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B.C. border agents find 6,300 kg of meth, including largest single seizure to date
DELTA, B.C. - The Canada Border Services Agency says it has confiscated more than 6,300 kilograms of methamphetamine in British Columbia over the last six months, including the largest ever single sei...
Jun 14, 2023

What you need to know about wildfires in Canada
Wildfires continue to rage in Canada in one of the worst seasons in recent memory. Not enough rain in Quebec fell to help the firefight, while B.C. reports fire above highway is held. Here's a look at...
Jun 14, 2023

Riders expect veteran starter Harris to play against Blue Bombers despite hip injury
He might be ailing somewhat, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders expect starter Trevor Harris to play Friday night in the CFL team's home opener. Harris, 37, suffered a hip injury late in Saskatchewan's ...
Jun 14, 2023

Road to the PGA Tour: Canadian Tour season tees off with Victoria Open
The PGA Tour Canada could be the start of something great for Noah Steele. He's one of 31 Canadians in the field at this week's Royal Beach Victoria Open, the first tournament of the season on the PGA...
Jun 14, 2023

Newly appointed high performance director looks forward to Rugby Canada challenge
Stephen Aboud arrives as Rugby Canada's new high performance director with a glowing endorsement, albeit from his wife. "He makes others look good," says Olive. Aboud also gets rave reviews from outsi...
Jun 14, 2023

Seamus O'Regan gives impassioned defence of global LGBTQ labour rights
OTTAWA - Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan spoke strongly in favour of keeping LGBTQ rights enshrined in labour standards this week while a United Nations agency faced a push to remove them. Some...
Jun 14, 2023

Canadian sim racers vie for chance to play F1 champion Max Verstappen at Grand Prix
MONTREAL - A video game is taking Mikel Cunningham somewhere he's never been before. The 30-year-old gamer from Windsor, Ont., is going to the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend after finishing top five...
Jun 14, 2023

Deportations for international students caught in fraud scheme put on hold
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says deportation orders for international students caught up in a fraud scheme have been put on hold while a task force investigates each case. Hundreds of st...
Jun 14, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Canada halting activity at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada will halt all government-led activity at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. This comes after a Canadian citizen resigned from the financi...
Jun 14, 2023

First Nation in Manitoba celebrates Whitecloud, Golden Knights win for Stanley Cup
MASKAWATA, Man. - The Sioux Valley Dakota Nation in Manitoba is celebrating one of its own after Zach Whitecloud of the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup. The First Nation says Whitecloud and t...
Jun 14, 2023