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UK lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion amid concern about the prosecution of women
LONDON (AP) - British lawmakers voted Tuesday to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales after a lawmaker argued that it was cruel to prosecute women for ending a pregnancy. The House of Commons a...
Jun 17, 2025
Canadians spending less time with friends, especially those of working age: StatCan
A Statistics Canada report says Canadians are spending less time with friends than ever, with the decline sharpest among the working-age demographic. The new data show that in 2022, only 19.3 per cent...
Jun 17, 2025
Captain Sophie de Goede rejoins Canada rugby team after yearlong injury layoff
Captain Sophie de Goede, who tore her anterior cruciate ligament a year ago, will rejoin the Canada women's rugby team ahead of the team's upcoming tour to South Africa. Despite the injury, the 25-yea...
Jun 17, 2025
More road rehabilitation to be done in Pinnacle Ridge
The construction season continues in Grande Prairie with more road work to start on Wednesday in the Pinnacle Ridge subdivision of the city. Work in the neighbourhood will happen on:Pinnacle Boulevard...
Jun 17, 2025
Range Road 95 switching to a single-alternating lane
The County of Grande Prairie will be reducing Range Road 95 to single lane alternating traffic until further notice. From Highway 667 to Township Road 713, the Range Road will be down to one lane as c...
Jun 17, 2025
CP NewsAlert: MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection
OTTAWA - Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek says he has officially resigned as an MP after promising earlier in the spring to vacate his seat in the Battle River-Crowfoot riding to allow Conservative L...
Jun 17, 2025
Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov win first-round matches in Halle
Canadians Flix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov had winning starts Tuesday at the Terra Wortmann Open grass-court tennis tournament. Montreal's Auger-Aliassime fired 17 aces in a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-1...
Jun 17, 2025
Military vice-chief says there are no plans to arm Coast Guard vessels
OTTAWA - The vice chief of the defence staff says the federal government does not intend to arm the Canadian Coast Guard. Lt-Gen. Stephen Kelsey says the Coast Guard will remain a separate entity as i...
Jun 17, 2025
Military police watchdog says military police still resisting civilian oversight
OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission says resistance to civilian oversight in the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal's office "worsened" last year. The military police watchdog released a r...
Jun 17, 2025
Canadian men open 2026 Olympic hockey tournament against Czechs, women versus Finland
ZURICH - The Canadian men's hockey team will open the Olympic Games against Czechia and the women against Finland. The International Ice Hockey Federation released the hockey schedules for the Winter ...
Jun 17, 2025