Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Wednesday, a day after Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli hostage. This is the latest swap as part of a U.S.-br...
Nov 25, 2025
Taiwan puts $40 billion toward building a defense dome and buying US weapons
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build a Taiwan Dome, an air defense system with high-level de...
Nov 25, 2025
Carney expected to announce new supports for steel industry hammered by U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to limit foreign steel imports and cut interprovincial rail freight rates in a bid to support Canada's steel industry threatened by damaging U.S. tariffs. A gover...
Nov 25, 2025
Search goes on for bear that attacked B.C. pupils, two other grizzlies to be freed
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says two grizzlies captured in Bella Coola will be fitted with tracking collars and relocated far from the community, while the search goes on for the bear that a...
Nov 25, 2025
Search goes on for bear that attacked B.C. pupils, two other grizzlies to be freed
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says two grizzlies captured in Bella Coola will be fitted with tracking collars and relocated far from the community, while the search goes on for the bear that a...
Nov 25, 2025
Police clear protesters from Vancouver Island logging blockade
Police say they have arrested four people during enforcement of a court injunction prohibiting anyone from blocking or interfering with forestry activities in the Carmanah Valley of southwestern Vanco...
Nov 25, 2025
Lawsuit seeks damages against B.C., federal government over Cowichan title ruling
NEW WESTMINSTER - A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says the provincial and federal governments had "long-standing" knowledge that unresolved Indigenous land claims threatene...
Nov 25, 2025
Lawsuit seeks damages against B.C., federal government over Cowichan title ruling
NEW WESTMINSTER - A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says the provincial and federal governments had "long-standing" knowledge that unresolved Indigenous land claims threatene...
Nov 25, 2025
External review latest to call for more B.C. home-share funding years after death
An external review of British Columbia's home-sharing program for adults with developmental disabilities says the government needs to increase funding to the Crown corporation in charge if it wants to...
Nov 25, 2025
Manitoba Premier Kinew asks PM Carney for sentencing, parole overhaul
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has asked the prime minister for stiffer sentences for repeat or serial killers, citing the recent release of one killer that Kinew says "disgusts" him. In a lett...
Nov 25, 2025