Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Judge scolds Justice Department for 'profound investigative missteps' in Comey case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department engaged in a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" when it secured an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge rul...
Nov 17, 2025
Here's a list of October inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely beca...
Nov 17, 2025
Here's a list of October inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.0 per ce...
Nov 17, 2025
Gunmen abduct 25 girls from a high school in northwestern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen attacked a high school in northwestern Nigeria before dawn on Monday, taking 25 schoolgirls and killing at least one staffer, authorities said of the latest abduction of s...
Nov 17, 2025
October home sales down from last year, but more activity expected in 2026: CREA
The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of residential properties that changed hands in October was lower compared with a year ago as prices also fell. There were 42,068 home sales across...
Nov 17, 2025
Dozens of Indian pilgrims killed in bus accident in Saudi Arabia, officials say
NEW DELHI (AP) - Dozens of Indian pilgrims are feared dead after a bus was in collision with a diesel tanker on Monday near the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, Indian officials said. The bus with...
Nov 17, 2025
Polish prime minister says weekend rail line explosion near Warsaw was act of 'sabotage'
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A railway line bringing passenger trains into Warsaw from southeastern Poland on Sunday was damaged by an explosion that authorities determined was an act of sabotage, the prime ...
Nov 17, 2025
Bangladesh tribunal sentences ousted leader Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A special tribunal sentenced Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on charges of crimes against humanity for her crackdown on a student uprising last year ...
Nov 17, 2025
In the news today: MPs to vote on Prime Minister Carney's budget
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... MPs to vote on Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget today Members of Parliament will today decide whether...
Nov 17, 2025
TD Bank settles human rights complaint by B.C. Muslim-Indigenous man
VANCOUVER - A human rights complaint has been settled between the TD Bank and a Muslim-Indigenous man who claimed he was racially profiled while trying to open a bank account at a Surrey, B.C., branch...
Nov 17, 2025