Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Fire prompts evacuations at UN climate talks in Brazil, but officials say no one hurt
BELEM, Brazil (AP) - A fire spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil and prompted evacuations Thursday on the next-to-last day of the conference but nobody was hurt, offici...
The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2025

Child advocates urge government to bring back online harms legislation
OTTAWA - The dangers children face online constitute a national emergency, a coalition of child advocates and medical organizations said Thursday as they called for the federal government to take acti...
The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2025

Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors moved Thursday to dismiss charges against a woman who was shot several times by a Border Patrol agent last month during the federal immigration crackdown in the Chic...
The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2025

White House official: US representative will attend G20 handover but won't take part in talks
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A representative from the U.S. Embassy in South Africa will attend the formal handover ceremony at the end of this weekend's Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg, but the United Stat...
The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2025

Freeland will move to U.K. for new job at prestigious Rhodes Trust
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland will move to Oxford, England, to take on a new position next summer administering the Rhodes Trust, the educational charity confirmed Thursday. The charity is fam...
The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2025

Fired Quebec Liberal chief of staff sends legal letter to former employer
QUBEC - A former Quebec Liberal Party chief of staff has sent a legal letter to her former employer, as the crisis within the party shows no signs of relenting. A lawyer for Genevive Hinse issued the ...
The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2025

Rain, snow warnings issued for parts of B.C. along coast, in the northwest
BELLA COOLA - British Columbia's north and central coast could see as much as 70 millimetres of rain as a frontal system sweeps through the region. Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued rai...
The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2025

'Lost Canadians' legislation becomes law after Senate approval
OTTAWA - The "Lost Canadians" legislation, which aims to fix Canada's unconstitutional citizenship, received royal assent Thursday after being approved by the Senate on Wednesday. The term "Lost Canad...
The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2025

Nigerian court sentences separatist Nnamdi Kanu to life in prison on terrorism charges
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AP) - A court in Nigeria on Thursday convicted separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu of all seven terrorism-related charges brought against him and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Kanu fou...
The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2025

UN atomic agency demands Iran provide full information about its nuclear stockpile
VIENNA (AP) - The U.N. atomic watchdog on Thursday demanded that Iran fully cooperate with the agency and provide "precise information" about its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, as well as gr...
The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2025