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School changing ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds’ to comply with NY ban on Native American team names
BOHEMIA, N.Y. (AP) - A school district in New York City's suburbs agreed this week to change its "Thunderbirds" nickname to simply the "T-Birds" in order to comply with the state's mandate to retire a...
Sep 04, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Prime Minister Mark Carney to speak at opening night of Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney is at the opening of the Toronto International Film Festival, set to speak ahead of a screening of "John Candy: I Like Me," a documentary about the Canadian comedy...
Sep 04, 2025

Mass attack on Manitoba First Nation leaves two dead on anniversary of James Smith Cree Nation stabbings
An 18-year-old girl lost her life in an early morning attack on the Hollow Water First Nation in Manitoba. RCMP said she was killed by her own brother, who also died. The suspect, 26-year old Tyron Si...
Sep 04, 2025

Appeals court panel stops order to wind down operations at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Everglades
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A federal appeals court panel on Thursday put on hold a lower court judge's order to wind down operations of the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed "All...
Sep 04, 2025

Canadian Armed Forces member deployed in Latvia is missing, says DND
OTTAWA - A Canadian Armed Forces member deployed in Latvia has been reported missing since Tuesday, and the Department of National Defence says an investigation and search efforts are ongoing. More co...
Sep 04, 2025

Bondi says human trafficking across the border with Canada is getting worse
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says human smuggling across the border with Canada is getting worse - a week after Canadian justice officials discussed shared priorities with her during a meeting in W...
Sep 04, 2025

Kiefer Sutherland hopes Canada and U.S. can go back to being friends
MONTREAL - Actor Kiefer Sutherland says the ongoing trade war between Canada and the U.S. is unfortunate, but he hopes the situation can go back to normal soon. He says Canada has long been a very loy...
Sep 04, 2025

Accused in jailhouse killing of serial killer Robert Pickton to plead guilty: Crown
MONTREAL - The man accused of killing convicted serial killer Robert Pickton in a jailhouse attack intends to plead guilty, the Crown says. Martin Charest is charged with first-degree murder in Pickto...
Sep 04, 2025
Over a dozen imitation handguns, ammo seized following Richmound raid
While no charges have yet been laid, Saskatchewan RCMP said they have found over a dozen imitation guns and some ammunition from the school that was inhabited by 'Queen Romana' Didulo and her follower...
Sep 04, 2025
Carney sending MP Blois to China to help Saskatchewan push back on canola tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says he is sending his parliamentary secretary to China to join Saskatchewan's efforts to get Beijing to scrap its canola tariffs and address other "trade irritants...
Sep 04, 2025