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Racial profiling trial begins into power of Quebec police to make random car stops
MONTREAL - A Black Montreal man and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association are in court today challenging the power of Quebec police to make random traffic stops outside of drunk driving checkpoints...
May 30, 2022

Family of man who killed himself after visits to Regina hospital hopes to get answers
REGINA - The uncle of a man who killed himself hours after being removed from a Regina hospital by security guards says he hopes family members will finally get the answers they've been looking for. T...
May 30, 2022

Chinook's Edge trustees approve $132 Million budget
The Chinook's Edge Board of Trustees have approved a $132 million budget for the 2022-2023 school year.District officials say the approval follows an extensive presentation from treasurer Shauna Kaise...
May 30, 2022

McDavid's Oilers, MacKinnon's Avalanche poised to meet in Western Conference final
Connor McDavid has reached new heights in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Same goes for Nathan MacKinnon. Despite the good vibes of conquering past disappointments and silencing critics, both superstars - w...
May 30, 2022

Ottawa announces $247 million to create 25,000 apprenticeship positions across Canada
HALIFAX - The federal government is announcing nearly $247 million to help create more than 25,000 apprenticeship positions in the skilled trades across Canada. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough sa...
May 30, 2022

First post-pandemic edition of Grande Prairie Stompede hailed a success
Another edition of Stompede is in the history books.Stompede Association president Trevor Denis was very pleased with how the week-long event went."For being out of the game for a few years, I think i...
May 30, 2022

French 32-year-old journalist is killed in Ukraine
PARIS (AP) - A 32-year-old French journalist was killed Monday in eastern Ukraine, fatally hit by shell shrapnel while covering a Ukrainian evacuation operation, according to the French news broadcast...
May 30, 2022

Robert Lewandowski says time at Bayern Munich is 'over'
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Robert Lewandowski says his time at Bayern Munich is over. The Poland striker, who has been linked with a move to Barcelona, said at his national team's training camp on Monday t...
May 30, 2022

Maple syrup producers see climate change as a threat to industry's future
Paul Renaud is only too aware of what the power of wind can do to trees. After violent windstorms recently swept through southern Ontario and Quebec, uprooting trees and leaving a trail of damage acro...
May 30, 2022

New federal gun bill, NS mass shooting inquiry faces backlash: In The News for May 30
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 May 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 30, 2022