Category Archives: The Canadian Press
One person in Ontario who recently travelled to East Africa tested for Ebola virus: ministry
TORONTO - One person in Ontario was being tested for Ebola, the province's health ministry said on Wednesday, as a deadly outbreak of a rare type of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and U...
May 20, 2026
Generic semaglutide to hit Canadian pharmacies this week at a fraction of the cost of Ozempic
TORONTO - Two generic versions of Ozempic are set to start arriving in Canadian pharmacies this week, which means patients who use the drug to treat diabetes or for weight loss may have more options f...
May 20, 2026
Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies. He was 86
WASHINGTON (AP) - Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to the financial system in a g...
May 20, 2026
CN Rail pledges $100 million to fight homelessness across its North American network
MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway says homelessness is a growing problem along its North American rail network and has pledged $100 million over ten years to fund community groups and shelters that...
May 20, 2026
PBO says Canadian governments set to spend $1 billion to host World Cup
OTTAWA - Canada will spend just over $1 billion to host the World Cup this summer, the federal budget watchdog said Wednesday. That sum includes money from all levels of government. The federal govern...
May 20, 2026
Top military commander Gen. Carignan nominated for senior advisory role in NATO
OTTAWA - The federal government is nominating Gen. Jennie Carignan, the head of Canada's military, as a candidate for a top role in NATO. Defence Minister David McGuinty announced Wednesday her candid...
May 20, 2026
Government looking to give boost to high-wage workers in express entry system
OTTAWA - Ottawa is looking at overhauling the express entry system to make it easier for people with high-paying job offers to apply for permanent residency. A public consultation survey and discussio...
May 20, 2026
Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the ...
May 20, 2026
WHO says risk of global spread of Ebola outbreak is low, but high at national, regional levels
GENEVA (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday the risk of global spread of the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda is high at national, regional levels but low at the global...
May 20, 2026
Residents of Lithuania's capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO's eastern jitters
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Residents of Vilnius were told to take shelter and Lithuania's president and prime minister were taken to safe locations Wednesday because of an alarm over drone activity nea...
May 20, 2026