Category Archives: The Canadian Press
'It's getting scary': Rising gas prices bring frustration to Houston residents
HOUSTON - Elyse Vandermolen is like many residents of Houston - a Texan frustrated by watching the price per gallon tick higher at the gas pump while the oil-producing state she calls home is set for ...
Apr 15, 2026
Oilpatch holding off on investment changes despite crude price surge
CALGARY - Canadian oil and gas producers are benefiting from the surge in commodity prices driven by the Middle East war, but they say it's not changing their investment plans in the near-term. The ch...
Apr 15, 2026
B.C. home sales face major headwinds in March as transactions, prices both slide
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's home sales trended down across the board in March in price, transactions and dollar volume in what realtors are calling a "very challenging economic environment." The B....
Apr 15, 2026
Cree baby takes first steps on Parliament Hill in historic ceremony
OTTAWA - Six-month-old Annora Crowe held her parents' hands as she emerged from a teepee under the shadow of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on Wednesday and took her first steps. Annora and her parents wal...
Apr 15, 2026
Canada pledges $120M in aid for Sudan as brutal civil war enters fourth year
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa is increasing its aid for Sudanese people experiencing a "horrific" civil war, as advocates call on Canada to take a more active role in stopp...
Apr 15, 2026
Student kills 9 in Turkey's second school shooting in 2 days
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A student opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in Turkey on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13 others, the interior minister said, in the country's second...
Apr 15, 2026
In the news today: Quebec premier swearing in, Ontario jails, B.C. bear attack
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Christine Frchette to be sworn into office today as Quebec's second female premier Christine Frchette is set ...
Apr 15, 2026
Christine Fréchette has been sworn into office as Quebec's second female premier
QUBEC - Christine Frchette has officially been sworn in as Quebec's premier, the second woman to hold the job in the province's history. In a speech at the legislature Wednesday, Frchette promised to ...
Apr 15, 2026
B.C. woman sentenced to 5 1/2 years for smuggling 108 kilograms of meth from U.S.
NEW WESTMINSTER - A British Columbia woman who worked in Punjabi-language broadcasting has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison after attempting to smuggle more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamin...
Apr 15, 2026
B.C. woman sentenced to 5 1/2 years for smuggling 108 kilograms of meth from U.S.
NEW WESTMINSTER - A British Columbia woman who worked in Punjabi-language broadcasting has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison after attempting to smuggle more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamin...
Apr 15, 2026