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B.C. minister who resigned over Mideast comments received death threat, premier says
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says Selina Robinson, who resigned as post-secondary education minister recently over Mideast comments, has received a death threat. David Eby called the action i...
Feb 09, 2024

Federal government signs $3.1-billion health accord deal with Ontario
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford signed a $3.1-billion deal with Ottawa to improve access to primary health care. Ontario is the fifth province to sign on for its share of the $200-billion health ac...
Feb 09, 2024

Toronto Blue Jays agree to five-year deal with Cuban pitcher Yariel Rodriguez
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays added some depth to their pitching staff Friday, agreeing to a US$32-million, five-year contract with Cuban right-hander Yariel Rodriguez. The 26-year-old has experienc...
Feb 09, 2024

Mark Messier impressed by Oilers' rebound following disastrous start
Mark Messier owns six Stanley Cup rings. He's also been on teams where the next victory feels like it might never arrive. That's exactly where the Edmonton Oilers were at a month into the NHL season. ...
Feb 09, 2024

Canadian goalkeeper Lysianne Proulx joins NWSL expansion team Bay FC
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Bay FC has acquired Canadian goalkeeper Lysianne Proulx in a deal with Australia's Melbourne City FC. The expansion NWSL team said the 24-year-old from Boucherville, Que., has signe...
Feb 09, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Supreme Court upholds Ottawa's Indigenous child welfare act
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the federal government's 2019 Indigenous child welfare act is constitutional, affirming that First Nations Peoples have sole authority over the prot...
Feb 09, 2024

Netanyahu orders population of Gaza's crowded Rafah evacuated ahead of an expected ground invasion
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to prepare a plan to evacuate the population of Rafah ahead of an expected Israeli invasion of the s...
Feb 09, 2024

In the news for today: StatCan to report on job numbers, more Canadians are using AI
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... StatCan to release January jobs report Statistics Canada is set to release Janu...
Feb 09, 2024

London, Ont., police chief's apology a good step but missing key elements: experts
TORONTO - A southwestern Ontario police chief's apology this week for the time it took to lay sexual assault charges against five professional hockey players marked an important step in acknowledging ...
Feb 09, 2024

Progressive, LGBTQ+ groups excluded from Vancouver Chinatown's Lunar New Year parade
VANCOUVER - Progressive and LGBTQ+ groups say they've been excluded from Vancouver's Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown this weekend, with one of their representatives saying they were told it was bec...
Feb 09, 2024