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Listen: P.A. Police Chief talks about responding to encampments and a new partnership with Marshals
Prince Albert Police Chief Patrick Nogier talks about National Police Appreciation Week and mental health of officers, answers a question from the public about how they respond to encampments and aban...
May 22, 2025

Iran's top diplomat says 'special measures' may be taken to defend nuclear sites from Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's top diplomat warned Thursday that his country would take "special measures in defense of our nuclear facilities" if Israel continues to threaten Tehran's atom...
May 22, 2025

Five things to know for the 2025 Memorial Cup in Rimouski
Medicine Hat Tigers phenom Gavin McKenna headlines a stacked field at this year's Memorial Cup. The top competition in Canadian junior hockey runs Friday through June 1 in Rimouski, Que. The Rimouski ...
May 22, 2025

Romanian court rejects defeated hard-right candidate's challenge to election result
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A top Romanian court on Thursday rejected as unfounded a request to annul the presidential election by the hard-right candidate who decisively lost the race to his pro-Europe...
May 22, 2025

In the news today: Do Canadians trust their government? G7 finance summit wraps up
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Half of Canadians trust their governments: poll Most Canadians feel attached to their country, province and mu...
May 22, 2025

Western premiers to finish talks on trade, Arctic security in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - Premiers from Western Canada are scheduled to wrap up a two-day conference in Yellowknife. The annual meeting of leaders from British Columbia, the Prairie provinces and the northern ter...
May 22, 2025

New report casts doubt on revival of Quebec LNG project
MONTREAL - A shareholder advocacy group says reviving a liquefied natural gas export project in Quebec's Saguenay region would be costly and likely unprofitable. Investors for Paris Compliance says de...
May 22, 2025

G7 finance ministers to wrap up summit in Banff
BANFF - Finance ministers from the G7 are wrapping up their summit in Banff, Alta., with discussions including the global trade system roiled by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Other topics on ...
May 22, 2025

B.C. seen as 'final frontier' for federal NDP as leadership question looms
VICTORIA - Kelowna resident and former federal NDP candidate Cade Desjarlais sees the party in "disarray." Desjarlais, who ran for the NDP in Kelowna-Lake Country in 2021 but voted for the successful ...
May 22, 2025

Most Canadians feel attached to their home, though only half trust governments: poll
OTTAWA - Most Canadians feel attached to their country, province and municipality but only about half of them trust their governments, a new poll suggests. The Leger survey, which polled 1,537 Canadia...
May 22, 2025

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