Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Former Mulroney aides say Ontario ads accurately present Reagan's views on trade
OTTAWA - Associates of former prime minister Brian Mulroney say Ronald Reagan's embrace of free trade and rejection of tariffs grew out of the late U.S. president's relationship with his Canadian coun...
The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Vancouver authorities should have known festival attacker posed threat, lawsuit says
VANCOUVER - In the weeks before a deadly attack at a Vancouver Filipino festival, suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo asked to have his antipsychotic medication reduced, even as his mental health was deteriorating...
The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Vancouver authorities should have known festival attacker posed threat, lawsuit says
VANCOUVER - In the weeks before a deadly attack at a Vancouver Filipino festival, suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo asked to have his antipsychotic medication reduced, even as his mental health was deteriorating...
The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Chief says he's offended by mandatory federal branding on Orange Shirt Day funding
OTTAWA - The chief of James Smith Cree Nation says he's offended by Ottawa's requirement that promotional materials for Orange Shirt Day events funded by the federal government carry government brandi...
The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Police say one person arrested after wildfire sparked in Kelowna, B.C.
Police in Kelowna, B.C., say one person has been arrested in relation to a wildfire sparked on a mountain slope in the southern Interior city on Friday. RCMP say the person remained in custody as crew...
The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Fact File: Ontario's Reagan ad isn't 'fake,' but what's the context behind his words?
U.S. President Donald Trump ended trade talks with Canada on Thursday night over what he called a "fake" Ontario government advertisement featuring the words of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. Th...
The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Inquiry into cost-overrun scandal at Quebec's auto insurance board wraps up
MONTREAL - Public hearings into $500 million in cost overruns at Quebec's auto insurance board have wrapped up. Commissioner Denis Gallant has until Feb. 13, 2026, to submit his report with recommenda...
The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Anand says she's asked for updated Indo-Pacific strategy as PM heads to Asia
OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Mark Carney makes his first official trip to Asia, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the regional policy the Trudeau government released three years ago is outdated ...
The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

US imposes sanctions on Colombia’s president and family members over drug trade allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration imposed sanctions Friday on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family and a member of his government over accusations of involvement in the global drug t...
The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025

Cowichan lawyer says treaty could recognize both Aboriginal and private title on land
VICTORIA - The lawyer representing the Cowichan Tribes said he is "frustrated and disappointed" with what he calls "misinformation" about his clients' ground-breaking Aboriginal title case in Richmond...
The Canadian Press Oct 24, 2025