Author Archives:
CP NewsAlert: Alberta pauses ban on school library books with sexual content
EDMONTON - Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says in an email to school boards that the government is pausing its order for the removal of books with explicit sexual content from librari...
Sep 02, 2025
Assembly of First Nations to lay out budget priorities during general assembly
WINNIPEG - The federal government's major projects legislation, closing the infrastructure gap on First Nations, and federal budget expectations are expected to be discussed at this week's annual meet...
Sep 02, 2025
Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The...
Sep 02, 2025
More heat and smoke in the forecast for B.C. as temperature records tumble
VANCOUVER - A ridge of high pressure has prompted more heat warnings in British Columbia and broken temperature records, including one that was nearly a century old. Environment Canada has issued heat...
Sep 02, 2025
Medical associations 'relieved' as school accreditation splits from U.S.
OTTAWA - Canadian medical associations are marking the first school year for a new accreditation system for medical schools that is fully separate from the United States. A news release from the Canad...
Sep 02, 2025
Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa confirms she will not run for reelection in 2026
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday that she will not seek reelection next year, confirming in a video post on social media that she will retire after months of speculation about...
Sep 02, 2025
Ottawa vows to help Afghans hit by deadly earthquake as aid groups call out aid rest
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it's ready to help Afghans in the wake of a deadly earthquake, even as one organization warns that Canada is making it hard to reach those living under Taliban rule. The Taliban g...
Sep 02, 2025
Canada to host U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, other officials from G7 and Ukraine
OTTAWA - U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will be in the Ottawa region this week for a gathering of his peers from most G7 countries and Ukraine. Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia wi...
Sep 02, 2025
Slurry pit deaths: Quebec coroner warns of dangers to farmers from manure gases
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is urging the province's professional farmers association to increase efforts to educate its members on the dangers of slurry pits. Coroner Nancy Bouchard made the recommen...
Sep 02, 2025
Canadian Red Cross helps rebuild Ukrainian children's hospital after rocket attack
KYIV - Workers dangle from ropes as they brush the last bit of white paint on the trim of the Okhmatdyt children's cardiac hospital in Kyiv. Below them, a damaged children's stroller and construction ...
Sep 02, 2025
