Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Canada promises $37 million in humanitarian aid for civilians in Lebanon
OTTAWA - The Carney government is promising more than $37 million in humanitarian aid for civilians in Lebanon caught in the crossfire between Israel and Hezbollah. "We call on all actors to immediate...
Mar 12, 2026

Man who rammed his vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS says
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) - The armed man who rammed his vehicle into one of the nation's largest Reform synagogues Thursday has been identified as a 41-year-old naturalized citizen born in Lebanon,...
Mar 12, 2026

Vancouver Lapu Lapu event set for April 19, a year after deadly attack
VANCOUVER - Advocacy group Filipino BC has announced that it will host its annual Lapu Lapu Day event in Vancouver on April 19 to "reflect on shared healing," a year after a vehicle ramming attack kil...
Mar 12, 2026

Crown says two men accused 'shot to kill' in drive-by that left Montreal teen dead
MONTREAL - The two men charged with murdering a 15-year-old girl in a drive-by shooting in Montreal in 2021 shot to kill even though they hit the wrong target, a Crown prosecutor told a jury on Thursd...
Mar 12, 2026

Details of federal spending review to be released in 'coming days'
OTTAWA - Canadians are expected to learn soon which programs will be affected by the federal government's cost-cutting review. Appearing before the House committee on government operations Tuesday, Se...
Mar 12, 2026

Métis National Council signs agreement with Northwest Territory Métis Nation
OTTAWA - The Mtis National Council has signed an agreement with the Northwest Territory Mtis Nation to boost collaboration between the two groups, which could lead the N.W.T. nation to join the nation...
Mar 12, 2026

B.C. chiefs tell MP Aaron Gunn to 'chillax' about land acknowledgments
VANCOUVER - The chiefs of four British Columbia First Nations have told Conservative member of Parliament Aaron Gunn to "chillax" after he criticized land acknowledgments referring to "unceded territo...
Mar 12, 2026

ROTC students at Old Dominion University subdued and killed shooter who left 1 dead, 2 hurt
A former Army National Guard member who had spent eight years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State opened fire on a classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University on Thursday before ROTC...
Mar 12, 2026

New government bill would help police, spy service probe online activities
OTTAWA - Proposed legislation would give police and Canada's spy service new powers to investigate online activities - powers they say they need to keep pace with criminals in the digital age. The bil...
Mar 12, 2026

Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military on Thursday said it was dropping charges against five soldiers accused of beating and sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee in an alleged assault partially caught ...
Mar 12, 2026