025

Cowboys bench boss wins Coach of the Year award
Peace Country Cowboys head coach Brannon Edgar is the Alberta Football League (AFL) Coach of the Year.A post on the Cowboys social media page says Edgar led the team to its best-ever finish in his fir...
Aug 20, 2025

Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and stayed a lower court's order keeping in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central Amer...
Aug 20, 2025

Valérie Plante says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney share the same priorities
MONTRAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are aligned on priorities including public transportation and housing. Plante and Carney met at Montreal City Hall for th...
Aug 20, 2025

Poilievre calls on federal government to classify Bishnoi gang as terror entity
SURREY - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is the latest politician calling for the federal government to designate the India-based Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity. His call on a visit ...
Aug 20, 2025

Elon Musk, world's richest man, spotted in Bella Bella, B.C., on weekend visit
Airport shuttle driver Sean Carter has lived in the remote northern British Columbia community of Bella Bella for almost nine years and says the small coastal village occasionally gets a celebrity vis...
Aug 20, 2025

Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce by 40%, cutting budget by more than $700 million
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Office of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually, the Trump administration announced Wednesday. Direct...
Aug 20, 2025

Rage win WBL title
The Rycroft Rage are the 2025 Wheatbelt Baseball League champions.They beat Peace River 4-3 Tuesday night in Rycroft to clinch the series in four games.Wet weather and darkness forced games to be susp...
Aug 20, 2025