Category Archives: The Canadian Press
BBC director resigns after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech
LONDON (AP) - The head of the BBC and the British broadcaster's top news executive both resigned Sunday after criticism of the way the organization edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The ...
Nov 09, 2025
Animal sanctuary staff in Summerland, B.C., 'devastated' by avian flu case
VICTORIA - An animal sanctuary in B.C.'s interior says it is facing a "heartbreaking" experience after discovering a positive case of H5N1, also known as avian flu. Critteraid, based in Summerland B.C...
Nov 09, 2025
Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'
President Donald Trump's administration is demanding states "undo" full SNAP benefits paid out under judges' orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the lat...
Nov 09, 2025
'Very fortunate': Hockey Hall of Fame's 2025 class set for induction
TORONTO - Zdeno Chara could hardly believe what had just unfolded. Duncan Keith was in the same boat - at the opposite end of the emotional spectrum. Chara and his Boston Bruins held a 2-1 lead late i...
Nov 09, 2025
N.S. chief justices defend courtroom poppy ban after politicians call practice wrong
HALIFAX - The heads of Nova Scotia's supreme and provincial courts are expressing their support for judges who ban court staff from pinning poppies to their robes during proceedings after some Canadia...
Nov 09, 2025
Doctors gather to protest physician payment bill at Bell Centre
MONTREAL - More than 10,000 demonstrators descended on Montreal's Bell Centre on Sunday to demand the suspension of a new law that changes how doctors in the province are paid. Organized by a quartet ...
Nov 09, 2025
Worker interested in taking polar bear photos at Nunavut site before he was killed
Christopher Best told his family not to worry about the pictures of polar bears he was snapping and posting on social media as he worked at a radar site in Nunavut. "Chris said, 'Well, yeah, they're n...
Nov 09, 2025
COP30 primer: Here's what to know about the annual UN climate talks and Canada's role
Canadian climate negotiators are headed to Brazil for the next two weeks as leaders gather for annual United Nations climate talks. The talks come as Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose credentials as a...
Nov 09, 2025
Low municipal election voter turnout not a concern for these Quebec towns
MONTREAL - The historic village of Calixa-Lavalle is named after the man who composed the Canadian national anthem, so perhaps it's no surprise its residents take their civic duty seriously. While nea...
Nov 09, 2025
Freeland tasked with tapping Canadian businesses to help rebuild Ukraine
OTTAWA - Seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney assigned former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland to be Canada's new special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Canadians haven't heard much...
Nov 09, 2025