Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Nearly 13,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled beside B.C. lake after derailment
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia's Environment Ministry estimates that almost 13,000 litres of aviation fuel was spilled in a train derailment on the banks of Kamloops Lake over the weekend. Canadian Pacif...
Nov 05, 2025
CFIA manual describes sitting on ostriches to inject lethal drug as cull ruling nears
OTTAWA - A Canadian Food Inspection Agency document on culling birds describes how ostriches should be killed, by methods that can include breaking their necks, lethal injection, gassing or shooting. ...
Nov 05, 2025
CFIA manual describes sitting on ostriches to inject lethal drug as cull ruling nears
OTTAWA - A Canadian Food Inspection Agency document on culling birds describes how ostriches should be killed, by methods that can include breaking their necks, lethal injection, gassing or shooting. ...
Nov 05, 2025
More than 300 MPs have crossed the floor in Parliament since Confederation
OTTAWA - Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont surprised many on Tuesday when he left the Conservative caucus to join the Liberals, bringing the government caucus to within two votes of a majority. While s...
Nov 05, 2025
Judge orders improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve a Chicago-area immigration facility after a group of detainees sued, alleging they were being kept in "inhumane" conditions. ...
Nov 05, 2025
One Canadian among seven climbers dead after avalanche in Nepal
OTTAWA - Global Affairs says a Canadian is one of the seven killed in an avalanche in Nepal earlier this week. A spokesperson says Canadian officials are in contact with local authorities to gather mo...
Nov 05, 2025
Democratic Maine Rep. Jared Golden won't seek reelection in competitive US House district
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, who represents one of the most competitive U.S. House districts in the country, said Wednesday he will not seek reelection. Golden was first ...
Nov 05, 2025
B.C. regulator fines Amazon $10,000 in ruling that limits what 'delivery' means
A British Columbia regulator has ordered Amazon to pay a $10,000 penalty over a failed delivery, ruling that it's not good enough to leave a package on a doorstep or with another person unless the buy...
Nov 05, 2025
Environment Canada warns of storm surge as winds and high tides combine on B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - A series of frontal systems moving over from the Pacific will bring rainfall and coastal flooding for parts of British Columbia's coast, while setting off high-water advisories for rivers ...
Nov 05, 2025
Ottawa to restore accidentally deleted privacy provision in streaming bill
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will restore a privacy provision to the Online Streaming Act, more than two years after it was accidentally deleted. The federal budget released this week says ...
Nov 05, 2025