Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Huge Brazilian raid on Rio gang leaves at least 64 people dead and 81 under arrest
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left ...
Oct 28, 2025
Man, 48, charged with arson and assault after brush fire in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA - Police in Kelowna, B.C., say a 48-year-old man has been charged with arson and assaulting a peace officer with a weapon after he allegedly lit brush fires on a mountain slope in the southern...
Oct 28, 2025
Why Shohei Ohtani's fans in Canada and beyond say he's 'bigger than baseball'
The Los Angeles Dodgers' defence was crumbling against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the World Series, and pressure was mounting on L.A. players as the game got closer to the end. The boos that s...
Oct 28, 2025
Canadian Space Agency unveils four new studies for International Space Station
MONTREAL - Four Canadian-designed studies are set to be conducted aboard the International Space Station, soon to be hosting Albertan astronaut Joshua Kutryk. The studies announced Tuesday during a Ca...
Oct 28, 2025
B.C.'s $3.5-billion tobacco settlement recorded incorrectly, says auditor general
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the province's multi-billion-dollar settlement with tobacco companies should have been recorded in last year's books, instead of being spread out ove...
Oct 28, 2025
'Why did you not warn us': Frustration for B.C. land owners at Cowichan case meeting
RICHMOND - Residents of Richmond, B.C., asked why they weren't told sooner about potential risks to their property rights at a tense meeting with officials over the impact of the landmark Cowichan Tri...
Oct 28, 2025
'Why did you not warn us': Frustration for B.C. land owners at Cowichan case meeting
RICHMOND - Residents of Richmond, B.C., asked why they weren't told sooner about potential risks to their property rights at a tense meeting with officials over the impact of the landmark Cowichan Tri...
Oct 28, 2025
What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision
The Alberta government on Monday invoked the notwithstanding clause in legislation ordering 51,000 striking teachers back to work. Premier Danielle Smith said it was needed because of the size of the ...
Oct 28, 2025
A timeline of boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in B.C. waters
There's been a surge in boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in British Columbia waters, two of them thought to have been fatal to the whales. Here are some recent incidents. Oct. 23: A ...
Oct 28, 2025
A timeline of boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in B.C. waters
There's been a surge in boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in British Columbia waters, two of them thought to have been fatal to the whales. Here are some recent incidents. Oct. 23: A ...
Oct 28, 2025