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In the news today: PM Trudeau to attend summit in Ukraine: Zelenskyy
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... PM Trudeau arrives in Kyiv with other leaders Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders have arriv...
Feb 24, 2025

Ontario votes 2025: Ford expected to release platform as campaign enters final week
Ontario's main political party leaders are keeping things hot on the campaign trail to start the final week of the provincial election campaign. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is expected t...
Feb 24, 2025

Off-road vehicles not safe for kids, Canadian Paediatric Society warns
TORONTO - The Canadian Paediatric Society is calling for better regulation and safety measures to protect kids riding off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles and side-by-sides. The society s...
Feb 24, 2025

Liberal leadership hopefuls square off tonight in first debate
OTTAWA - The candidates in the race to be the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada will square off tonight in the first of two live debates. With just two weeks left until the winner is announce...
Feb 24, 2025

B.C. Conservative MLA backs lawyer in residential school row with Law Society
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Opposition attorney general critic is questioning the "apparent mistreatment" of a lawyer after he asked for the rewording of Law Society training material about residen...
Feb 24, 2025

Pope is resting on 10th day of hospitalization after early stages of kidney failure detected
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis was resting Monday morning after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney failure, the V...
Feb 24, 2025

CP NewsAlert: PM Trudeau arrives in Kyiv with other world leaders for summit
KYIV - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders have arrived in Ukraine's capital to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of that country. The visitors arrived by train in Kyiv...
Feb 24, 2025

Foreign leaders visit Ukraine's capital to mark 3rd war anniversary
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada arrived in Ukraine's capital by train Monday morning to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion. The visitors were greeted at the st...
Feb 24, 2025

Persistent Hanley comes up big for Flames in 3-2 win over Sharks
CALGARY - Life is good these days for Calgary Flames journeyman defenceman Joel Hanley. In his first game after the birth of his second child, the 33-year-old's first goal of the season and first care...
Feb 24, 2025

Conservatives win German election while far-right party surges to second place
BERLIN (AP) - Provisional results in Germany's election confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nati...
Feb 23, 2025