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Trump says he'll pull the nomination of Ed Martin, who defended Jan. 6 rioters, for DC US Attorney
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull the nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital, after a key R...
May 08, 2025
Premier Scott Moe looking forward to First Ministers’ meeting in Saskatoon in June
For the first time in about 40 years, according to Premier Scott Moe's office, Saskatchewan will host a First Ministers' meeting.It will be the first time since the federal election that all the premi...
May 08, 2025

Victory in Europe Day commemorations underway in Toronto, Ottawa
OTTAWA - Veterans, members of the Armed Forces and political leaders are gathering at events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Veterans Affairs Canada sa...
May 08, 2025

Bodycam footage relinquished in fatal officer-involved shooting in northern Quebec
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ - The Nunavik Police Service in Quebec's Far North says officers involved in a fatal shooting on Tuesday night were wearing body cameras. Quebec's police oversight agency announced We...
May 08, 2025

Quebec reports high immigration, record low fertility in 2024
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting a near-record rate of immigration in 2024, with the province's population increasing to more than 9.1 million at the start of this year. A new report from Quebec's stati...
May 08, 2025

Online Wellbeing Course for New and Expecting Parents
The Government of Saskatchewan is supporting a new online therapy course to help new and expecting mothers and their partners who are experiencing mental health difficulties, such as depression or anx...
May 08, 2025

Mistrial for Michigan police officer charged in fatal shooting of Congolese immigrant
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after the jury couldn't reached a unanimous verdict in the second-degree murder trial of a Michigan police officer who shot Patrick Lyoy...
May 08, 2025

Itoje picked as British and Irish Lions captain for rugby tour of Australia
Maro Itoje will captain the British and Irish Lions squad for the upcoming rugby tour of Australia. The 30-year-old lock is the first Englishman to captain the Lions since Martin Johnson in 2001 and w...
May 08, 2025

Homes destroyed, people fleeing as wildfires rage in eastern Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S - More people are fleeing their homes this morning as wildfires rage in Newfoundland along the western shore of Conception Bay, about about 45 kilometres northeast of St. John's. Local resi...
May 08, 2025

Ukraine's parliament ratifies a minerals deal with the US
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's Parliament unanimously voted in favor of ratifying of a landmark minerals deal with the U.S. on Thursday afternoon, a lawmaker said. The ratification is a key step in se...
May 08, 2025