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Supreme Court sides with naturopath in manslaughter, negligence case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a Quebec naturopath is not guilty of manslaughter or criminal negligence in the death of an elderly man. Roger Matern, an 84-year-old with heart dis...
Nov 14, 2019

One-time Liberal senators rename themselves as Progressive Senate Group
OTTAWA - The last group of former Liberal senators in Parliament's upper chamber are rebranding themselves. The nine senators say they will now call themselves the Progressive Senate Group to ref...
Nov 14, 2019

Penguins star Sidney Crosby out 6 weeks after core surgery
PITTSBURGH - Penguins star Sidney Crosby will be out at least six weeks after what the team said was a successful core muscle injury repair Thursday. General manager Jim Rutherford says the procedure ...
Nov 14, 2019

CP NewsAlert: Thierry Henry named head coach of Montreal Impact
MONTREAL - Thierry Henry is the new head coach of the Montreal Impact. The Major League Soccer team says Henry has signed a two-year deal with an option for 2022. Henry played in four World Cup tourna...
Nov 14, 2019

City investigating after toddler in Toronto killed by falling air conditioner
TORONTO - The death of a two-year-old girl who was hit by a falling air conditioner has prompted an investigation by the City of Toronto. The child died in hospital after she was hit around 3:30 ...
Nov 14, 2019

International court judges authorize Rohingya investigation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - International Criminal Court judges on Thursday approved a request from prosecutors to open an investigation into crimes committed against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority. ...
Nov 14, 2019

Split Supreme Court appears ready to allow Trump to end DACA
WASHINGTON - Sharply at odds with liberal justices, the Supreme Court's conservative majority seemed ready Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to abolish protections that permit 660,000 immigran...
Nov 14, 2019

Workers at risk of losing jobs to AI can be retrained for health care, RBC says
OTTAWA - A new report says some of the more than one million Canadian workers who could lose their jobs to machines could fill growing gaps in the nation's health-care system with the right train...
Nov 14, 2019

Speakers needed for Lethbridge's first TEDx event
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge is looking for locals who can give a talk on the theme, "I Am Still Learning".The U of L is hosting its first-ever TEDx talk, an ongoing series of events ...
Nov 14, 2019 University of Lethbridge sign. (Lethbridge News Now)

Pope demands tech companies prevent kids from viewing porn
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is demanding that Facebook, Apple, Google and other tech companies urgently take measures to remove child porn from the web and to prevent children from accessing pornograp...
Nov 14, 2019