Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Man arrested, charged in B.C. after yearlong child exploitation investigation
SURREY - A 41-year-old man has been arrested in a yearlong child exploitation investigation by police in Surrey, B.C. Police say Kevin Belcourt was arrested on Thursday and is now facing multiple char...
Dec 05, 2025

209 kilograms of opium smuggled in machinery into Canada, CBSA says
BURNABY - The Canada Border Services Agency says its officers seized a shipment of 209 kilograms of opium. A statement Friday says the drugs were detected in a shipping container at the Burnaby, B.C.,...
Dec 05, 2025

B.C. soccer legend Christine Sinclair says World Cup 2026 'feels real' after draw
VANCOUVER - Canadian and B.C. soccer legend Christine Sinclair says FIFA's 2026 Men's World Cup "feels real" now that the draw has taken place. The 27th ranked Canadian men will be in Vancouver to fac...
Dec 05, 2025

A look at who awaits the Canadian men at next summer's FIFA World Cup
A look at Canada's Group B opponents at next summer's World Cup: Switzerland Rank: No. 17. Qualifying: The Swiss topped their group in European qualifying at 4-0-2, finishing above Kosovo, Slovenia an...
Dec 05, 2025

QuickFacts on the Alberta politicians facing citizen recall petitions
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Seventeen Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus are officially facing recall petitions from constituents. A recall camp...
Dec 05, 2025

A quicklist of Frank Gehry's accomplishments as one of the world's best-known architects
The Toronto-born, Los Angeles-based architect Frank Gehry died on Friday. A titan of his field, here's a summary of some of the awards and accolades he received over a career that spanned more than ha...
Dec 05, 2025

Ottawa moving to reissue fishing licences to Mi'kmaq group despite Inuit objections
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is proposing to reissue fishing licences to a coalition of Mi'kmaq First Nations in Atlantic Canada, despite objections from Inuit in Nunavut who successfully s...
Dec 05, 2025

Hundreds of federal public servants warned this week of job cuts
OTTAWA - Hundreds of workers have been warned they may lose their jobs as the government moves to shrink the size of the public service. The Public Service Alliance of Canada said Friday that 219 of i...
Dec 05, 2025

Real or fake? Researchers to develop tool that would help courts spot AI evidence
TORONTO - As artificial intelligence makes it easier for anyone to doctor - or even fabricate - videos, photos and other types of evidence, a group of researchers in Canada is aiming to help the court...
Dec 05, 2025

Canadian-born renegade architect Frank Gehry dies at 96
TORONTO - Frank Gehry, the Canadian-born renegade architect behind some of the world's most recognizable buildings, has died at 96. He died on Friday morning at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., follo...
Dec 05, 2025