Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Canada Post expects to lose 30K employees to retirement, voluntary departures by 2035
OTTAWA - With Canada Post facing deep losses, the Crown corporation's CEO said Tuesday the company expects to lose up to 30,000 employees to retirement or voluntary departure over the next decade as i...
Nov 18, 2025
B.C. officer cleared in crash that involved chase of murder suspects
SURREY - British Columbia's independent police watchdog has cleared an RCMP officer in a vehicle chase of homicide suspects that ended in a crash that injured two people. The Independent Investigation...
Nov 18, 2025
Joly says Canada 'didn't get enough' benefits out of F-35 procurement deal
OTTAWA - The Liberal government believes Canada was short changed on industrial benefits out of its contract to purchase American-made F-35 stealth fighter jets, Industry Minister Mlanie Joly said Tue...
Nov 18, 2025
B.C. police complaint commissioner's office gearing up for systemic investigations
British Columbia's police complaint commissioner says his office is gearing up to conduct systemic investigations in an expanded mandate that would go beyond individual cases of police misconduct in h...
Nov 18, 2025
Report finds one in five immigrants leaves Canada within 25 years
OTTAWA - A new report says one in five newcomers to Canada leaves the country within 25 years of their arrival - and most of those who depart do so within the first five years of arriving. The Institu...
Nov 18, 2025
'Crisis driven' complaints mounting in B.C., ombudsperson says
A British Columbia woman who escaped an abusive relationship was concerned about the safety of her pets and belongings she left behind so applied to the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Redu...
Nov 18, 2025
Group gets trapped after elevator in new light rail station breaks down
MONTREAL - Younes Rebbouhi said he initially thought it was funny when he realized he was on an elevator that had stopped moving, late Monday afternoon. Rebbouhi says he was among about 20 people desc...
Nov 18, 2025
After years away from Washington, Saudi crown prince gets warm embrace from Trump, US business
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington on Tuesday as the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia makes his first White House visit since the 2018 killi...
Nov 18, 2025
Man killed in downtown stabbing that is Vancouver's 25th homicide this year
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say a man has been stabbed to death in the city's 25th homicide of the year. Police say the attack happened Monday at about 3:15 p.m. around Granville and Helmcken streets...
Nov 18, 2025
Quebec MNA Marwah Rizqy suspended from Liberal caucus, stripped of leadership duties
QUBEC - Quebec Liberal Marwah Rizqy has been suspended from caucus and stripped of her duties in the legislature because of what the party leader is calling a breach of trust. Liberal Leader Pablo Rod...
Nov 18, 2025