Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Multi-agency effort led to seizure of large amounts of fentanyl, other drugs: RCMP
OTTAWA - The RCMP said Tuesday it teamed up with other law enforcement agencies to seize 386 kilograms of fentanyl and significant amounts of other illicit drugs over a five-month period. The Mounties...
Dec 02, 2025
Advocates demand clarity from Carney on status of feminist foreign policy
OTTAWA - Dozens of advocates for women and LGBTQ+ people in Canada and abroad are demanding clarity from the Carney government on its message shift on feminism. In an open letter co-ordinated by Oxfam...
Dec 02, 2025
NDP leader says Liberals are being 'dishonest' about the future of pharmacare
OTTAWA - The federal government's response to a report it commissioned on national pharmacare was "shockingly dismissive," NDP interim leader Don Davies said this week as he called on the Liberals to ...
Dec 02, 2025
Pope Leo XIV shares his thoughts on the conclave, reflects on spirituality and future travels
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday shared for the first time what he was thinking when the votes started going his way during the conclave that elected him, saying he resigned himse...
Dec 02, 2025
With Homan's team preparing for Games, Einarson's rink gets Canada entry at Scotties
With Team Rachel Homan preparing for the Milan-Cortina Olympics, Team Kerri Einarson will wear Canada colours at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts next month in Mississauga, Ont. Homan, who won a seco...
Dec 02, 2025
Miller says government needs to start Indigenous consultation on B.C. pipeline
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Marc Miller says his government needs to "sit down and start working now" on consultation with Indigenous communities and stakeholders about a possible new pipeline in B.C. ...
Dec 02, 2025
Alouettes sign Canadian receiver Philpot to two-year extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed Canadian receiver Tyson Philpot to a two-year extension, the CFL club announced Tuesday. The deal keeps the 25-year-old under contract through the 2027 se...
Dec 02, 2025
Mike Miller steps in as Toronto Argonauts head coach after Dinwiddie’s exit
TORONTO - Mike Miller's coaching career of nearly 30 years has taken him from small-town Pennsylvania to Berlin. He has been behind the sidelines with NCAA Division II schools and NFL teams. He hadn't...
Dec 02, 2025
The Latest: US envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking a draft peace plan that Washington hopes can bring about an end to the nearly four-year ...
Dec 02, 2025
Budget office sees modest boost in housing supply from Build Canada Homes
OTTAWA - Housing Minister Gregor Robertson said the federal government's new housing agency is just getting started after the parliamentary budget office said in a new report Tuesday that Build Canada...
Dec 02, 2025