Category Archives: National News – CP

WINNIPEG - People high on methamphetamines and other drugs will soon face the possibility of being detained for up to three days, under a bill passed by the Manitoba legislature Wednesday after a lot ...

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve a Chicago-area immigration facility after a group of detainees sued, alleging they were being kept in "inhumane" conditions. ...

OTTAWA - Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont surprised many on Tuesday when he left the Conservative caucus to join the Liberals, bringing the government caucus to within two votes of a majority. While s...

WINNIPEG - Some Indigenous leaders in Manitoba say there is still time for the federal government to amend Tuesday's budget in order to get First Nations input and get money where it's needed. Assembl...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government has no plans to change provincial recall legislation - at least for the moment. The legislation has been brought to the forefront lately, ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, who represents one of the most competitive U.S. House districts in the country, said Wednesday he will not seek reelection. Golden was first ...

OTTAWA - Global Affairs says a Canadian is one of the seven killed in an avalanche in Nepal earlier this week. A spokesperson says Canadian officials are in contact with local authorities to gather mo...

HALIFAX - When former Conservative party president Rob Batherson heard rumblings that Chris d'Entremont might be leaving the opposition caucus, he reached out to talk. "I've known Chris for over 25 ye...

The chief executive of Saskatchewan-based Cameco Corp. wants to make clear that the U.S. government is not getting involved in its main uranium mining business under a massive nuclear reactor deal ann...

HALIFAX - An NDP member of the Nova Scotia legislature says some patients at a hospital waited more than 70 hours in the emergency room before they were admitted. In a letter to the health minister, P...