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CP NewsAlert: Former minister Marco Mendicino not running in next election
OTTAWA - Toronto MP Marco Mendicino, a former high-ranking cabinet minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, says he will not run in the next federal election. Mendicino says in a statem...
Jan 02, 2025

Charges laid in Lethbridge night club assault
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a suspect who was wanted in connection to an aggravated assault late last year.On Sunday, December 22, 2024, just before 5:00 a.m., an officer patro...
Jan 02, 2025

South Korean investigators head to Seoul in attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's anti-corruption agency has dispatched investigators to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as hundreds of his supporters are gathered ...
Jan 02, 2025

Sweden hangs on for quarterfinal win over Latvia at world junior hockey championship
OTTAWA - David Edstrom's second-period power-play goal stood as the winner, and Sweden held on for a 3-2 victory over Latvia in quarterfinal action Thursday at the world junior hockey championship. Ze...
Jan 02, 2025

Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin listed as day-to-day with lower-body injury
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche will be without playmaking forward Valeri Nichushkin for an indefinite amount of time due to a lower-body injury. Coach Jared Bednar said after morning practice Th...
Jan 02, 2025

China slams Canada human-rights criticism as 'hypocritical farce of double standards'
OTTAWA - China is accusing Canada of hypocrisy for criticizing Beijing's human-rights record, pointing to issues faced by Indigenous Peoples. The blowback comes after Ottawa sanctioned eight Chinese o...
Jan 02, 2025

Canada primed for more severe wildfire days, driven by dry forest fuel: study
A new study suggests Canadian forests are increasingly primed for severe wildfires, underlining the pressing need to proactively mitigate the increased threat posed by climate change. The study by Can...
Jan 02, 2025

Quebecer killed in avalanche in Utah loved nature, outdoors, employer says
MONTREAL - A Quebec man killed in an avalanche in Utah over the weekend is being remembered as an avid outdoorsman who loved nature. Utah authorities said David thier died while splitboarding Saturday...
Jan 02, 2025

Canada's professional golfers on the upswing headed into 2025
Golf continued to be on the upswing in Canada in 2024, and Brooke Henderson expects even more in the new year. Calgary hosted the CPKC Women's Open, Hamilton welcomed the RBC Canadian Open, and Montre...
Jan 02, 2025

Firefighters respond to south Lethbridge vehicle fire
Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services was called out to a vehicle fire Thursday morning.Crews from four stations attended the 2800 block of 26 Avenue South just after 7:00 a.m.They say a parked veh...
Jan 02, 2025