Category Archives: The Canadian Press
G7 foreign ministers condemn conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai
OTTAWA - Canadian and other G7 foreign ministers are condemning the conviction of an outspoken Hong Kong activist after he was found guilty of violating Hong Kong's national security law earlier this ...
Dec 17, 2025
Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate gave final passage on Wednesday to an annual military policy bill that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs while pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to p...
Dec 17, 2025
Canadian population edged lower in third quarter as non-permanent residents drop
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's population edged down 0.2 per cent in the third quarter as the drop in the number of non-permanent residents posted its largest decline on record. The age...
Dec 17, 2025
B.C. mink farmers drop legal challenge of ban, citing costs after four-year fight
VANCOUVER - Mink farmers in British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada are dropping their legal challenge over a pandemic-era ban in the province due to legal fees they say are "far beyond their means."...
Dec 17, 2025
B.C. mink farmers drop legal challenge of ban, citing costs after four-year fight
VANCOUVER - Mink farmers in British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada are dropping their legal challenge over a pandemic-era ban in the province due to legal fees they say are "far beyond their means."...
Dec 17, 2025
Alberta recall petitions grow to 23 with latest against justice minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister is the latest member of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus to face a citizen recall petition. Elections Alberta announced Wednesday petitions against Mickey Amery an...
Dec 17, 2025
Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced...
Dec 17, 2025
Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez resigns amid ongoing crisis
MONTREAL - Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez has resigned amid a crisis involving allegations of vote-buying and reimbursed donations during the leadership race he won in June. Rodriguez ann...
Dec 17, 2025
'Awful cleanup' ahead for poultry farmers in Abbotsford from flooding, says Eby
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby got a first-hand look at the "devastating" flooding in the Fraser Valley from a series of storms that swamped homes and farms and forced hundreds off the...
Dec 17, 2025
Louvre workers vote to extend a strike as the museum partially reopens
PARIS (AP) - Employees at the Louvre Museum voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum, though the attraction partially opened Wednesday to allow visitor...
Dec 17, 2025