Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Quicksketch: A look at newly acclaimed Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard
MONTREAL - Charles Milliard was acclaimed leader of the Quebec Liberal Party on Friday, replacing Pablo Rodriguez who resigned in December after just six months in the role. The party has been facing ...
Feb 13, 2026
Mistrial declared in the case of Stanford students charged after pro-Palestinian protests in 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case of five current and former Stanford University students charged after pro-Palestinian protests in 2024, when they barricaded themsel...
Feb 13, 2026
Democrats launch investigation into Trump's threat to halt Gordie Howe Bridge
WASHINGTON - Democrats said they have launched an investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to stall the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. "President Trump is once again a...
Feb 13, 2026
Federal public servants seek legal advice as they face job cuts
OTTAWA - Several law firms in Ottawa say they're getting an influx of calls from federal workers looking for advice as the public service faces job cuts. Malini Vijaykumar, a partner at Nelligan Law, ...
Feb 13, 2026
Dominic LeBlanc to lead large trade mission to Mexico next week
OTTAWA - The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade is leading a large delegation to Mexico next week as Ottawa looks to diversify its trade links in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs...
Feb 13, 2026
Freeland violated law by answering questions about byelection: elections commissioner
OTTAWA - The Commissioner of Canada Elections said former Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland unintentionally violated the Elections Act by answering reporters' questions about a 2024 Toronto byelection at t...
Feb 13, 2026
New Jersey man found guilty of killing brother and his family, then lighting fires to cover it up
A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of killing four relatives in what prosecutors said was a murder and arson plot spawned by a soured business relationship between the man and his younger brother. ...
Feb 13, 2026
Feds open a perjury probe into ICE officers' testimony about the shooting of a Venezuelan man
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped agains...
Feb 13, 2026
What we know about the victims in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Details have emerged about the eight people killed and two seriously injured in the mass shooting at a high school and a home in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Here's what is known: Zoey Benoit, ...
Feb 13, 2026
Brazilian au pair gets 10-year sentence for scheme to kill lover's wife and another man
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - An au pair who schemed with her employer-turned-lover to kill his wife and another man received a 10-year sentence on Friday. Prosecutors had recommended immediate release for Jul...
Feb 13, 2026