Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Feds want pipeline projects reviewed by energy regulator instead of impact agency
OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing giving authority to review interprovincial pipelines and transmission lines, and offshore renewable energy projects, to the Canada Energy Regulator instead...
May 08, 2026
Four-day strike vote begins in B.C. nurses' labour dispute with province
BURNABY - British Columbia nurses have begun a strike vote in their labour dispute with the province, the union representing them said Friday. A statement from the BC Nurses' Union said members of its...
May 08, 2026
Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A national redistricting battle over U.S. House seats swung toward Republicans on Friday, as a Virginia court invalidated a Democratic gerrymandering effort and Republicans in ...
May 08, 2026
Feds greenlight $673 million to keep Canada Post afloat this year
OTTAWA - The federal government is handing hundreds of millions of dollars to Canada Post to keep the money-bleeding mail service afloat for the current fiscal year. A cabinet order gives the beleague...
May 08, 2026
Victoria police chief vows transparency as constable is charged with sexual assault
VICTORIA - Victoria's police chief has announced that one of her department's constables has been charged with sexual assault, saying she believed in transparency because such an incident could "shake...
May 08, 2026
Suspect in Navajo woman’s disappearance sentenced to 5 years for robbery after plea deal
EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) - The only person ever charged in the unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay, whose case became emblematic of a crisis fueled by disproportionately high rates o...
May 08, 2026
Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, adding that such a halt t...
May 08, 2026
Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners. Trump said Friday that such a halt to...
May 08, 2026
Eby defends debt as required to build for the future, improve infrastructure
British Columbia Premier David Eby is defending his approach to the government's record budget deficit, comparing it to buying a home for a family's future. The premier gave the stump-like speech on g...
May 08, 2026
Quebec politicians say Montreal is 'logical' choice to headquarter new defence bank
MONTREAL - A group of Quebec politicians are pitching Montreal as the "logical" choice to headquarter a new multinational defence bank, while downplaying whether Quebec referendum talk could hurt the ...
May 08, 2026