Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Egyptian president says Trump's Mideast proposal is 'last chance' for peace in the region
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) - The Egyptian president told a summit of world leaders Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump'sMideast proposal represents the "last chance" for peace in the region and r...
Oct 13, 2025
'Dream of a lifetime': Canadian economist Howitt among Nobel winners in economics
Canadian economist Peter Howitt, who is among a group of three researchers to win this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in economics, said he found out about the prize from a persistent Swedish reporter wh...
Oct 13, 2025
Rookie Trey Yesavage starts for Blue Jays in Game 2 of ALCS; Mariners lead series 1-0
TORONTO - Trey Yesavage will take the mound this evening for the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series. Logan Gilbert will get the start for the Seattle Mariners. Seat...
Oct 13, 2025
Death row, detainment and dire geopolitics cause onslaught of Canadian consular cases
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says deteriorating stability worldwide is causing a massive expansion in the work required to protect Canadians abroad, with the department warning Foreign Affairs Minis...
Oct 13, 2025
Living Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are freed as part of Gaza ceasefire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decim...
Oct 13, 2025
Southern resident killer whales show signs of slow decline toward disappearance
The latest survey of endangered southern resident killer whales confirms their plateau and gradual slide toward disappearance in the absence of stronger measures to protect them, a director with the C...
Oct 13, 2025
Trump urges Israel to seize chance for peace ahead of Egypt summit and presses for Netanyahu pardon
JERUSALEM (AP) - President Donald Trump told Israeli lawmakers on Monday that their country had no more to achieve on the battlefield and must work toward peace in the Middle East after two years of w...
Oct 13, 2025
World leaders throw their weight behind the Gaza ceasefire deal
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) - The U.S. and Egyptian presidents are chairing a gathering of world leaders dubbed "the Summit for Peace" to support ending the two-year war in Gaza after a breakthrough c...
Oct 13, 2025
Bus crash in mountainous region of South Africa kills at least 42 people
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A bus veered off a road and plunged down an embankment on a steep mountain pass in northern South Africa, killing at least 42 people and leaving another 49 passengers injured, auth...
Oct 13, 2025
First 7 hostages released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas released seven hostages on Monday, the first to be freed as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that pummeled the Gaza Strip, killed tens of thousands o...
Oct 12, 2025