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KELOWNA, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — RCMP investigators have asked British Columbia prosecutors to consider criminal charges in a July 2021 construction crane collapse that killed five people in the Interior city of Kelowna.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has declared an early start to the 2024 wildfire season in the face of low snowpacks and forecasts of dry weather to come.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's NDP government touted its recent fuel-tax cut as an inflation-buster Tuesday, while the Opposition Progressive Conservatives accused the government of letting costs rise elsewhere.

OTTAWA — Canada's mental health and addictions minister believes fear and stigma are driving criticism of the government's decision to support prescribing pharmaceuticals to drug users to combat the country's overdose crisis.

Cavalry FC coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. cast his mind back to a 1985 Hollywood movie when asked about his CPL team's preparations for Wednesday's CONCACAF Champions Cup first-leg match against Major League Soccer's Orlando City SC.

TORONTO — It was always about keeping it simple for Kristen Campbell. The starting goaltender for the Professional Women's Hockey League's Toronto squad has turned a corner along with the team, over the past month.

FREDERICTON — Parent and teacher groups in New Brunswick welcomed the child and youth advocate's recent suggestion that the province ban cellphones from schools because of their effect on students' mental health and ability to concentrate.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays used different approaches when it came to the delicate matter of salary arbitration with their two homegrown franchise cornerstones.

OTTAWA — As the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine looms, war-displaced Ukrainians looking to make Canada their permanent home have few answers about what the government will do to allow them to stay.

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is in India to promote trade despite heightened tensions between Canada and the overseas country. Moe says he wants to maintain and expand markets that thousands of Saskatchewan jobs rely upon.