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A look at the three Alberta junior hockey players killed in highway crash
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
STAVLEY, ALTA. — Three members of the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team in Stavely, Alta., were killed Monday while headed to practice in the town south of Calgary. RCMP say the small vehicle they were in collided with a semi truck hauling gravel on a highway on the edge of town. Here’s a look ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Executive public servants received more than $146 million in performance pay
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Executives in the core federal public service received more than $146 million in performance pay last year. Data from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat shows 7,987 executives earned performance pay, which is awarded for achieving specific performance objectives. It says there were 8,140 executives at the time in the core public service ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals announce NDP MPP Doly Begum will be candidate for Blair’s Scarborough riding
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — The Liberals have named New Democratic provincial politician Doly Begum as their candidate for Scarborough Southwest following the resignation on Monday of longtime MP Bill Blair. Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced Blair will become Canada’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom this spring. Begum has represented Scarborough for the provincial New Democratic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith says Alberta will withhold funding for judges without more input on selection
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says her government will withhold funding for new judicial appointments in Alberta if the federal government doesn’t give the province a say on who is picked. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney more than a week ago, Smith says the appointment process for judges needs reform. She says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transport minister will ‘not interfere’ with plane certification despite Trump threat
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says he will not interfere with the work of regulators after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to decertify Canadian-built planes unless the government green-lights Gulfstream business jets. MacKinnon says Canadian regulators have a decades-long history of co-operation with their American counterparts, and that recent talks with manufacturers have clarified ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta seeks more input on picking judges, may withhold funding
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says her government will withhold funding for new judicial appointments in Alberta until the federal government gives the province a say on who is picked. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver doctor arrested for alleged sex assaults of teenage patients
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say a doctor has been charged for allegedly sexually assaulting two teenage girls who were his patients, and there may be more victims involved. Vancouver police say the charges come after a multi-year investigation beginning in March 2023, when they learned of a 17-year-old girl who had allegedly been assaulted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal mayor says she got two flat tires due to potholes on busy street
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is sharing her own experience about one of the city’s most infamous road problems after saying she blew two tires when she hit potholes on a busy Montreal street. Ferrada posted a video on social media Monday evening with a tow-truck driver, promising solutions for Montreal drivers. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McGuinty: Ottawa remains opposed to acquiring nuclear weapons
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada remains opposed to acquiring nuclear weapons, despite a suggestion from a former head of the military that Ottawa should not rule it out. McGuinty says Canada signed international treaties explicitly opposed to the proliferation of nuclear weapons. The minister, who spoke to reporters on his way into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Billionaire Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial delayed as defence deals with new info
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
TORONTO — The Toronto sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach has been delayed. Stronach’s trial was set to begin this morning but his lawyer Leora Shemesh asked for more time to prepare in light of what she called “voluminous” disclosure and new information received in the last few weeks. Shemesh told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Canadian Syria trial, Hockey player deaths, Super Bowl tinderbox
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Canadian who says he was tortured in Syria wants court to force Ottawa’s hand A Canadian man who says he has been tortured in Syria is asking the Federal Court to order Ottawa to decide whether to help ... Read More »
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