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Calgary Stampeders seek turnaround in 2025 with quarterback Vernon Adams Jr.
CALGARY - The 2025 CFL season will be a proving ground for the Calgary Stampeders. The Stampeders want to show themselves and their fans that the team has what it takes to get back into the playoffs a...
Jun 06, 2025

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of President Dona...
Jun 06, 2025

Dallas Stars fire coach Pete DeBoer after losing in West final and pulling Oettinger
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer was fired Friday after three seasons with the team, getting to the Western Conference final each time but never advancing past that for a shot at the Stanl...
Jun 06, 2025

Unemployment improves slightly in Lethbridge, but worsens provincially
Lethbridge had a bit of a different experience with jobs this past month than the rest of the province.Statistics Canada says the local unemployment rate in May 2025 was 5.2 per cent, falling from 5.4...
Jun 06, 2025

Canada coach irate after Vancouver Whitecaps players stricken by illness in Mexico
TORONTO - Canada coach Jesse Marsch expressed outrage Friday that the Vancouver Whitecaps had been "poisoned" during their visit to Mexico for the CONCACAF Champions Cup final. The Whitecaps issued a ...
Jun 06, 2025

Construction projects to impact West Lethbridge
Residents on the west side will notice some traffic changes, heavy equipment and potential blowing dirt over the coming months.The City of Lethbridge says there are multiple construction projects unde...
Jun 06, 2025

Supreme Court of Canada says babysitter must be acquitted in toddler's death
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an acquittal is the appropriate outcome for a British Columbia woman whose conviction in the drowning death of a toddler was set aside two years ago. Tammy Bo...
Jun 06, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Modi says he has accepted Carney's invitation to attend G7
OTTAWA - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he has accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Mark Carney to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., later this month. The summit runs from Jun...
Jun 06, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Modi says he has accepted Carney's invitation to attend G7
OTTAWA - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he has accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Mark Carney to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., later this month. The summit runs from Jun...
Jun 06, 2025

What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games
GENEVA (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump often says the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are among the events he is most excited about in his second term. Yet there is significant uncerta...
Jun 06, 2025