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Oilers fan Carney practices with team before game against visiting Jets
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney joined the Edmonton Oilers on the ice Thursday as the NHL team prepared for a game against the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets. Carney took the ice weari...
Mar 20, 2025

Mark Carney will maintain oil and gas production cap, environment minister says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Terry Duguid says a Mark Carney government will maintain a cap on oil and gas production. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Duguid says Canada wants the energy but...
Mar 20, 2025

Top Canadian breeder says U.S. tariffs could cripple horse-racing industry
David Anderson doesn't know what will happen April 2, but he is preparing for the worst. Earlier this month, United States President Donald Trump paused proposed 25 per cent tariffs on some Canadian a...
Mar 20, 2025

Minnesota state senator resigns after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota state senator who was caught in a sting operation resigned under fire Thursday after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution. Republican Justin Eicho...
Mar 20, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Ontario sees another sharp increase in measles cases
Ontario has seen another sharp increase in measles cases over the last week as the highly infectious disease spreads among mostly unvaccinated people. Public Health Ontario is reporting 470 measles ca...
Mar 20, 2025

Toronto Maple Leafs sign defenceman John Prokop to one-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman John Prokop to a one-year contract, the NHL club announced Thursday. His contract will begin in the 2025-26 season. Prokop will join the Americ...
Mar 20, 2025
‘Dumpster fire’: Sask. provincial budget draws mixed reactions
The provincial government unveiled its 2025-26 budget Wednesday afternoon, drawing mixed reactions from interest groups.While the budget includes tax savings for families and investments into health c...
Mar 20, 2025

Oklahoma executes a man who killed a woman 20 years ago in a random home invasion and robbery
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man on Thursday for fatally shooting a woman during a home invasion and robbery 20 years ago. Wendell Grissom, 56, was declared dead by lethal injection at ...
Mar 20, 2025

North Battleford Medieval Faire and Artisan Markets
The North Battleford Medieval Fairies and Artisan Markets will be held at the Battlefords Ag Society August 8 - 10.Vendor Enquiries are welcome.See the poster for details.
Mar 20, 2025
PM Mark Carney expected to call federal election on Sunday
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a federal election on Sunday for a vote as early as April 28.Sources would not confirm the specific date of the vote, but federal campaigns must run at l...
Mar 20, 2025