Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Air Transat to start halting flights Monday after pilots issue 72-hour strike notice
MONTREAL - Air Transat pilots set the stage for a strike as early as Wednesday morning, issuing a 72-hour notice to the struggling company on the cusp of the busy holiday travel season. The Air Line P...
Dec 07, 2025
Document reveals approval to harvest remnant old-growth in B.C.'s northwest
British Columbia's logging agency has changed a policy that conserved remnant old-growth forest in the province's northwest, with a government briefing note showing a plan to open those areas for harv...
Dec 07, 2025
Document reveals approval to harvest remnant old-growth in B.C.'s northwest
British Columbia's logging agency has changed a policy that conserved remnant old-growth forest in the province's northwest, with a government briefing note showing a plan to open those areas for harv...
Dec 07, 2025
Experts urge Ottawa to seek new trading opportunities within the Western Hemisphere
OTTAWA - Canada is missing out on economic opportunities in its own backyard, says a new report from the Canadian Council for the Americas. "Latin America is the neglected ... close cousin of Canada,"...
Dec 07, 2025
Canada's crypto tax crackdown reaps millions. So why no criminal charges?
VANCOUVER - A team of Canada Revenue Agency "cryptoasset auditors" has been mining a rich seam of unpaid taxes, working on more than 200 files and reaping more $100 million in the last three years. Wh...
Dec 07, 2025
Benin's interior minister says a coup announced earlier has been foiled
COTONOU, Benin (AP) - A coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been "foiled," the interior minister said in a video on Facebook. "In the early morning of Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, a small group of...
Dec 07, 2025
A fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state kills at least 25, officials say
NEW DELHI (AP) - At least 25 people, including tourists, were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state, the state's chief minister said Sunday. The blaze occurred just past midnigh...
Dec 06, 2025
Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican collection return to Canada
MONTREAL - First Nations, Inuit and Mtis leaders welcomed back dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection at Montreal's airport Saturday. The 62 items will ultimately be retur...
Dec 06, 2025
Alberta's Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says anyone seeking an independence referendum should not have "gatekeepers," like the courts, standing in their way. Smith was asked about the independence q...
Dec 06, 2025
Soccer fans buzzing as World Cup schedule announced for Toronto, Vancouver
VICTORIA - Foreign nationals in Vancouver and Toronto are buzzing with excitement as the cities gear up to host a slate of national teams as part of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. The full schedule of...
Dec 06, 2025