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Vancouver consolidating festival attack memorials, but advocates say it's too soon
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has started work to consolidate temporary memorials near the site of the Lapu Lapu Day festival attack, but an advocacy group says it's too soon. Workers at one memor...
May 22, 2025
Don’t count AI-generated content as CanCon, CRTC hears
OTTAWA - Unions representing actors and writers are urging the CRTC not to classify artificial intelligence-generated material as Canadian content. The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radi...
May 22, 2025
Nash: 'Amazing' that fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is NBA MVP
Steve Nash's favourite NBA player just won the league's most-valuable player award. It just so happens that they're both Canadian. Nash spoke with media this afternoon to congratulate Oklahoma City Th...
May 22, 2025
RCMP seeking missing Fort St. John woman in Grande Prairie area
Fort St. John RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 27-year-old, Cassandra Alook.Cassandra was last seen on May 17, 2025 and is believed to be in the Grande Prairie area.RCMP ...
May 22, 2025
City of Grande Prairie rescinds Fire Ban to Fire Restriction
The City of Grande Prairie fire ban has been downgraded to a fire restriction.Effective 1:00 p.m. Thursday, May 22, the ban has been rescinded for all areas of the city due to improved, but still dry ...
May 22, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Israeli ambassador meets with Canadian officials after summons
OTTAWA - Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed says he met with senior officials from the foreign affairs ministry after Israeli soldiers fired warning shots near a diplomatic tour in the West Bank t...
May 22, 2025
Former Football Australia CEO James Johnson named head of Canadian Soccer Business
TORONTO - Canadian Soccer Business has named former Football Australia CEO James Johnson to its newly created position of group chief executive officer. CSB, whose investor group and board includes th...
May 22, 2025
Province launches new task force to cut red tape for sand and gravel operations
The Alberta government is launching a new task force aimed at cutting red tape and accelerating regulatory processes for sand and gravel operations to lay the foundation for faster approvals. The gove...
May 22, 2025
Poulin, Fast, Knight named finalist for PWHL's Billie Jean King MVP award
TORONTO - Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin, Toronto Sceptres defender Renata Fast and Boston Fleet forward Hilary Knight have been named finalists for the Professional Women's Hockey Leag...
May 22, 2025
Chicago Blackhawks hire Jeff Blashill as head coach, hoping for a turnaround
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Blackhawks hired Jeff Blashill on Thursday, giving him a second chance to prove himself as a head coach in the NHL. Blashill, a 51-year-old Michigan native, coached the Detr...
May 22, 2025