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Kelowna MP Fuhr gets big defence job in new Carney government
There has been swift reward for Stephen Fuhr, the recently elected Liberal MP for Kelowna.The former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot was named Secretary of State for Defence Procurement in the ...
May 13, 2025
Here are the newcomers, familiar faces in Prime Minister Mark Carney's inner circle
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his new cabinet. Here is the list of all 28 Liberal cabinet members, as well as 10 secretaries of state. Returning members of cabinet: Anita Anand, mi...
May 13, 2025
Canadian quarterback Ford finally getting a chance to start out of the gate for Elks
EDMONTON - For much of three seasons Tre Ford stood on the Edmonton Elks sidelines listening to fans chant: "We want Tre, we want Tre." No more chanting. The fourth-year quarterback out of the Univers...
May 13, 2025
Minister says she rejected daycare at B.C. legislature because area is well served
VICTORIA - Plans by the British Columbia legislative assembly to open a childcare facility remain up in the air after the provincial government rejected a funding request. The legislature had applied ...
May 13, 2025
Kelowna Council clears way for summer hotel use at Okanagan College campus
Kelowna City Council has approved a zoning bylaw amendment that will allow Okanagan College to operate student housing as hotel-style accommodations during the summer months.The amendment, passed Mond...
May 13, 2025
Crosby flashes superstar skill, Horvat scores twice as Canada beats France 5-0
STOCKHOLM - Sidney Crosby showed off some superstar skill and scored his first goal of the world hockey championship as Canada beat France 5-0 Tuesday. Crosby put Canada up 3-0 on a power play late in...
May 13, 2025
Erskine-Smith says he feels 'disrespected' after being dropped from cabinet
OTTAWA - Former housing minister Nate Erskine-Smith says it's "impossible not to feel disrespected" after being dropped from cabinet. In a series of social media posts Tuesday, the member of Parliamen...
May 13, 2025
Mark Carney's cabinet has taken shape. Here are some of the highlights
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his 28-member cabinet and it's a mix of familiar and new faces from across Canada. Carney's cabinet is smaller than that of his predecessor - former pr...
May 13, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Court dismisses application to stop B.C. ostrich cull over avian flu
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has tossed out a challenge that would have stopped the killing of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. More coming. ...
May 13, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Court dismisses application to stop B.C. ostrich cull over avian flu
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has tossed out a challenge that would have stopped the killing of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. More coming. ...
May 13, 2025
