Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made his most important U.S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses...
Dec 18, 2025
In the news: Tories ponder the year ahead, Jewish organizations sounding the alarm
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Rattled Conservatives look ahead to 2026 One year ago, Pierre Poilievre appeared to be on the cusp of achievi...
Dec 18, 2025
Jewish organization calls for 'action' to protect community after Sydney shooting
OTTAWA - A Jewish organization is calling on all levels of government to protect communities in Canada following a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Centre for Israel and Jewish Af...
Dec 18, 2025
This is what Canada's pain medication shortages have been like for chronic pain patients
TORONTO - Amanda Godda has been bedridden since August. That's when her prescription of acetaminophen with oxycodone was hit by a nationwide supply shortage. Since then, the 42-year-old has gone from ...
Dec 18, 2025
Feds defend $1.1-million Deloitte contract for AI advice after firm admitted mistakes
ST. JOHN'S - The federal government is defending its decision to award a contract worth up to $1.1 million for advice on deploying artificial intelligence to a Canadian branch of Deloitte, a global co...
Dec 18, 2025
Conservatives look to turn the page after 'terrible disappointment' of 2025
OTTAWA - One year ago, Pierre Poilievre appeared to be on the cusp of achieving two things he'd wanted for a long time: the end of Justin Trudeau's political career, and a majority Conservative govern...
Dec 18, 2025
Winter storm hits Prairies, closing schools and universities in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - Vehicles were stranded in snow, schools and highways were closed, and some government services were delayed as an Alberta clipper continued to move eastward across the Prairies Thursday. Th...
Dec 18, 2025
US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, drawing an...
Dec 17, 2025
Trump gives a partisan prime-time address insisting the economy is stronger than many voters feel
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump delivered a politically charged speech Wednesday carried live in prime time on network television, seeking to pin the blame for economic challenges on Democrat...
Dec 17, 2025
Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and Gulf War, has died
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the d...
Dec 17, 2025