Category Archives: The Canadian Press
B.C. Premier Eby says Canada won't work if Ottawa favours separatist premiers
VICTORIA - Canada cannot work if "separatist premiers" get all of the attention of the federal government, B.C. Premier David said Tuesday. Eby said that is the message he'll relay to Prime Minister M...
May 19, 2026
Canadians say they saw beatings, felt helpless as Israel intercepted Gaza flotilla
As an unmarked speedboat approached the ship that had been her home for two weeks, Luiza Ravalli heard a voice over a loudspeaker issue an ominous command: "Turn back or you'll be boarded." Ravalli, a...
May 19, 2026
Man charged in three B.C. extortion attacks in Surrey, Abbotsford
SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A man arrested in December in Abbotsford, B.C., has been charged with extortion using a firearm after being linked to two other cases in the Metro Vancouver city of ...
May 19, 2026
Ottawa proposes $164M in whale protection funding for waters off B.C. coast
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Ottawa says it has proposed spending about $164 million to protect whales and their habitat off British Columbia, including working with BC Ferries to reduce under...
May 19, 2026
Ottawa proposes $164M in whale protection funding for waters off B.C. coast
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Ottawa says it has proposed spending about $164 million to protect whales and their habitat off British Columbia, including working with BC Ferries to reduce under...
May 19, 2026
Poilievre names new chief of staff after Ian Todd announces retirement
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is getting a new top aide after Ian Todd announced plans to retire this summer. Steve Outhouse will take on the role of chief of staff in addition to his ...
May 19, 2026
Man charged after vehicle rampage in Vancouver injures scooter rider
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A man has been charged in a vehicle ramming in Vancouver that left the rider of a mobility scooter critically injured and destroyed a police cruiser. Vancouver po...
May 19, 2026
San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Two teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque were radicalized online where they first met and shared white supremacist views, according to author...
May 19, 2026
US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government will permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document made public Tuesday, in an extraordinary use of executive powe...
May 19, 2026
Armenian ambassador praises Canada as group accuses Carney of dialing down peace push
OTTAWA - Armenia's ambassador in Ottawa is praising Canada's ongoing support for democratic reforms in the Caucasus nation - even as a group representing Armenian-Canadians says the federal government...
May 19, 2026