Category Archives: The Canadian Press
U.S. approves sale of mobile artillery rocket systems to Canada
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment to Canada. A news release from the Defense Security Cooperati...
Oct 01, 2025
Canada Post CEO says he supports Ottawa's plan to shore up its shaky finances
OTTAWA - The CEO of Canada Post says he supports the government's plans to shore up the Crown corporation's finances. Doug Ettinger's comments came in an open letter published Wednesday, as a nationwi...
Oct 01, 2025
Public warning issued for B.C. city after 11 suspected drug deaths in five weeks
CAMPBELL RIVER - Police in Campbell River, B.C., are issuing a public warning after at least 11 people have died from suspected drug overdoses in the last five weeks. Mounties say they are deeply conc...
Oct 01, 2025
Public warning issued for B.C. city after 11 suspected drug deaths in five weeks
CAMPBELL RIVER - Police in Campbell River, B.C., are issuing a public warning after at least 11 people have died from suspected drug overdoses in the last five weeks. Mounties say they are deeply conc...
Oct 01, 2025
Fact File: Trump Truth Social post on 'un-American' Blue Jays is a fake
The Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first American League East Division title since 2015 with a win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, but a screenshot shared online of a supposed Truth Social post f...
Oct 01, 2025
Law professor would be 'surprised' if High Court takes case of B.C. ostrich farm
A law professor at the University of Ottawa says he would be surprised if the Supreme Court of Canada decides to hear the case of a British Columbia farm fighting to save its ostriches from being cull...
Oct 01, 2025
World Cup lodging shortfall in Vancouver predicted, Airbnb bids to loosen regulations
VANCOUVER - A new report that forecasts a significant lodging shortage in Vancouver next summer during the 2026 World Cup games is being used as a pitch by Airbnb for governments to loosen regulations...
Oct 01, 2025
Quebec man sentenced to five years for trying to overthrow Haitian government
MONTREAL - A Quebec man found guilty of attempting to foment an armed revolution to overthrow the government of Haiti has been sentenced to five years in prison. Grald Nicolas was sentenced at the Que...
Oct 01, 2025
Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist and conservationist, has died
Jane Goodall, the intellectual, soft-spoken conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking, immersive chimpanzee field research in which she documented the primates' distinct personalities and use of...
Oct 01, 2025
Activists say Israeli navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla
JERUSALEM (AP) - Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza said late Wednesday that the Israeli navy had intercepted at least 19 of its boats as they approached the besieged Palesti...
Oct 01, 2025