Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Christine Fréchette to begin first foreign mission as Quebec premier
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Christine Frchette will travel to Washington on Monday for her first official foreign mission. She will arrive there just as the U.S. capital has been shaken by what appears to ...
The Canadian Press Apr 26, 2026

Carney, Eby lament 'senseless' violence of Vancouver festival attack one year later
VANCOUVER - It was early Sunday morning when Antonio Ortega drove in the area of Fraser Street in Vancouver, a year to the day since a vehicle tore through the crowd of the Lapu Lapu Day festival cele...
The Canadian Press Apr 26, 2026

Carney, Eby lament 'senseless' violence of Vancouver festival attack one year later
VANCOUVER - It was early Sunday morning when Antonio Ortega drove in the area of Fraser Street in Vancouver, a year to the day since a vehicle tore through the crowd of the Lapu Lapu Day festival cele...
The Canadian Press Apr 26, 2026

Alexandre Boulerice to make announcement on Monday about political future
MONTREAL - Alexandre Boulerice, the federal MP for the Montreal riding of Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, is expected to make an announcement about his political future on Monday. A source within Qubec sol...
The Canadian Press Apr 26, 2026

Malian defense minister killed in attack that saw jihadis and rebels seize towns, military bases
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Malian Minister of Defense Gen. Sadio Camara was killed in an attack as jihadi and rebel forces seized towns and military bases across the country, according to a military office...
The Canadian Press Apr 26, 2026

DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family
WASHINGTON (AP) - The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a "Friendly Federal Assa...
The Canadian Press Apr 26, 2026

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya becomes first person to run a sub-2-hour marathon to win in London
LONDON (AP) - Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon. In a huge moment in sports history, Sawe smashed the men's world record by 65 seco...
The Canadian Press Apr 26, 2026

Liberals must show results in spring economic update: former PBO
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be under pressure to show results from his economic agenda when his government tables an update to its fiscal outlook on Tuesday. The spring economic statement...
The Canadian Press Apr 26, 2026

Church in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. becomes unlikely Habs playoff watch hub
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU - The sound of singing rises up from the packed pews of St-Jean-l'vangliste Cathedral in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. But the congregation is dressed in blue, white and red ...
The Canadian Press Apr 26, 2026

Manitoba premier says social media ban coming for kids, like Australia
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government will move to ban children from using social media accounts and artificial intelligence chatbots, Premier Wab Kinew told fellow New Democrats on Saturday night. Kinew...
The Canadian Press Apr 25, 2026