Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port city over weapons shipment from UAE for separatists
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla on Tuesday after a weapons shipment from the United Arab Emirates arrived for separatist forces in the war-torn coun...
Dec 29, 2025
Khaleda Zia, former Bangladeshi prime minister and archrival of a previous premier, dies at 80
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with another former premier defined the country's politics for a generation, has died, her Bangladesh National...
Dec 29, 2025
Man charged after allegedly slashing another man's face at Vancouver's club
VANCOUVER - Police say a man from Delta, B.C., has been charged after allegedly slashing another man's face with a knife at a nightclub in Vancouver. Vancouver police say the 31-year-old suspect was a...
Dec 29, 2025
9.0 quake in B.C. could kill thousands and cost $128 billion, report foresees
VICTORIA - Minutes after a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island one summer's day, thousands of British Columbians are dead or injured in the wreckage - then comes the tsunami,...
Dec 29, 2025
9.0 quake in B.C. could kill thousands and cost $128 billion, report foresees
VICTORIA - Minutes after a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island one summer's day, thousands of British Columbians are dead or injured in the wreckage - then comes the tsunami,...
Dec 29, 2025
Anand affirms Canada's view that Ukraine must control decisions about its sovereignty
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she told her Ukrainian counterpart Monday that decisions about Ukraine's sovereignty must be made by Kyiv itself. Anand's conversation with Andrii Sy...
Dec 29, 2025
B.C. wildfire season scorched more than 8,800 square kilometres
VICTORIA - British Columbia's 2025 wildfire season was about a third as destructive as the record-setting season two years earlier. The Ministry of Forests says in a statement that 8,864 square kilome...
Dec 29, 2025
B.C. wildfire season scorched more than 8,800 square kilometres
VICTORIA - British Columbia's 2025 wildfire season was about a third as destructive as the record-setting season two years earlier. The Ministry of Forests says in a statement that 8,864 square kilome...
Dec 29, 2025
Whitecaps FC to settle class-action lawsuit with fans over Messi no-show in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - When soccer superstar Lionel Messi was a no-show for Inter Miami's match with the Whitecaps in Vancouver in May 2024, they let their feelings be known with chants of "Where is Messi?" But ...
Dec 29, 2025
Organizers of West Bank delegation blocked by Israel call for steeper sanctions
OTTAWA - Members of a Canadian delegation that was denied entry to the West Bank earlier this month are calling on Ottawa to tighten sanctions targeting new Israeli settlements in occupied territory. ...
Dec 29, 2025