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Supporters rally around B.C. ostrich farm after appeal court upholds cull order
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Supporters of a British Columbia ostrich farm say they will converge on the property after it lost a court appeal to stave off a cull of its flock that was infecte...
Aug 22, 2025

Police court documents provide detail on Nova Scotia missing children case
HALIFAX - Newly released court documents are revealing previously unreported details of the investigation into the disappearance of two young children from their home in rural northeastern Nova Scotia...
Aug 22, 2025

Smith says shift in COVID-19 vaccination policy prompted by union demands
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government's sudden shift in COVID-19 vaccination policy was prompted by union demands.Earlier this week, her health ministry said COVID-19 vaccine coverage wou...
Aug 22, 2025

Tariffs: Quebec will donate rather than destroy expiring U.S. alcohol, minister says
MONTREAL - Quebec's finance minister says $300,000 of expiring American alcohol that is banned from the province's shelves will be donated rather than destroyed. Eric Girard's comments come after the ...
Aug 22, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Carney to hold noon news conference
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will hold a news conference in Ottawa today at noon ET after meeting with his cabinet this morning. More coming. The Canadian Press
Aug 22, 2025

National Guard members on DC streets for Trump's crackdown will soon be armed, military says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military said Friday that the National Guard members who are on the streets in Washington for President Donald Trump's crackdown will soon be armed. The Associated Press
Aug 22, 2025

FBI searches home of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is searching the Maryland home of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton as part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents, a p...
Aug 22, 2025

Former Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe arrested on allegations of misusing state funds
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka police on Friday arrested the country's former president and senior opposition politician Ranil Wickremesinghe over allegations of misusing public funds during his ...
Aug 22, 2025

Famine grips Gaza's largest city and is likely to spread, authority on food crises says
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The world's leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip's largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a...
Aug 22, 2025

In the news today: Air Canada ramping up to near full schedule
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Air Canada ramping up to near full schedule Air Canada says it expects to be operating close to its full netwo...
Aug 22, 2025