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Quebec will require economic immigrants to speak French before arriving: Legault
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the province will require that the vast majority of economic immigrants to Quebec speak French before they arrive. Sixty-five per cent of immigrants to Quebec come ...
May 25, 2023

Quebec provincial police conduct raid in Mohawk community of Kanesatake
QUEBEC - Investigators with the Quebec provincial police's financial crimes unit are conducting searches in a Mohawk community near Montreal. The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake says provincial police ar...
May 25, 2023

B.C. Premier embarks on trade mission in Japan, Korea, Singapore and Vietnam
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is heading to Asia on a trade mission that makes stops in Japan, Korea, Singapore and Vietnam. But the premier's tour itinerary, released by his office on...
May 25, 2023

Nelson, B.C. midfielder signs with Kodiaks men’s soccer team
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College Kodiaks men's soccer team has added a midfielder from Nelson, British Columbia to its roster.Ryder Skolka has signed with the post-secondary team. Skolka curren...
May 25, 2023

Familiar foe Tsitsipas could await Canada's Auger-Aliassime at French Open
PARIS - Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime may need to get past a familiar foe to secure a breakthrough run at the French Open. The 10th seed from Montreal was drawn into a bracket at the clay...
May 25, 2023

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Ca...
May 25, 2023

Inspections to begin on First Nation due to wildfire in Northwest Territories
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - The K'atl'odeeche First Nation says it is to begin inspecting buildings today on the reserve, but it is not yet safe for residents to return as a wildfire continues to burn. About ...
May 25, 2023

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney loses attempt to have lawsuit thrown out
Alberta's top court is denying an attempt by former Alberta premier Jason Kenney to have a defamation lawsuit against him thrown out. Kenney is facing a lawsuit by five environmental groups, which was...
May 25, 2023

Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec join Ottawa in investigating ChatGPT
EDMONTON - The governments of Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec are joining the federal privacy commissioner in investigating the company behind the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ChatGPT...
May 25, 2023

Multiple parks and playgrounds in Lethbridge set for upgrades
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Several park and playground projects are getting underway in Lethbridge.The City of Lethbridge is advising residents of some work being done this spring.Starting Thursday, May 25, 202...
May 25, 2023