Category Archives: The Canadian Press
FIFA gives President Donald Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw - giving the soccer spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial tournament even mor...
Dec 05, 2025
Supreme Court hearings on Quebec secularism law to begin March 23
MONTREAL - Hearings for one of the most highly anticipated Supreme Court of Canada cases in years are scheduled to begin March 23. The country's top court has set aside five days for arguments on Queb...
Dec 05, 2025
The Latest: 2026 FIFA World Cup groups are set. See what the tournament could bring
The FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., divided a record 48 teams into 12 groups of four. Six spots won't be determined until March, when 22 teams will face off in playoffs....
Dec 05, 2025
NDP MP Kwan accuses Liberals of 'fearmongering' over defence export bill
OTTAWA - NDP MP Jenny Kwan is dismissing an internal Liberal caucus document as a "fearmongering" attempt to dissuade government MPs from supporting her bill to tighten oversight of defence-related ex...
Dec 05, 2025
Mont-Tremblant ready to host World Cup giant slaloms after last year's cancellation
Valrie Grenier won't take her home race for granted this weekend, not after what happened a year ago. The Canadian alpine skier - a four-time World Cup medallist - broke down in tears when the Mont-Tr...
Dec 05, 2025
Woman charged for allegedly taking $30,000 from a Cape Breton hockey association
NEW WATERFORD - Cape Breton Regional Police have charged a 57-year-old woman for allegedly taking more than $30,000 from the New Waterford Minor Hockey Association. Police say they received a complain...
Dec 05, 2025
Supreme Court restores woman's conviction for attempted murder of her mother
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has restored a woman's conviction for attempting to kill her mother by injecting her with insulin. In its decision, released Friday, the top court rejected the arg...
Dec 05, 2025
Quebec Liberals lose two caucus members in a week as crisis continues
QUBEC - The Quebec Liberals have lost two members of their caucus within a week and are facing multiple investigations as a crisis within the party shows no sign of abating. The Liberals have been dog...
Dec 05, 2025
More than 10,000 CBSA removal warrants active for more than a year
OTTAWA - More than 10,000 removal warrants in the Canada Border Services Agency inventory have been active for more than a year - even though the agency says removals are at an all-time high. CBSA sta...
Dec 05, 2025
Ottawa should recommit to debt-to-GDP anchor, IMF report says
OTTAWA - A new report by the International Monetary Fund pushes the federal government to recommit to an old fiscal anchor. The report, released Friday as part of the IMF's regular review of the Canad...
Dec 05, 2025