Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Investigation is opened into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year's party left 40 people dead, authorities said Saturday....
Jan 03, 2026
Ottawa propose fines of up to $1M for violating foreign influence registry rules
OTTAWA - The federal government proposes fining people and organizations up to $1 million for failing to comply with the requirements of its planned foreign influence transparency registry. Newly publ...
Jan 03, 2026
Liberals' stricter crime policy is a response to public concern: justice minister
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has so far put a heavy emphasis on stricter crime policies, tabling three justice bills in the fall sitting of Parliament. They incorporate a long list...
Jan 03, 2026
Iran's leader says rioters 'must be put in their place' as protest death toll reaches at least 15
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader insisted Saturday that "rioters must be put in their place" after a week of protests that have shaken the Islamic Republic, likely giving secur...
Jan 03, 2026
US plans to 'run' Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicols Maduro from power and removed him from the country, President Donald Trump said Saturday that the Unite...
Jan 03, 2026
'I just need to continue this': Canucks winger DeBrusk focused on rebuilding game
VANCOUVER - It's been a week of highs and lows for Vancouver Canucks winger Jake DeBrusk. He held out Monday when his team took a 3-2 shootout win over the Seattle Kraken. Back in the lineup Friday fo...
Jan 03, 2026
Dozens missing after boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsized off the coast of Gambia
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) - Dozens are missing after a boat carrying more than 200 migrants on their way to Europe capsized off the coast of Gambia, the West African nation's leader said late Friday, settin...
Jan 03, 2026
Former Canada coach John Herdman takes charge of the Indonesia men's team
John Herdman, who inherited a Canadian men's team ranked 94th in the world and took it to the World Cup in 2022, has found a new challenge. The 50-year-old English coach was appointed coach of the Ind...
Jan 03, 2026
Beniers scores in shootout, Seattle Kraken outlast Vancouver Canucks for 4-3 win
VANCOUVER - Matty Beniers scored the decisive shootout goal and the Seattle Kraken held on for a 4-3 win over the Canucks in Vancouver on Friday. Cale Fleury, Chandler Stephenson and Ben Meyers all sc...
Jan 02, 2026
US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's vice president has appeared on state TV to say that the government doesn't know where the president and his wife are after U.S. forces captured them. "We do not k...
Jan 02, 2026