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French fugitive 'The Fly' is being extradited from Romania to France, official says
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year was being extradited Tuesday to France from Romania, an official said, days after his ...
Feb 25, 2025
Danika Dureau, Battlefords Sharks enjoying a stellar season
Danika Dureau has been one of the key pieces as the Battlefords Sharks have seen quite the turnaround in a few short seasons.The U18 Female AAA team leads the pack with a league-best 21-2-2-2 record t...
Feb 25, 2025

101-year-old Prince Albert WWII Veteran passes away
One of the last Prince Albert area veterans of the Second World War has passed away, just a few months shy of his 102nd birthday. Edwin Laird was born May 5, 1923 in Verwood, Sask. He enlisted in the ...
Feb 25, 2025

Provinces have roughly $100B at hand for tariff relief, Desjardins estimates
OTTAWA - Canada's provincial governments have enough fiscal firepower to respond to looming U.S. tariffs without supersizing their debt burdens, a new report says. The analysis released Tuesday from D...
Feb 25, 2025

Pope Francis met at the hospital with Vatican secretary of state over candidates for sainthood
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis was well enough to meet in the hospital with the Vatican secretary of state and his deputy to approve new decrees of candidates for possible sainthood, the Vatican said Tuesda...
Feb 25, 2025

In the news today: Liberal leadership debate begins with Trump talk
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberal hopefuls set to square off in final debate Liberal leadership contenders will take the stage again Tue...
Feb 25, 2025

Younger Canadians drive trust in AI-generated information, poll indicates
OTTAWA - More than a quarter of Canadians - 28 per cent - consider artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT reliable sources of information, a new survey suggests. Among generation Z Canadians - t...
Feb 25, 2025

Ontario election 2025: Leaders make stops in Ottawa, London, GTA as countdown begins
Ontario's main political party leaders will be making multiple campaign stops today as the countdown to Thursday's vote begins. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is set to hold a news conferen...
Feb 25, 2025

Liberal leadership candidates to face off in final debate in Montreal
MONTREAL - Liberal leadership contenders will take the stage again Tuesday night for the English-language debate in Montreal - their last shot to confront each other in person and shake up the race. T...
Feb 25, 2025

Second earthquake in four days strikes off B.C. coast
Another earthquake has struck off the British Columbia coast. A post on X from Emergency Info BC Monday night said a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck west of Port Alice, a community on northwest Vancou...
Feb 25, 2025