Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Fuel truck explodes in Nigeria and kills at least 31 people, police say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A tanker truck laden with gasoline exploded Tuesday in north-central Nigeria, killing at least 31 people, police said. The explosion occurred in the Bida area of Niger State afte...
Oct 21, 2025
Game off: Spanish league cancels plans for Barcelona to play regular-season match in Miami
MADRID (AP) - The Spanish soccer league said Tuesday that plans for Barcelona to play a regular-season game against Villarreal outside Miami in December have been called off, a decision that comes fol...
Oct 21, 2025
Motion for City of Vancouver to create new rental housing corporation fails
VANCOUVER - A motion on the recommendation that Vancouver city council create a new corporation tasked with developing an estimated 4,000 units of rental housing on six city properties has failed to s...
Oct 21, 2025
You 'wouldn't want to live in' decrepit military housing, auditor general says
OTTAWA - Many of the living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members at several bases are in "poor physical condition" and ripe for overcrowding, Auditor General Karen Hogan said in a report relea...
Oct 21, 2025
'Unreasonable' to cancel election won by single vote, lawyer for Liberal MP says
MONTREAL - The lawyer for a Quebec Liberal MP who won her riding in the April federal election by a single vote argued on Tuesday it would be unfair to other voters to cancel the result over one uncou...
Oct 21, 2025
Ohtani's fans in Canada say they're still cheering for Blue Jays in World Series
TORONTO - When the Toronto Blue Jays played against the Los Angeles Angels at Rogers Centre a few years ago, Lise Hawkins and a few of her friends wore two shirts, one on top of another. Each was spor...
Oct 21, 2025
B.C. Conservative Rustad stoking 'baseless' land ruling fears: First Nations leaders
VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders in British Columbia say provincial Conservative leader John Rustad is using "dangerous and cynical rhetoric" in his response to a landmark court decision that recogni...
Oct 21, 2025
B.C. Conservative Rustad stoking 'baseless' land ruling fears: First Nations leaders
VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders in British Columbia say provincial Conservative leader John Rustad is using "dangerous and cynical rhetoric" in his response to a landmark court decision that recogni...
Oct 21, 2025
Assembly of First Nations says it's talking to Vatican about returning sacred items
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says it's talking to the Vatican Museum about repatriating a number of sacred items currently in its collection. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said Tues...
Oct 21, 2025
Angels have decided to hire former catcher Kurt Suzuki as their next manager, AP source says
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels have decided to hire former major league catcher Kurt Suzuki as their next manager, a person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press...
Oct 21, 2025