Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Montrealers are facing a month-long transit strike that starts this weekend
MONTREAL - Metro and bus service in Montreal is expected to be disrupted nearly every day this November because of a transit strike involving about 2,400 maintenance workers and separate strike action...
Oct 30, 2025
First Nation buying two more B.C. casinos, including Richmond's River Rock
NANAIMO - The Snuneymuxw First Nation announced Thursday that it is buying two British Columbia casinos, including the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond. A statement from the Nanaimo-area nation sa...
Oct 30, 2025
Canadian yellow peas hit with India's new 30 per cent tariff on all imports
OTTAWA - Canadian yellow pea producers will now face tariffs in both of their major export markets after India announced a new 30 per cent levy on all imported yellow peas beginning Nov. 1. China impo...
Oct 30, 2025
Gilles, Poirier open what could be their final season at Skate Canada International
This could be Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier's final year on the ice, but they're not treating it like a farewell tour. As the Canadian ice dance veterans open their season this weekend at Skate Canada...
Oct 30, 2025
Canada's Cyber Centre warns of hacktivists targeting water, energy systems
OTTAWA - The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warns that hackers with an activist agenda have been tampering with online systems that control water, energy and agricultural facilities. An alert sent...
Oct 30, 2025
Chief of defence staff offers apology for military's history of racial discrimination
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's military formally apologized Thursday to the Canadian Armed Forces for the service's history of racist discrimination and vowed to improve the situation for racialized CA...
Oct 30, 2025
Federal government has spent more than $15M fighting Black class-action lawsuit
OTTAWA - The federal government has spent more than $15 million fighting a class-action lawsuit filed by Black public servants, documents filed in Parliament show. A document prepared by the Departmen...
Oct 30, 2025
B.C. festival attack case adjourned to January amid thousands of pages of evidence
VANCOUVER - Hearings for the man accused of murdering 11 people at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival have been adjourned until January to give his lawyer time to assess thousands of pages of document...
Oct 30, 2025
Saskatchewan introduces bill that would allow tailgating outside Roughrider games
REGINA - Fans of the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders could soon be allowed to do some pre-game drinking and barbecuing in the parking lot outside Regina's Mosaic stadium. Premier Scot Moe's government ...
Oct 30, 2025
Rugby Canada says "Mission: Win World Cup" fundraising campaign exceeded its target
Rugby Canada says its "Mission: Win Rugby World Cup 2025" fundraising campaign exceeded its goal, bringing in just over $1 million. The money, which was added to $2.6 million from the governing body, ...
Oct 30, 2025