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Manitoba, federal government reach $6.7B health-care deal
WINNIPEG - The federal government says in a news release that it has signed an agreement in principle with Manitoba to invest more than $6.7 billion in the province's health-care system over 10 years....
Feb 24, 2023
UPDATE: Building structure compromised following downtown Lethbridge fire
UPDATE: February 24 @ 4:05 p.m.LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge says a downtown building will be demolished following a fire.Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services were called to the Lethbridge...
Feb 24, 2023
Purdue's Zach Edey makes strong case to be player of year
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Brian Nash vividly remembers the first impression Zach Edey made at IMG Academy. The school's coaches were fascinated with the basketball newcomer's size, his potential. Th...
Feb 24, 2023
Live updates | Russia Ukraine War Anniversary
KYIV, Ukraine - Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says his country has delivered four advanced Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Morawiecki told a news conference in Kyiv Friday that the tanks have a...
Feb 24, 2023
'This could be the year we achieve something:' 'Caps confident ahead of new season
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini and his Vancouver Whitecaps coaching staff wanted to give their players a little time off as they prepared for the Major League Soccer season in Palm Springs, Cali., in recen...
Feb 24, 2023
Olympic gold medals won by Percy Williams to be replaced 43 years after theft
VANCOUVER - The family of a historic Canadian Olympian is set to receive a pair of new gold medals Friday, more than 40 years after the originals won by sprinter Percy Williams disappeared. Williams t...
Feb 24, 2023
In The News for Feb. 24: After a year of war, Canadians still stand with Ukraine
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 Friday, Feb. 24, 2023... What we are watching ...
Feb 24, 2023
Ontario church Harriet Tubman attended gets upgrades, to soon reopen for tours
Edward Roy Cassell Smith sometimes imagines his ancestors rejoicing in the balcony of the Salem Chapel, where freed slaves first came to worship nearly 170 years ago. The small church in St. Catharine...
Feb 24, 2023
A grim anniversary: Ukrainians mark one year since Russia invaded Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainians woke up to their second year of war this morning, as the military continued to beat back invading Russian forces in the southeastern region of the country. Missile strikes r...
Feb 24, 2023
Ice sculptors say they're not worried about losing their craft to climate change
OTTAWA - As part of an annual festival celebrating winter, Ottawa's Sparks Street has been lined in recent weeks with ice sculptures depicting everything from animals and flowers to a Tim Hortons cup....
Feb 24, 2023