Category Archives: The Canadian Press
UPDATE: Rustad clings to leadership role as 20 B.C. Conservative legislators call on him to leave
UPDATE, 3 P.M.: B.C. Conservative Party Leader John Rustad says he has not resigned. In a post on X/Twitter at 1:56 p.m., Rustad defiantly stated: "I have not resigned. I have not been removed, and I ...
Dec 03, 2025
Some B.C. Conservatives say 'incapacitated' Rustad out as leader. But others disagree
VICTORIA - An attempted coup against John Rustad's leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C. descended into chaos on Wednesday, with the party's legislators unable to agree who was in charge. The p...
Dec 03, 2025
Settlement in 23andMe data breach class-action proposed at about $4.49M
Canadians affected by a 23andMe data security breach two years ago have reached a proposed class-action settlement with the genetic testing company for approximately $4.49 million. Canada's privacy wa...
Dec 03, 2025
Fact File: Videos used to claim Muslims are protesting Christmas are missing context
Several videos shared to social media over the past few weeks have claimed to show Muslim immigrants protesting Christmas displays in different European cities. Videos from Germany and Italy show peop...
Dec 03, 2025
Fact File: Videos used to claim Muslims are protesting Christmas are missing context
Several videos shared to social media over the past few weeks have claimed to show Muslim immigrants protesting Christmas displays in different European cities. Videos from Germany and Italy show peop...
Dec 03, 2025
Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in bribery and conspiracy case
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump pardoned Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case on Wednesday, citing what he called a "weaponized" justice s...
Dec 03, 2025
Yemen's Houthis release mariners held since July ship attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Yemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday released mariners held since a July attack on the ship Eternity C in the Red Sea, an assault that killed at least four on board an...
Dec 03, 2025
Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini faces corruption accusations in fraud probe
LUXEMBOURG (AP) - The European Union's former foreign policy chief faces corruption accusations alongside two other people arrested this week as part of a fraud investigation, the European Public Pros...
Dec 03, 2025
Freeland calls Ukraine a 'fantastic investment' as Ottawa pledges $235 million
OTTAWA - Former federal minister Chrystia Freeland this week said Ukraine can become an economic juggernaut and boost European economies by taking up the opportunities it missed after the collapse of ...
Dec 03, 2025
In the news: Indigenous Services Minister meeting with coastal B.C. First Nations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Gull-Masty to address Assembly of First Nations Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty will address hu...
Dec 03, 2025