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Teck copper mine extension project to move forward with up to $2.4B price tag
Teck Resources Ltd. says its board has given the green light to extending the life of Canada's biggest copper mine by almost two decades with an investment of up to $2.4 billion. With the Highland Val...
Jul 24, 2025
UN court opinion on climate change could boost scrutiny of major projects: expert
OTTAWA - A warning from the United Nations' top court that failing to address climate change could violate international law could lead to greater public scrutiny of major projects in Canada, one expe...
Jul 24, 2025
Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. In Clearwater, Flor...
Jul 24, 2025
Supreme Court allows lawsuit in labour-inducing drug case at New Brunswick hospital
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is allowing a class-action lawsuit against New Brunswick's largest health authority and an obstetrics nurse to proceed. The proposed class action lawsuit was launc...
Jul 24, 2025
Tessier to lead Canada at women’s Rugby World Cup in England
LANGFORD - Alexandra Tessier will captain Canada's second-ranked squad when the 2025 Rugby World Cup kicks off in England. Rugby Canada announced Thursday its 32-player roster for the elite women's ru...
Jul 24, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Three dead in Maple Ridge, B.C., one involving self-inflicted injury
MAPLE RIDGE - British Columbia's police watchdog says three people are dead after an overnight incident in Maple Ridge. Spokeswoman Rebecca Whalen with the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. sa...
Jul 24, 2025
Pogačar withstands Vingegaard's attacks to keep yellow jersey after Tour's monster mountain stage
COURCHEVEL, France (AP) - Ben O'Connor won Thursday's monster Alpine stage to the ski resort of Courchevel as three-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogaar responded to attacks from archrival Jonas ...
Jul 24, 2025
Ottawa to appoint Virginia Mearns of Iqaluit as Arctic ambassador
OTTAWA - The government of Prime Minister Mark Carney is naming its Arctic ambassador today as it seeks deeper ties with circumpolar nations at a time of rising security concerns. The office of Foreig...
Jul 24, 2025
Supreme Court won't hear thumbs-up emoji case involving Saskatchewan farmer
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has given a thumbs-down to hearing a legal case involving an emoji. The country's highest court dismissed an application by farmer Chris Achter to appeal a decisio...
Jul 24, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses constitutional challenge of sex-work law
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a constitutional challenge of the criminal law on sex work, upholding the convictions of two men who argued its provisions are overly broad. Mikhail K...
Jul 24, 2025
