Category Archives: The Canadian Press
'Shovel Superman’': Alberta man uses vacation to help clean up floods in Taiwan
HUALIEN CITY - While many people like to spend their vacations on the beach or at resorts, Jaron Rosso Wiigs of Edmonton used some of his days off to shovel mud after a typhoon in Taiwan. When he arri...
Oct 11, 2025
Canada's first non-beating heart transplant could lead to shorter wait lists: UHN
TORONTO - A Toronto hospital says it transplanted a heart that stopped beating last month in a Canadian first that has the potential to substantially shorten the long wait for a donor. University Heal...
Oct 11, 2025
Mail, parcel delivery to resume as postal union begins rotating strikes
Kathryn Gallagher Morton is "absolutely thrilled" that Canada Post is at least moving. Being the owner of Maplelea, a small business that sells Canadian-themed dolls via its website, she said a majori...
Oct 11, 2025
Former Liberal cabinet minister says young people are hesitant to enter politics
OTTAWA - Sergio Marchi says when he asks students in his university course on politics how many of them are interested in a career in public life, he's surprised if two or three of them raise a hand. ...
Oct 11, 2025
North Korea displays new long-range missile at military parade celebrating Kim Jong Un’s leadership
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military's most powerful weapons, including a new inter...
Oct 10, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith says Ottawa is dodging responsibility for pipeline decision
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says Ottawa is dodging responsibility by not standing behind the province's planned proposal for a pipeline that would bring oil to the B.C. coast. In a statement Fri...
Oct 10, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith says Ottawa is dodging responsibility for pipeline decision
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says Ottawa is dodging responsibility by not standing behind the province's planned proposal for a pipeline that would bring oil to the B.C. coast. In a statement Fri...
Oct 10, 2025
Province expands funding for Justice Institute of B.C. to add 96 police seats
NEW WESTMINSTER - Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger says the province is providing funding to add nearly 100 new training seats per class for police recruits at the Justice Institute of British Colu...
Oct 10, 2025
B.C. tables new law on closed meetings between First Nations and municipalities
VICTORIA - The president of the group representing local governments in British Columbia says she welcomes proposed changes that would make it easier for First Nations and municipalities to meet behin...
Oct 10, 2025
DNA advances lead to Quebec man admitting to murdering 10-year-old girl in 1994
MONTREAL - A Quebec man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of a 10-year-old girl in a northern Montreal suburb more than 31 years ago, bringing closure to the young victim's ...
Oct 10, 2025