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MLA wants more public comment on feedlot plan near popular Alberta recreational lake
An Alberta politician says the province should give the public more opportunity to express concerns about a proposed cattle feedlot that many fear threatens a popular lake. New Democrat environment cr...
May 04, 2022

Liberals looking at Canada Health Act to ensure abortion right protected: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is looking at using legislation to ensure a woman's right to a safe and legal abortion will be permanently protected in Canada. Trudeau spoke...
May 04, 2022

Quebec to end COVID-19 mask mandate May 14, last province to remove health order
MONTREAL - Quebec's interim public health director says the province's COVID-19 mask mandate for indoor public spaces will end on May 14. Dr. Luc Boileau told reporters in Quebec City that masking wil...
May 04, 2022

Ontario leaders kick off election campaign by debating proposed GTA highway
TORONTO - Ontario's election campaign began in earnest today with the party leaders promising to either build or cancel a planned highway in key battleground areas. The proposed Highway 413 is set to ...
May 04, 2022

Route changes come into effect for Lethbridge Transit’s cityLINK network
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Transit is implementing some route changes for the cityLINK service.Effective Wednesday, May 4:Demand Response Zone 103 will service the Lethbridge Airport and Prairie Arbo...
May 04, 2022

Canadian boxers call for resignation of high performance director, investigation
TORONTO - More than 100 Canadian boxers are calling for the resignation of Boxing Canada's high performance director Daniel Trepanier and an independent investigation into the sport's culture and safe...
May 04, 2022

Celta player Mina sentenced to 4 years in prison for abuse
MADRID (AP) - Spanish soccer player Santi Mina was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of sexual abuse. The 26-year-old Celta Vigo forward will have to serve time i...
May 04, 2022

Emergency alert test, N.S. mass shooting inquiry continues : In The News for May 4
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 May 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ... C...
May 04, 2022

5 Things: Flames stifle Stars to score win in series opener
The second day of NHL playoff action featured a torrid offence, a stingy defence, a marathon match and a surprising upset. Here are five things to know as we head into Wednesday's post-season action: ...
May 04, 2022

Nova Scotia mass shooting gunman's estranged brother called him paranoid and dark
HALIFAX - After the older brother he had met for the first time 10 years earlier killed 22 Nova Scotians in 2020, a Massachusetts man described his sibling to police as paranoid and said heharboured d...
May 04, 2022