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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
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
Fort Nelson, B.C., shooting charges stayed against two men including gang leader
FORT NELSON, B.C. - A spokeswoman for the BC Prosecution Service says charges have been stayed against two men in connection with a shooting last month in Fort Nelson, B.C., including one identified b...
Feb 27, 2025
Grindrod Water System's service life to be extended with new upgrades
The system providing drinking water to people in Grindrod will be getting some upgrades.The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) said the Grindrod Water Utility is a single building that houses ...
Feb 27, 2025
Quebec man sentenced for 3D-printed guns, online hate speech against Jews
MONTREAL - A Quebec man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges including hate speech against Jews and the 3D printing of firearms. Pascal Tribout, 38, was sentence...
Feb 27, 2025
Ukrainians express fear and worry as Urkraine-Russia war enters fourth year
KYIV - The memorials fade but the memories remain and the emotions burn hot as Ukraine enters its fourth year of war. In Kyiv's St. Michael's Square, the Memory Wall of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine...
Feb 27, 2025
Groups call on Ottawa to activate foreign influence registry as election approaches
OTTAWA - Members of diaspora communities are urging Ottawa to get its planned foreign influence transparency registry up and running before the coming general election. Countries engaging in foreign i...
Feb 27, 2025
British PM Starmer extends state visit invitation to Trump from King Charles, and Trump accepts
WASHINGTON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday extended a state visit invitation to President Donald Trump on behalf of King Charles. Trump accepted the invitation, which came at th...
Feb 27, 2025
