Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Trains collide near Indonesia's capital, killing at least 4 people
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - One train slammed into another at a station outside Indonesia's capital on Monday, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and leaving several trapped in a badly damage...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

Shell goes big on Canadian gas with $22B deal to buy ARC Resources
CALGARY - Shell plc has signed a $22-billion deal to acquire ARC Resources Ltd., bringing together the lead partner in Canada's first operating liquefied natural gas project with a major producer in o...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

B.C. home sales expecting 2.1 per cent slide in 2026 as economic challenges mount
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia are forecast to fall 2.1 per cent this year as economic challenges push volume and prices lower across the province. The B.C. Real Estate Association says in...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

Conservatives call on auditor general to investigate $250 million PrescribeIT program
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs are calling on the auditor general to probe the federal government's handling of a $250 million program which reportedly is set to be scrapped next month. PrescribeIT was lau...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

'Extremely sovereigntist': Alexandre Boulerice quits federal NDP to join Quebec party
MONTREAL - After 15 years in Ottawa with the NDP, Montreal MP Alexandre Boulerice says he is quitting federal politics to join Qubec solidaire - a leftist, sovereigntist party - ahead of October's pro...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

Suspected cocaine, fentanyl, mushrooms seized as two arrested in Kelowna, B.C., bust
KELOWNA - Two men have been arrested in a co-ordinated bust in British Columbia's Interior that saw police seize more than 10 kilograms of illicit substances along with other items related to a drug d...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

Antisemitic incidents hit another record high in 2025, B'nai Brith reports
OTTAWA - Jewish advocacy group B'nai Brith says anti-Jewish hatred is being normalized in Canada and its annual count of antisemitic incidents hit another record high in 2025. "We cannot allow antisem...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

Three men charged in 2022 homicide in Castlegar, B.C.
CASTLEGAR - Police in British Columbia say three people have been charged in the 2022 homicide of a man in the province's Interior. Mounties in Castlegar, B.C., say the three accused were arrested Fri...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026

Liberals formalize majority, pass motion to restructure committees
OTTAWA - The federal government moved quickly to make use of its new majority powers on Monday, hours after three Liberals who won recent byelections took their seats in the House of Commons. The Libe...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026
Plane crashes on the outskirts of South Sudan's capital, killing 14 people
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) - A Cessna aircraft crashed Monday on the outskirts of the South Sudanese capital, killing all 13 passengers and the pilot, the country's civil aviation authority said. The auth...
The Canadian Press Apr 27, 2026