Category Archives: The Canadian Press
B.C. premier asks for prayers for MLA Joan Phillip, saying she is 'very ill'
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says New Democrat member of the legislature Joan Phillip is "very ill" and her colleagues are "all praying for her." Eby told reporters at the legislature...
Apr 22, 2026
B.C. premier asks for prayers for MLA Joan Phillip, saying she is 'very ill'
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says New Democrat member of the legislature Joan Phillip is "very ill" and her colleagues are "all praying for her." Eby told reporters at the legislature...
Apr 22, 2026
B.C. children's representative says drug crisis having staggering impact on kids
The toxic drug crisis that has killed thousands of people in British Columbia has had a "staggeringly high" impact on the youngest in the province, not only killing hundreds but leaving many more as o...
Apr 22, 2026
Coastal B.C. First Nation leaders go to Calgary to dissuade pipeline investors
CALGARY - A delegation of First Nations leaders from British Columbia have come to Calgary to relay a message to pipeline executives face-to-face - steer clear of investing in a new bitumen pipeline t...
Apr 22, 2026
Pentagon says Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving, in latest departure of a top defense leader
WASHINGTON (AP) - Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, the Pentagon abruptly announced Wednesday, the first head of a military service to depart during President Donald Trump's second term b...
Apr 22, 2026
B.C. legislator says residents didn't get phone alerts about landslide evacuation
FORT ST. JOHN - A legislator for an area of northeastern British Columbia hit by a landslide and evacuation order says many residents who live close to the site never received emergency notifications ...
Apr 22, 2026
Pentagon says Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving, in latest departure of a top defense leader
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the Navy's top civilian official, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, is leaving his job. In a statement posted to social media, Pentagon spokesm...
Apr 22, 2026
Potentially dangerous laser, drone infractions reported at Kelowna, B.C., airport
KELOWNA - Police have issued a warning to drone and laser users in the Kelowna, B.C., area, saying the city's airport saw a significant number of events with "potentially catastrophic consequences" fo...
Apr 22, 2026
B.C. children's representative says drug crisis having staggering impact on kids
The toxic drug crisis that has killed thousands of people in British Columbia has had a "staggeringly high" impact on the youngest in the province, not only killing hundreds but leaving many more as o...
Apr 22, 2026
Supreme Court rejects Quebec's attempt to block changes to election map boundaries
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected an appeal by the Quebec government that sought to block a redrawing of the provincial electoral map. The 7-2 decision delivered from the bench means...
Apr 22, 2026