Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Canada mulls observer role in fighter jet program with Italy, U.K., Japan: McGuinty
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty confirms Canada is looking into getting involved in a program run by a coalition of countries to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. But McGuinty says Cana...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

Trial of ex-Mountie charged with security offence concludes in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - The trial of a former Mountie accused of a security offence in relation to his work helping the Chinese government has concluded in British Columbia Supreme Court, with his defence counsel...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

Trial of ex-Mountie charged with security offence concludes in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - The trial of a former Mountie accused of a security offence in relation to his work helping the Chinese government has concluded in British Columbia Supreme Court, with his defence counsel...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

Canada is getting a sovereign wealth fund. What does that mean and how do they work?
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the creation of the country's first-ever sovereign wealth fund on Monday, called the Canada Strong Fund. Carney pitched the new fund as a way for Canadians to inve...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

Intimate partner-related deaths in B.C. 'overwhelmingly preventable,' report says
VANCOUVER - A death review panel convened by British Columbia's chief coroner says 135 deaths they studied in relation to intimate partner violence were "overwhelmingly preventable." The deaths occurr...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

Man arrested after officer allegedly hit in face at logging protest in B.C. Interior
SALMO - Two men have been arrested after police tried to remove a small group of protesters blocking a logging road in the British Columbia Interior, with one man allegedly hitting an officer in the f...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

LNG pipeline project through 'pristine wilderness' faces B.C. court challenges
VANCOUVER - A Gitxsan Nation hereditary chief is challenging the B.C. government's decision to allow a pipeline to go through what he calls "pristine wilderness," on the strength of a 12-year-old envi...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

LNG pipeline project through 'pristine wilderness' faces B.C. court challenges
VANCOUVER - A Gitxsan Nation hereditary chief is challenging the B.C. government's decision to allow a pipeline to go through what he calls "pristine wilderness," on the strength of a 12-year-old envi...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

Carney's trade advisory group meets for 1st time, welcomes new member
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's new advisory council on Canada-U.S. trade met for the first time today, ahead of trade negotiations with President Donald Trump's White House that are set to begi...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

Quebec premier meets U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON - Quebec's premier met on Monday in Washington D.C. with Jamieson Greer, the top trade negotiator for President Donald Trump, as the U.S. becomes more aggressive in its demands toward Canad...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026