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Olympic cross-country skier Beckie Scott helping Indigenous kids through sports
Olympic champion Beckie Scott never imagined herself running a non-profit after retiring from competitive cross-country skiing. As Canada's most-decorated cross-country skier, she simply knew firsthan...
Dec 18, 2020
High court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature
WASHINGTON, Wash. - The Supreme Court has dismissed as premature a challenge to President Donald Trump's plan to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot ...
Dec 18, 2020
Extra ICU beds for Victoria Hospital with more to come
As the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) deals with the staffing challenges of upping Intensive Care Unit capacity across the province, Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital has increased its ICU capaci...
Dec 18, 2020
Building off historic 2019, Canadian tennis pros enjoy strong season despite hurdles
An unprecedented tennis season saw Canada hold strong in a chaotic campaign that forced athletes to become part-time players with a calendar completely jumbled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the ma...
Dec 18, 2020
Freed Nigerian schoolboys welcomed after week of captivity
KATSINA, Nigeria - More than 300 Nigerian schoolboys, freed after being kidnapped last week in an attack on their school, have arrived in the capital of Katsina state to celebrations of their release....
Dec 18, 2020
Closing arguments in van trial and support for two Michaels: In The News for Dec. 18
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 18, 2020
Champagne says he takes 'no lessons' from China on courting support for two Michaels
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is shooting back at China's criticism of Canada's efforts to build an international alliance to free Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor fro...
Dec 18, 2020
Prosecution to give closing arguments in Toronto's van attack trial
TORONTO - The prosecution will deliver its closing arguments today at the trial for the man who killed 10 people in Toronto's van attack. Alek Minassian has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of first-de...
Dec 18, 2020
Federal health minister asked to review Alberta's use of strychnine as wolf control
EDMONTON - Animal advocates have asked the federal health minister to review a decision that allows Alberta to keep using strychnine to poison wolves in an ongoing effort to preserve caribou herds. Wo...
Dec 18, 2020
Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the U.S. over its atomic program, satellite photos obtained Friday b...
Dec 18, 2020
