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Trudeau's minority Liberal government survives first confidence vote
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's Liberals survived Tuesday their first test of confidence in the House of Commons but got a pointed reminder of how opposition parties can still make life complicated for...
Dec 11, 2019
Kosovo, Albania to boycott Nobel Literature award ceremony
PRISTINA, Kosovo - Kosovo and Albania say they will boycott the Nobel Literature Prize ceremony Tuesday to protest the award being given to Austrian writer Peter Handke who both countries link to the ...
Dec 11, 2019
Andreescu, Leonard top trending list in Google's annual Year in Search
TORONTO - Canadians got on board with their sports champions this year, and data collected by Google suggests the nation became curious to learn more about thos...
Dec 11, 2019
"Critical failure" in Coaldale pool to be fixed while council decides on long-term solution
COALDALE, AB - The people of Coaldale will be able to swim in the outdoor pool again.In early July, staff found a "critical failure" in the pool's filtration system, which forced the Town to shut it d...
Dec 11, 2019 The entrance to the Coaldale Outdoor Pool. (Lethbridge News Now)
Anti-doping agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Russia was slapped Monday with a four-year ban from international sports events, including next summer's Tokyo Olympics, over a longstanding doping scandal, although its athlet...
Dec 11, 2019
Anti-doping agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Russia was slapped Monday with a four-year ban from international sports events, including next summer's Tokyo Olympics, over a longstanding doping scandal, although its athlet...
Dec 11, 2019
New NAFTA, a school strike and a school streaker; In The News for Dec. 11
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 Dec. 11. What we are watching i...
Dec 11, 2019
'Kind of lacking:' Injured Bronco wonders why Canada won't fund spinal surgery
CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says it feels good to be home after spending five weeks in Thailand, where he underwent spinal surgery. "It feels good. I mea...
Dec 11, 2019
Court challenge to federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners postponed
TORONTO - A court hearing to challenge the federal government's ban on needles for drug-using prisoners has been postponed until next week in the latest delay for a case that began seven years ago. Mo...
Dec 11, 2019
Kenney aims for clear signs of federal action on two-day Ottawa trip
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney set out a dire picture of the economic and social impact of federal policy on Alberta Monday as he embarked on a two-day political trade mission in the capital. T...
Dec 11, 2019