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Kim Potter jury returns for fourth day of deliberations
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The jury at the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright returned Thursday for a fourth day of deliberations as the Christmas ...
Dec 23, 2021
Quebec's COVID Count Rises and a Liberal MP gets Censured: In The News for Dec. 23
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 Dec. 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 23, 2021
Canadians looking to privately sponsor Afghan refugees frustrated at process
Zahir Alizai is frustrated. His family fled Afghanistan for neighbouring Pakistan earlier this year and he's been trying for months to bring them to Canada as refugees but his attempts have been unsuc...
Dec 23, 2021
Trudeau beset by series of crises as PM, 2022 promises to be no different
OTTAWA - Another year, another crisis. For Justin Trudeau, it's become something of a routine. Of his six years as prime minister, only one - his first - has been what might be considered a normal yea...
Dec 23, 2021
Human connections: 'Friendly Calls' program reaches out to lonely, isolated Canadians
HALIFAX - Wendy Goodall moved from Ontario to the sprawling prairies of southern Saskatchewan two years ago. Then the COVID-19 pandemic shrank her world. "I knew nobody here, except my daughter and he...
Dec 23, 2021
Saskatchewan premier reflects on loss, what he learned about himself in past year
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is heading to his rural home for the holidays and says he looks forward to another family hockey game - even though he's known as Uncle Moe who can't keep up on...
Dec 23, 2021
Gilgeous-Alexander's triple-double leads Thunder past Denver
OKLAHOMA CITY - Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his second career triple-double with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 108-94 on Wednesd...
Dec 22, 2021
Chile's tattooed president-elect honors homeland in ink
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - When Gabriel Boric is sworn in as Chile's president he'll not only be the youngest to lead the South American country but also the first in Latin America to sport several tattoo...
Dec 22, 2021
High pathogenic Avian Influenza on N.L. exhibition farm, area under quarantine: CFIA
Canada's food safety watchdog says it has confirmed cases of high pathogenic Avian Influenza at an exhibition farm in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says in a release W...
Dec 22, 2021
Missing B.C. pair believed to be in Alberta
Dawson Creek RCMP are asking for help from the public in locating two individuals who may have traveled to Alberta. Police say 18-year-old Asha Oliver and 19-year-old Tristin Pryor were reported missi...
Dec 22, 2021