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Saskatchewan, New Brunswick naming changes means 'life or death' for trans kids: Ien
Canada's minister for women, gender equality and youth says policies in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick that require parental consent before students under 16 can have schools use their preferred prono...
Aug 31, 2023

Record number of suspected overdose deaths in Montreal in the last year
MONTREAL - The director of a Montreal supervised drug-consumption site says the city saw a record number of drug-related deaths in the last year. CACTUS Montral executive director Jean-Franois Mary ma...
Aug 31, 2023

2023 CFL Season Gets Really Interesting.
"The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pattison Media and this site."Well, once again the gates of Stony Mountain Peni...
Aug 31, 2023

Fire activity expected to kick up in N.W.T., Mounties warn against re-entering
YELLOWKNIFE - Fire activity along a key Northwest Territories highway is expected to kick up in the coming days, while Mounties say they'll stop a potentially large group from trying to re-enter when ...
Aug 31, 2023

Trump pleads not guilty and waives arraignment in Georgia election case
ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georg...
Aug 31, 2023

Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is acknowledging that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. It's the first time in yea...
Aug 31, 2023

Toronto Argonauts agree to three-year extension with starting quarterback Kelly
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts and starting quarterback Chad Kelly have agreed to a three-year contract extension. Kelly, 29, of Buffalo, N.Y., is in his second year with the CFL club but first as it...
Aug 31, 2023

Niger's military regime orders police to expel French ambassador and revokes his diplomatic immunity
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Niger's military junta has revoked the diplomatic immunity of France's ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the country, according to a statement from the military regi...
Aug 31, 2023

In the news today: Canadians in 'hellish situation', BC fires spark political flames
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canada leaving four men in 'hellish situation' Sally Lane says she is "overjoye...
Aug 31, 2023

Woman accusing ex-NDP MP Roméo Saganash of sexual assault in Winnipeg goes public
OTTAWA - The woman accusing former New Democrat MP Romo Saganash of sexual assault is going public, saying she wants to support others. Carmen Roy, who works for the National Centre for Truth and Reco...
Aug 31, 2023