Author Archives:

AFN says wildfires are forcing it to postpone annual general assembly to September
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations is pushing its annual general assembly from July to September due to ongoing wildfire emergencies across the country. The decision to postpone comes as First Nat...
Jun 13, 2025

Health screening task force to re-launch next spring after report calls for reform
OTTAWA - A panel of experts is calling on the Public Health Agency of Canada to modernize and reform the task force responsible for preventive health guidelines for things like cancer screening. The T...
Jun 13, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam leaving position on June 20
TORONTO - Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, is leaving when her term ends next Friday June 20. More coming. Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press
Jun 13, 2025

Lance Stroll fights through wrist injury to race at home Grand Prix in Montreal
MONTREAL - Lance Stroll is gaining a reputation for fighting through pain. The lone Canadian driver in Formula One will race for Aston Martin at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix, two weeks after mis...
Jun 13, 2025

4 detainees have escaped from an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, DHS says
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Authorities are looking for four detainees who escaped from an immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, according to the Department of Homeland Security. More "law enf...
Jun 13, 2025

Squamish, B.C., reports progress in fire fight, as northeast hopes for rain
There's optimism from firefighters and local authorities as crews battle blazes in opposite corners of British Columbia heading into the weekend. The District of Squamish is reporting minimal overnigh...
Jun 13, 2025

Military commander says 200 Marines moved into Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel
LOS ANGELES (AP) - About 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles and will protect federal property, personnel, the commander in charge says. Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, commander of Task Force 51 who is ...
Jun 13, 2025

Evidence closed at Quebec truck attack trial, jury to hear final arguments next week
RIMOUSKI - The defence has finished presenting evidence in the murder trial of a Quebec man accused of using his truck to kill three pedestrians and injure nine others. Forty-year-old Steeve Gagnon ha...
Jun 13, 2025

Men who stole $6 million golden toilet from English mansion sentenced to prison terms
LONDON (AP) - Two men who stole a $6.4 million golden toilet from an English mansion were sentenced Friday to more than two years in prison. The 18-carat fully functioning toilet was on display as a p...
Jun 13, 2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee federal court
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garci pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges during an arraignment in federal court in Tennessee on Friday. Abrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador who h...
Jun 13, 2025