Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Toxic 'forever chemicals' detected in dead sea otters collected off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, cosmetics, electronics and ...
Nov 04, 2025
Toxic 'forever chemicals' detected in dead sea otters collected off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, cosmetics, electronics and ...
Nov 04, 2025
Tamara Lich appeals mischief conviction arising from role in 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA - Tamara Lich is appealing a mischief conviction arising from her role as an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in early 2022. Lich and fellow organizer Chris Barb...
Nov 04, 2025
B.C. cabinet ministers, First Nation leaders gather amid tensions over Cowichan case
VANCOUVER - Two days of meetings in British Columbia between provincial officials and First Nations leadership are under way amid tensions over a landmark Aboriginal-title court ruling. The province s...
Nov 04, 2025
Israel says the remains of a hostage have been turned over in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - The remains of a hostage in Gaza, Staff Sergeant Itay Chen, have been returned for burial in Israel, the military said Wednesday, in the latest sign of progress under the U.S.-brokere...
Nov 04, 2025
Quebec government wants to restart talks with doctors over payment reform
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is extending an olive branch to the province's doctors amid a fight over a new law that changes how physicians are paid. Legault said Tuesday he wants to restart...
Nov 04, 2025
2 French nationals freed from Iranian prison after more than 3 years in detention
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that two French nationals were released from an Iranian prison after more than three years in detention on spying charges, which Paris said w...
Nov 04, 2025
Fraser dismisses using notwithstanding clause to overturn ruling on child pornography
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser has rejected calls to use the Constitution's notwithstanding clause to overturn a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that said one-year mandatory minimum jail sentenc...
Nov 04, 2025
Police say nothing suspicious after man dies at B.C. ostrich farm protest camp
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - RCMP say a man has died at a British Columbia ostrich farm where protesters have been opposing a proposed cull for months, although there is nothing to suggest the...
Nov 04, 2025
Police say nothing suspicious after man dies at B.C. ostrich farm protest camp
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - RCMP say a man has died at a British Columbia ostrich farm where protesters have been opposing a proposed cull for months, although there is nothing to suggest the...
Nov 04, 2025