Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Liberals reject Poilievre's call for tax relief on GM workers' severance pay
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is rejecting a call from the Opposition Conservatives to grant a tax reprieve on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont. Conse...
Feb 09, 2026

Venezuela's top prosecutor orders the arrest of opposition leader's ally, hours after his release
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's top prosecutor said on Monday that his office had requested the arrest of one of the closest allies of opposition leader Mara Corina Machado, less than 12 hours a...
Feb 08, 2026

Seahawks ride 'Dark Side' defence to Super Bowl title, pounding Patriots 29-13
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The "Dark Side" defence carried Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks to a Lombardi Trophy. Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald's fero...
Feb 08, 2026

Breezy Johnson wins 1st gold for US at Milan Cortina Olympics after Lindsey Vonn crashes
MILAN (AP) - The crash. The gasps. The helicopter. Lindsey Vonn's frightening fall in the women's downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics couldn't help but overshadow U.S. teammate Breezy Johnson's fea...
Feb 08, 2026
A truck carrying passengers crashes in northern Nigeria, killing at least 30 people
KANO, Nigeria (AP) - A truck carrying passengers crashed in northern Nigeria because of reckless driving, killing at least 30 people and injuring several others, authorities said Sunday. The trailer w...
Feb 08, 2026

UK leader's chief of staff quits over appointment of Mandelson as ambassador despite Epstein ties
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer 's chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furor surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to...
Feb 08, 2026

'Get their act together': Freeland on U.S. relationship with others on world stage
Former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland says when it comes to the U.S. and its relationships with other countries on the world stage, it needs to "get their act together." Since his 2025 inauguratio...
Feb 08, 2026

Cascadia movement has roots in the past, but does B.C. separatism have a future?
VICTORIA - In 2017, Cory Pahl was a candidate for the Cascadia Party of British Columbia, whose official goals included the creation of a provincial assembly that would assert the sovereign rights of ...
Feb 08, 2026

'They were brothers': Players, families remember 3 who died in Alberta highway crash
STAVELY - When Sawyer Smith thinks about teammates Caden Fine and JJ Wright, he remembers an instance of team tomfoolery on the golf course. He was with Cameron Casorso on the course when Fine and Wri...
Feb 08, 2026

Petition calls for federal party leaders to get top-secret security clearance
OTTAWA - An electronic petition on the parliament website calls on the House of Commons to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security clearance. It says the reason is...
Feb 08, 2026