Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Ottawa announces 'incremental increase' in direct flights to China
OTTAWA - Ottawa has announced an increase in the number of direct flights permitted to bring passengers and cargo to and from China. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says there will be "an incremen...
Apr 20, 2026
Decades-old temperature records fall in B.C. as four communities reach record highs
CACHE CREEK - Four British Columbia communities set or matched their daily high temperature records on Sunday as warm weather swept across parts of the province. Among those that broke the daily recor...
Apr 20, 2026
Starmer admits mistake in appointing Mandelson as UK ambassador
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledged Monday that he made the wrong judgment when he appointed Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington, but said he would not have don...
Apr 20, 2026
Defending champion John Korir breaks Boston Marathon record and Sharon Lokedi also repeats
BOSTON (AP) - John Korir outran the strongest field in Boston Marathon history and still had enough energy left to bounce around Boylston Street after learning he had blistered the course record, too....
Apr 20, 2026
Military hits 30-year recruitment high but still falls short on key trades
OTTAWA - The Canadian military just had a banner year for recruitment - but not enough for the defence minister to declare an end to what his predecessor called a personnel "death spiral." Military re...
Apr 20, 2026
Bus accident in Indian-controlled Kashmir kills 21 people
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - A passenger bus slid off a Himalayan highway and rolled down a steep, rocky slope onto a road below in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 21 people and injuri...
Apr 20, 2026
Here's a list of March inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely becaus...
Apr 20, 2026
Here's a list of March inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.6 per cent...
Apr 20, 2026
6 crew still missing after overturned ship that disappeared after typhoon is found near Saipan
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) - An overturned ship found near the U.S. territory of Saipan after a typhoon hit is the vessel that went missing with six people on board, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Monday. The...
Apr 20, 2026
Ottawa unveils $25M to boost advanced manufacturing at trade fair in Germany
OTTAWA - The federal government is unveiling $25 million to support 14 projects meant to boost advanced manufacturing in Canada. The new spending adds to $38 million allocated by industry, for project...
Apr 20, 2026