Category Archives: The Canadian Press
House of Commons rises for six-week holiday break
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has started its winter break - without the government's lengthy budget implementation bill becoming law. House leader Steven MacKinnon told reporters outside the House of...
Dec 11, 2025
Cowichan case blamed for sinking B.C. property deals, including luxury hotel purchase
VANCOUVER - An Ontario company that put down a deposit to buy a luxury hotel in Richmond, B.C., pulled out of the deal worth tens of millions of dollars weeks later because of "uncertainty" caused by ...
Dec 11, 2025
Cowichan case blamed for sinking B.C. property deals, including luxury hotel purchase
VANCOUVER - An Ontario company that put down a deposit to buy a luxury hotel in Richmond, B.C., pulled out of the deal worth tens of millions of dollars weeks later because of "uncertainty" caused by ...
Dec 11, 2025
Pakistan military court sentences ex-spy chief Faiz Hameed to 14 years in prison
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A military court on Thursday sentenced a former spy chief of Pakistan to 14 years in prison, more than a year after court-martial proceedings began against him on multiple charges, in...
Dec 11, 2025
Eby promises business leaders to 'go to the wall' to protect private property
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby reassured business leaders at a BC Chamber of Commerce gathering in Vancouver about two recent First Nations court decisions, saying he would "go to the ...
Dec 10, 2025
House passes defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise for troops and an overhaul of how the Depart...
Dec 10, 2025
Former Bolivian President Arce arrested in corruption investigation a month after leaving office
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Bolivian law enforcement officials on Wednesday arrested former President Luis Arce as part of a corruption investigation, opening an uncertain chapter in the country's politics...
Dec 10, 2025
Flooding severs B.C.'s Lower Mainland from Interior, as cross-border flows rival 2021
VANCOUVER - Flooding and rock slides have cut off British Columbia's Lower Mainland from the Interior as a series of atmospheric river weather systems drench the province, with emergency officials say...
Dec 10, 2025
Former B.C. premier Clark says Conservatives cannot be 'kooky' if they want to govern
VICTORIA - Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says "nobody wants to elect a government that is kooky" as the B.C. Conservatives embark on a leadership contest, urging them to focus on econo...
Dec 10, 2025
Former chief coroner describes years of calls for changes to help toxic drug crisis
VANCOUVER - The former chief coroner for British Columbia says the provincial government didn't seem influenced by evidence or expert advice on preventing overdoses because it ignored recommendations ...
Dec 10, 2025