Category Archives: Canada
'It's getting scary': Rising gas prices bring frustration to Houston residents
HOUSTON - Elyse Vandermolen is like many residents of Houston - a Texan frustrated by watching the price per gallon tick higher at the gas pump while the oil-producing state she calls home is set for ...
Apr 15, 2026
Cree baby takes first steps on Parliament Hill in historic ceremony
OTTAWA - Six-month-old Annora Crowe held her parents' hands as she emerged from a teepee under the shadow of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on Wednesday and took her first steps. Annora and her parents wal...
Apr 15, 2026
Canada pledges $120M in aid for Sudan as brutal civil war enters fourth year
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa is increasing its aid for Sudanese people experiencing a "horrific" civil war, as advocates call on Canada to take a more active role in stopp...
Apr 15, 2026
In the news today: Quebec premier swearing in, Ontario jails, B.C. bear attack
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Christine Frchette to be sworn into office today as Quebec's second female premier Christine Frchette is set ...
Apr 15, 2026
Christine Fréchette has been sworn into office as Quebec's second female premier
QUBEC - Christine Frchette has officially been sworn in as Quebec's premier, the second woman to hold the job in the province's history. In a speech at the legislature Wednesday, Frchette promised to ...
Apr 15, 2026
B.C. woman sentenced to 5 1/2 years for smuggling 108 kilograms of meth from U.S.
NEW WESTMINSTER - A British Columbia woman who worked in Punjabi-language broadcasting has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison after attempting to smuggle more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamin...
Apr 15, 2026
From hockey to the Arctic: Five things shared by Finland and Canada
OTTAWA - Finland's President Alexander Stubb is in Ottawa this week. On Tuesday he made stops at Rideau Hall and a hockey rink before his first official meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. On Wed...
Apr 15, 2026
B.C. tables treaty legislation after 30-year negotiation with K’omoks First Nation
A First Nation in British Columbia is one step closer to a fully ratified treaty after the province tabled implementation legislation on Tuesday, about 30 years after negotiations began. The treaty wo...
Apr 14, 2026
CBSA launches probe into possible dumping of Chinese plywood
OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency has launched a probe to determine if plywood is being subsidized or sold at unfair prices in Canada. A news release from the agency says the investigation be...
Apr 14, 2026
Finnish president talks diplomacy in visit to Ottawa
OTTAWA - Finnish President Alexander Stubb made stops at Rideau Hall and a hockey rink during an official visit to Ottawa on Tuesday. Stubb met with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon before joining Prime Minister ...
Apr 14, 2026