Category Archives: The Canadian Press
New Zealand's Auckland kicks off 2026 celebrations with fireworks
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Auckland rang in 2026 with a downtown fireworks display launched from New Zealand's tallest structure, Sky Tower, making it the first major city to greet the new year at...
Dec 31, 2025
In the news: Sask. shooting suspects still at large, major watermain break in Calgary
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... RCMP still looking for suspects in Sask. shooting The search continues this morning for a pair of suspects wa...
Dec 31, 2025
Increasing AI use in Canadian courtrooms carries risk of errors, penalties: lawyers
TORONTO - In the past, if a client who usually preferred to communicate via short emails suddenly sent a lengthy message akin to a legal memo, Ron Shulman would suspect they'd received help from a fam...
Dec 31, 2025
Northern lights inspire recovery in Telegraph Cove, B.C., year after devastating fire
Mary Borrowman says she'll never forget the moment she and her husband, Jim, watched the northern lights shimmer across the sky on the morning of Jan. 1, 2025, from their home in Telegraph Cove, B.C. ...
Dec 31, 2025
Northern lights inspire recovery in Telegraph Cove, B.C., year after devastating fire
Mary Borrowman says she'll never forget the moment she and her husband, Jim, watched the northern lights shimmer across the sky on the morning of Jan. 1, 2025, from their home in Telegraph Cove, B.C. ...
Dec 31, 2025
'We lost a young man': RCMP still search for suspects in Sask First Nation shooting
BIG ISLAND LAKE CREE NATION - Security has been doubled on a Saskatchewan First Nation as the search continues for a pair of suspects wanted in connection with a deadly shooting. The RCMP says the sho...
Dec 31, 2025
Thailand releases 18 Cambodian prisoners of war as part of ceasefire agreement
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war held for five months, fulfilling the terms of a ceasefire agreement the two countries signed to end bitter figh...
Dec 30, 2025
B.C. paramedics union says negotiations broke down, warns of a possible strike
VANCOUVER - The union representing thousands of paramedics, dispatchers, and call takers in British Columbia is warning about potential job action after it says contract negotiations broke down before...
Dec 30, 2025
Democrat Renee Hardman wins Iowa state Senate special election
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Democrat Renee Hardman was elected to the Iowa state Senate on Tuesday in a holiday-week special election, denying Republicans' bid to reclaim two-thirds control of the chamber...
Dec 30, 2025
Former US Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado, dies at 92
DENVER (AP) - Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the former senator and U.S. representative of Colorado known for his passionate advocacy of Native American issues, died Tuesday. He was 92. Campbell died of nat...
Dec 30, 2025