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ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over Ukraine war crimes
THE HAGUE (AP) - The International Criminal Court said Friday it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes because of his alleged involvement in abductions of ch...
Mar 17, 2023
Deputy commissioner Mike Duheme to becomes interim top Mountie as Lucki retires
OTTAWA - The federal government says Mike Duheme will be the interim commissioner of the RCMP, until a replacement is found for Brenda Lucki. Lucki, who was appointed commissioner in April 2018, is re...
Mar 17, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Police report three dead in Montreal stabbings, suspect arrested
MONTREAL - A suspect is under arrest after three people were found stabbed to death inside an east-end Montreal apartment. Police said a 911 call was received at 9:20 a.m. today for a person in need o...
Mar 17, 2023
Turkey's president says he will back Finland's NATO bid
ISTANBUL (AP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey would move forward with ratifying Finland's NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of S...
Mar 17, 2023
David Johnston will help to craft his own mandate for election interference probe
OTTAWA - Former governor general David Johnston says he will have a hand in determining his own mandate as special rapporteur on foreign interference in recent federal elections. In a statement to The...
Mar 17, 2023
Four candidates running for UCP nomination in Grande Prairie
The UCP Grande Prairie Constituency Association says four candidates are running to be the party's candidate in the upcoming Alberta election.They include city councillor Gladys Blackmore, former Gran...
Mar 17, 2023
Three Peace Region players in ACAC women's hockey final starting Friday
The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference women's hockey final starts Friday night in Edmonton.Red Deer Polytechnic Queens will play the NAIT Ooks.The Red Deer side includes two players from the Peace,...
Mar 17, 2023
Slovakia agrees to give Ukraine fleet of Soviet warplanes
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovakia's government on Friday approved a plan to give Ukraine its fleet of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets, becoming the second NATO member country to heed the Ukrainia...
Mar 17, 2023
Patrick Vieira fired by relegation-threatened Crystal Palace
LONDON (AP) - Patrick Vieira was fired by Crystal Palace on Friday with the team having been dragged into the Premier League's relegation fight. Palace is in 12th place in the 20-team league but is on...
Mar 17, 2023
Canadians mourn the deaths of two Edmonton police officers : In The News for Mar. 17
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Mar. 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 17, 2023