Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Woman tells Frank Stronach trial she became 'social recluse' after 1986 incident
TORONTO - Trauma and fear turned a woman into a "social recluse" after she was sexually assaulted by billionaire businessman Frank Stronach four decades ago, she told a Toronto court Wednesday. In tes...
Feb 25, 2026

Almost half of Toronto-area immigrant settlement services expect program closures
OTTAWA - Nearly half the immigrant service organizations in the Greater Toronto Area are braced for program closures in the near future due to federal funding cuts that began in 2024. A survey of 48 n...
Feb 25, 2026

Japan demands the swift release of a Japanese national detained in Iran
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's government said Wednesday that a Japanese national has been detained in Tehran since January and demanded the Iranian authorities release them swiftly. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secret...
Feb 24, 2026

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger rebuts Trump’s claims of a thriving nation, says costs remain high
WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump's depiction of the nation as being in a "golden age" during his State of the Union, arguing in her...
Feb 24, 2026

Man put to death for killing a grocery store owner in Florida's second execution this year
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of killing a 70-year-old grocery store owner was put to death Tuesday in Florida, becoming the second person executed by the state this year after a record 19 execu...
Feb 24, 2026

Report details B.C. First Nation, Vancouver Police Board collaboration breakdown
VANCOUVER - A man who was handcuffed by police along with his 12-year-old granddaughter after being falsely accused of trying to use a fake status card to open a bank account in 2019 says the Vancouve...
Feb 24, 2026
Federal workplace safety regulators penalize businesses over 6 deaths at Colorado dairy
Federal workplace safety regulators have issued citations and fines against three businesses for violations in the deaths of six people last year at a Colorado dairy. The U.S. Occupational Safety and ...
Feb 24, 2026

Suspect and 4 others are dead after stabbing near Tacoma, Washington, authorities say
SEATTLE (AP) - A man fatally stabbed four people before being shot by a sheriff's deputy outside a home northwest of Tacoma, Washington, on Tuesday, authorities said. The Pierce County Sheriff's Offic...
Feb 24, 2026
Suspect and 4 others are dead after stabbing near Tacoma, Washington, authorities say
KEY PENINSULA, Wash. (AP) - A suspect and four other people were dead Tuesday after a sheriff's deputy responded to reports that a man was stabbing people outside a home near Tacoma, Washington, law e...
Feb 24, 2026

Proposed Ring of Fire mine in northern Ontario clears another regulatory hurdle
TORONTO - A proposed mine in Ontario's Ring of Fire region has cleared another regulatory hurdle despite a First Nation's protest. The federal government has decided not to designate Wyloo's Eagle's N...
Feb 24, 2026