Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Interoceanic Train derails in southern Mexico, killing at least 13 and injuring dozens
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) - Officials said a train accident in southern Mexico killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, halting traffic along a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf...
Dec 28, 2025
China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after US, Japan tensions
HONG KONG (AP) - China's military on Monday dispatched air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a "stern warning" against separat...
Dec 28, 2025
Trump says Ukraine and Russia are 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump on Sunday insisted Ukraine and Russia are "closer than ever before" to a peace deal as he hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Florida r...
Dec 28, 2025
One person is dead and another is injured in midair helicopter crash in New Jersey, officials say
HAMMONTON, N.J. (AP) - One person was killed and another was left critically injured after two helicopters crashed in southern New Jersey on Sunday, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration...
Dec 28, 2025
French actor Brigitte Bardot remembered in Canada for fighting seal hunt
Brigitte Bardot, a French actor and animal rights activist who died Sunday at the age of 91, is being remembered in Canada as a vocal opponent of the country's seal hunt. Bardot, known as one of the g...
Dec 28, 2025
Knife attack near Suriname’s capital Paramaribo kills at least 9 people, including kids, police say
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) - A knife attack outside Suriname 's capital of Paramaribo killed at least nine people, including five children, police said Sunday. Officials said the victims included four ...
Dec 28, 2025
Advocates push for advance MAID requests two years after Parliament recommendation
OTTAWA - Sandra Demontigny knew something wasn't right when she couldn't remember buying herself a new pair of boots. They were a splurge - a little out of character for the mother of three - and she ...
Dec 28, 2025
About 20 weather warnings in effect across Canada as rain, snow, cold hammer country
EDMONTON - About 20 weather warnings from Environment Canada are set to remain in effect for swaths of the country over the weekend, as the weather agency forecasts more snowfall, blizzards, freezing ...
Dec 27, 2025
About 20 weather warnings in effect across Canada as rain, snow, cold hammer country
EDMONTON - About 20 weather warnings from Environment Canada are set to remain in effect for swaths of the country over the weekend, as the weather agency forecasts more snowfall, blizzards, freezing ...
Dec 27, 2025
Seven people treated for smoke inhalation after fire at Nanaimo, B.C., motel
NANAIMO - Seven people were treated for smoke inhalation in hospital after a fire broke out in a motel in Nanaimo, B.C. Mounties in Nanaimo say officers and fire crews responded to the Value Lodge mot...
Dec 27, 2025 Image: Danelle Webb