Category Archives: The Canadian Press

B.C. First Nation meets with Alberta minister to oppose changing tanker ban
Cameron Hill was six or seven years old in the 1970s when he and his father took to the water in a wooden skiff to help form a blockade to stop a ship of oil executives who were looking for a tanker r...
Dec 08, 2025

McKenna headlines Canada's team-first roster for world junior hockey championship
TORONTO - Hockey Canada is building a world junior team designed to win, not necessarily dazzle. Gavin McKenna headlined the 27 players Hockey Canada invited to its world junior training camp on Monda...
Dec 08, 2025

Quebec announces plan to cut environmental assessment times in half
MONTREAL - Quebec's will reduce the amount of time it takes to complete an environmental assessment by about half in order to speed up major projects such as mines and energy sector development, Envir...
Dec 08, 2025

World Cup to include 3-minute hydration breaks in each half of all games, not only in hot weather
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA says it will include three-minute hydration breaks in each half of every game at next year's World Cup, not just those played in hot weather. The referee will stop the game 22 minut...
Dec 08, 2025

World Cup to include 3-minute hydration breaks in each half of all games, not only in hot weather
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA says it will include three-minute hydration breaks in each half of every game at next year's World Cup, not just those played in hot weather. The referee will stop the game 22 minut...
Dec 08, 2025

Ottawa opening new express entry pathway for international doctors next year
OTTAWA - Canada will open a new express permanent residency program for international doctors next year, Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Monday. She said the program will be open to physicians in ...
Dec 08, 2025

Salah out of Liverpool squad for Champions League game after rift with Slot
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Mohamed Salah is out of Arne Slot's squad for Liverpool's Champions League game against Inter Milan, following his stinging public criticism of the club. The Egyptian forward...
Dec 08, 2025

PM says back-to-office plan for bureaucrats coming soon as MPs call for flexibility
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday his government's plan to get public servants to spend more time in the office will come into "sharper view" over the next several weeks. The issue came ...
Dec 08, 2025

Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers a tsunami
TOKYO (AP) - A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring more than 20 people and triggering a tsunami of up to 70 centimeters (28 inches) in Pacific coast commu...
Dec 08, 2025

Trump is proposing a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, according to a White House official - a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit b...
Dec 08, 2025