Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Man accused of planting pipe bombs before Jan. 6 Capitol attack is charged with explosives offenses
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man was arrested Thursday in the FBI's nearly 5-year-old investigation into pipe bombs placed outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washingt...
Dec 04, 2025
UK sanctions Russia’s GRU spy agency over 2018 nerve agent attack
LONDON (AP) - Britain sanctioned Russia's GRU military intelligence agency and summoned Moscow's ambassador on Thursday after an inquiry concluded that President Vladimir Putin was responsible for a n...
Dec 04, 2025
Gallant Strides: Curling double duty has its advantages at the Winter Olympics
Brett Gallant will make history at the Milan Cortina Olympics when he becomes the first Canadian curler to compete in two disciplines at the same Winter Games. It's a development that should also nega...
Dec 04, 2025
Jets' Comrie bounces back in shootout loss to Canadiens: 'Absolutely fantastic'
MONTREAL - Eric Comrie wasn't happy to be pulled during Monday's 5-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, but he also didn't sulk. The Winnipeg Jets goalie - filling the starter's role with MVP netminder Conno...
Dec 04, 2025
In the news: Food prices rise, First Nations to meet Feds, B.C. Conservative chaos
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Food prices to rise 4-6% next year: report Expect food to take up a bigger share of household budgets next ye...
Dec 04, 2025
Consultations set to begin on controversial Quebec constitution bill
MONTREAL - A draft constitution tabled two months ago by the Quebec government was supposed to be a unifying declaration of Quebecers' common values, but it has instead been denounced as ill-conceived...
Dec 04, 2025
John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader to avoid 'civil war'
VICTORIA - After a messy and confusing endgame, John Rustad's leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C. is finally over - but the battle over the ideological direction of the party that he took to ...
Dec 04, 2025
Why was 'incredible' giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.'s big-tree protection law?
Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island. The monumental cedar stood in what was one ...
Dec 04, 2025
Key ministers address Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa after Hodgson is bumped
OTTAWA - Several key federal cabinet ministers addressed the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa Thursday, including Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne. But Energy Minister Tim Hodg...
Dec 04, 2025
Dr. Roberta Bondar, 1st Canadian woman in space, turns 80
Dr. Roberta Bondar was the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist to travel to space. As she celebrates her 80th birthday on Thursday, the Sault-Ste-Marie-born Bondar reflects on the future of...
Dec 04, 2025