Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Carney stands by Plains of Abraham speech that rankled Quebec's political class
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday stood by his comments about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, remarks that had drawn a swift rebuke from Quebec's political class and demands for an ap...
Jan 26, 2026
US braces for more freezing cold as winter storm leaves at least 26 dead
Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice....
Jan 26, 2026
ICE wants to buy Pattison building in Virginia to use for 'holding and processing'
VANCOUVER - The United States Department of Homeland Security is planning to buy a building owned by the property arm of Vancouver-based conglomerate Jim Pattison Group to use as an Immigration and Cu...
Jan 26, 2026
Carney defends Canada's Afghanistan record but does not ask Trump for apology
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday defended the Canadian military's contributions to the war in Afghanistan - but stopped short of asking U.S. President Donald Trump to apologize for belitt...
Jan 26, 2026
Ottawa gives conditional approval for Marineland to export remaining belugas to U.S.
Marineland's belugas have received a reprieve from death row after the federal government conditionally approved a plan to export the last remaining captive whales in Canada to the United States. Fish...
Jan 26, 2026
Kaprizov, Kucherov, Dostal named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Minnesota Wild left-wing Kirill Kaprizov, Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov and Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Kaprizo...
Jan 26, 2026
Woman found dead in Montreal-area home without power during extreme cold
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner will investigate the death of a woman whose body was found Sunday evening inside a Montreal-area home that had been without power for more than a day. It was fire departm...
Jan 26, 2026
Snowstorm wreaks havoc on air travel plans, as recovery begins
MONTREAL - Canadian airlines continued to cancel flights by the hundreds following a record-breaking snowstorm that walloped southern Ontario and Quebec on Sunday before whirling farther east, though ...
Jan 26, 2026
Most NDP MPs unable to get to Ottawa for return of Parliament due to weather delays
OTTAWA - Most NDP MPs were unable to get to Ottawa today for the return of Parliament after weather-related travel issues stranded several of them in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. A party spokesperson says f...
Jan 26, 2026
Blue Jackets' game against Kings is postponed because of major winter storm
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The NHL postponed the Columbus Blue Jackets' home game against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night because of a major winter storm that created dangerous travel conditions acro...
Jan 26, 2026