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Defending champion Gushue aiming to win Brier for a record seventh time
KELOWNA, B.C. - There was a time when a Canadian men's curling championship always seemed just out of Brad Gushue's reach. Now the veteran skip is simply the man to beat at the Montana's Brier. His St...
Feb 27, 2025

Ottawa Redblacks to hold 2025 training camp at Queen's University
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks will be taking their training camp on the road. The CFL club announced Thursday it will hold this year's camp at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. It's the first time ...
Feb 27, 2025

Sask NDP; chambers encourage residents to shop local
The Saskatchewan NDP have launched an initiative to bring the province together and support their own local businesses. "Next week, [United States President] Donald Trump intends to impose what will b...
Feb 27, 2025

Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the US as officials meet with Trump team
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico has sent drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States with 28 prisoners requested by the U.S. government, a Me...
Feb 27, 2025
Premier Moe says relations with U.S.A. ‘more intense’ after meetings in D.C.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says relations with the United States have been "a little more intense," as he continues to push against the threat of tariffs.Moe says even with heightened rhetoric fro...
Feb 27, 2025

NESD approves new school calendar for 2025-26
The North East School Division (NESD) has approved their 2025-26 calendar. The board passed the motion at this week's meeting. Director of Education Stacy Lair told northeastNOW they appreciated the f...
Feb 27, 2025

Wynyard Monarchs senior provincial game Friday sold out
The Wynyard Monarchs will play in front of a sold-out hometown crowd Friday night. The Monarchs will host the Round Lake Bears in the second game of their best-of-three Senior A provincial series, aft...
Feb 27, 2025

Montreal-area mayors outraged as Quebec tables bill to expand hazardous landfill
MONTREAL - Montreal-area mayors are denouncing the Quebec government's decision to force the City of Blainville to cede a piece of land for the expansion of a hazardous waste disposal site. Blainville...
Feb 27, 2025

Trudeau calls idea of banning Trump from Canada 'irresponsible'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's call for the federal government to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from coming to Canada for the G7 summit this June. At ...
Feb 27, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Quebec minister Éric Caire resigns over auto board scandal
QUBEC - A long-serving minister in Quebec's Coalition Avenir Qubec government has resigned amid a scandal over the auto insurance board's online platform. Quebec Premier Franois Legault says Cybersecu...
Feb 27, 2025