Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Ottawa pushing to get Canadian companies selling goods on Chinese platforms
OTTAWA - The federal government is pushing to get Canadian companies on major Chinese e-commerce platforms as the two countries deepen their ties. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu told The ...
May 14, 2026
Carney to release details of plan to double Canada's electricity grid
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce his long-awaited clean electricity strategy Thursday, after promising to show a pathway to doubling the capacity of Canada's power grid by 2...
May 13, 2026
Denise Powell wins Democratic primary in Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ 2nd District
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Denise Powell won the Democratic primary in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District on Wednesday in a contest focused on the state's "blue dot" status in presidential elections. The O...
May 13, 2026
B.C. Court of Appeal dismisses bid by City of Nanaimo to overturn human rights award
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal says the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal was reasonable when it found the City of Nanaimo fired a Black employee and discriminated against him on the basis ...
May 13, 2026
Construction to start for access road to Old Fort, B.C., after slide
FORT ST. JOHN - British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation says construction of a two-lane access road will begin on Friday after a landslide in the province's northeast tore away part of the route...
May 13, 2026
Vancouver mayor uses '11 AI agents' to do lots of work, says it's strictly personal
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is clarifying his remarks that he uses "11 AI agents" to do a lot of his work, saying it's in a strictly personal capacity. Sim had praised the efficiency of AI too...
May 13, 2026
Remains of 2nd US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) - The remains of the second U.S. Army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered, the Army said Wednesday, ending a multinational search...
May 13, 2026
Settlement reached in legal fight over pricey B.C. wastewater treatment facility
NORTH VANCOUVER - Lawsuits between Metro Vancouver and the original contractor of a wastewater treatment facility on the North Shore where costs ballooned to billions of dollars have been dropped as t...
May 13, 2026
B.C. drug deaths up in March from the month before, but down from previous years
VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroners' service says 135 people died in March due to suspected unregulated drug poisoning, up from 115 people the month before. The figures have been ticking down over ...
May 13, 2026
Energy minister Dix says four new wind farms will power B.C.'s energy sovereignty
VICTORIA - The minister responsible for energy and climate change solutions in British Columbia says four new wind farms will strengthen the province's energy sovereignty at a time of rising costs and...
May 13, 2026