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B.C. inquest sees videos from inside burning Winters Hotel on day of fatal fire
BURNABY - A coroner's inquest into the deadly Winters Hotel fire in Vancouver has seen video footage of the blaze from inside the rooming facility, showing heavy smoke billowing from a unit, then flam...
Jan 26, 2024
Cap on student visas should help take pressure off soaring rents, Macklem says
OTTAWA - As the debate rages on about how to tackle rapidly rising housing costs, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the newly announced cap on international student enrolments should help ease...
Jan 26, 2024
Labrador Inuit leader feels hope after decades of neglect of region's housing
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The leader of the Nunatsiavut Inuit in Labrador says a meeting Thursday with the federal housing advocate and the provincial government was an important step after years of neglect ...
Jan 26, 2024
Quebec environmental group denied court injunction against Northvolt EV battery plant
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has refused to grant an injunction to halt tree cutting and other preparatory work at the site of a future electric vehicle facility east of Montreal. Justice ...
Jan 26, 2024
Former No. 1 pick Alexandre Daigle looks back in new documentary 'Chosen One'
Alexandre Daigle sat down to relive his life in the spotlight. The videos and images that flashed before him included times both good and bad. The 50 goals he scored in youth hockey, getting selected ...
Jan 26, 2024
Former CFL defensive back Kelly Malveaux, a two-time East all-star, dead at 47
MONTREAL - Kelly Malveaux, a defensive back who played 10 seasons in the CFL and was a Grey Cup champion and two-time East Division all-star, has died at 47. The Montreal Alouettes, who Malveaux playe...
Jan 26, 2024
CP NewsAlert: B.C. to restrict cellphones in schools to protect kids from online harm
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia is moving to restrict the use of cellphones in schools as part of measures that Premier David Eby says will help protect young people from online threats. Eby says the ...
Jan 26, 2024
Argonauts sign all-star linebacker Wynton McManis to extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed all-star linebacker Wynton McManis to a contract extension, the CFL team announced Friday. The 29-year old was named a CFL all-star for a second-straight se...
Jan 26, 2024
Federal government posts $19.1B deficit for April to November period
OTTAWA, ON - The federal government posted a deficit of $19.1 billion for the first eight months of its 2023-24 fiscal year.The result for the April-to-November period compared with a deficit of nearl...
Jan 26, 2024
Neudorf meets with Lethbridge residents to discuss state of utilities in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Provincial Minister of Affordability and Utilities Nathan Neudorf met with his constituents on Thursday, January 25, 2024.At the event hosted by the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce, Ne...
Jan 26, 2024