Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Powerhouse attorney Robert B. Barnett, known for representing the Obamas and Clintons, dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Robert B. Barnett, a powerhouse Washington attorney who became a fixture in the political and publishing worlds as the literary representative for Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill and H...
Sep 26, 2025

Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has ...
Sep 26, 2025

Audit of Saskatchewan First Nations group questions millions of dollars in spending
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs in Saskatchewan say they want answers after a forensic audit of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations concluded more than $34 million of the organization's spend...
Sep 26, 2025
Robert Barnett, Washington literary power broker, passes away at 79
NEW YORK (AP) - Robert Barnett, Washington literary power broker, passes away at 79. The Associated Press
Sep 26, 2025

Carney's globe-spanning travel schedule draws both criticism and praise
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is back in London this week - his second visit to the British capital among 13 foreign visits since March - and his globe-trotting schedule is drawing both criticis...
Sep 26, 2025

Montreal-area police urge calm ahead of events in honour of slain teen Nooran Rezayi
LONGUEUIL - Police on Montreal's South Shore say they have information that this weekend's events in honour of the teenager killed by an officer may be co-opted by people looking to commit violence. "...
Sep 26, 2025

Stay of ostrich cull in southeast B.C. an ongoing potential health risk, CFIA says
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the "ongoing delay" in carrying out the cull of ostriches at a British Columbia farm presents "potential animal and human health risks." The agency said in a s...
Sep 26, 2025

Maxwell, Dorris and Jibb reach podium on second-last day at para swimming worlds
SINGAPORE - Reid Maxwell reached the podium for the first time at a world championships while fellow Canadians Danielle Dorris and Mary Jibb picked up their third medals Friday at the world para swimm...
Sep 26, 2025

Canadiens defenceman Reinbacher out four weeks with broken hand
MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens defenceman David Reinbacher will be out for four weeks with a broken hand, the NHL club announced Friday. The team said Reinbacher has a fractured metacarpal bone, one of...
Sep 26, 2025

Business groups warn of 'massive' impact from another Canada Post strike
Business groups expect a "massive" hit to small companies' operations after unionized postal workers began a countrywide strike on Thursday evening. But the Canadian Federation of Independent Business...
Sep 26, 2025