Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Japan says a second Japanese person is detained in Iran and demands their early release
TOKYO (AP) - A second Japanese national has been detained in Iran, Japan's Foreign Ministry said Friday and demanded the early release of both people. The ministry confirmed the second person had been...
Mar 05, 2026
Brazilian soccer player suspended for 12 games after sexist remarks about a female referee
SAO PAULO (AP) - A Brazilian sports court said on Thursday it suspended a defender of top-flight club Red Bull Bragantino for 12 matches because of sexist remarks he made about a female referee after ...
Mar 05, 2026

Some Gulf countries frustrated with lack of notice about Iran strikes, defense help, AP sources say
CAIRO (AP) - The Trump administration is confronting mounting discontent from allies in the Persian Gulf who have complained they were not given adequate time to prepare for the torrent of Iranian dro...
Mar 05, 2026

Coroner says B.C. teen was forced into water by dingoes in Australia
BRISBANE - A young woman from British Columbia drowned when she was attacked by a pack of dingoes at a famed tourist destination in Australia, a coroner has determined. Piper James, 19, was on a backp...
Mar 05, 2026

Kerry Sim, who killed B.C. teen Reena Virk in 1997, loses parole revocation appeal
The killer of British Columbia teenager Reena Virk has lost an appeal over the cancellation of her day parole last year following a positive drug test result. A decision of Parole Board of Canada's ap...
Mar 05, 2026

Poilievre says he has reservations about Carney's suggested fiscal watchdog
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he has "serious" reservations about Prime Minister Mark Carney's suggestion for a new parliamentary budget officer and is calling for the latest inte...
Mar 05, 2026

Police used neck restraint on B.C. man who died after altercation: paramedic
VANCOUVER - A paramedic testifying at a public hearing into the 2015 death of Myles Gray says he had trouble intubating the man and was told by a Vancouver officer that police had used batons and a "l...
Mar 05, 2026

Eby says OpenAI's Altman will apologize to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in wake of shootings
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has agreed to apologize to the people of Tumbler Ridge after the mass shooting by a user of the firm's technology, whose worris...
Mar 05, 2026

Mother of 2 girls found in shallow graves in Cleveland charged with murder
CLEVELAND (AP) - The mother of two young girls found buried inside suitcases in Cleveland was charged Thursday with two counts of aggravated murder, police said. Aliyah Henderson, 28, is accused of ki...
Mar 05, 2026

US and Venezuela agree to reestablish diplomatic relations in major shift after Maduro's ouster
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The United States and Venezuela agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations in a major shift in a historically adversarial relationship, the State Department said on Thursday....
Mar 05, 2026