Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Collision between migrant speedboat, Greek coast guard vessel leaves at least 15 dead
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A collision between a speedboat carrying migrants and a Greek coast guard patrol vessel off the eastern Aegean island of Chios has killed at least 15 people, the coast guard said...
Feb 03, 2026
Son of late dictator Gadhafi is killed in Libya
CAIRO (AP) - Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and one-time heir apparent of Libya's late dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was killed in the northern African country, Libyan officials said Tuesday. The 53-year-...
Feb 03, 2026
Social media ban would need oversight, mother of exploited teen tells MPs
OTTAWA - A ban on social media for children would need oversight and monitoring of the tech industry in order to work, online safety advocate Carol Todd told members of Parliament Tuesday. "If we're g...
Feb 03, 2026
Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, setting stage for next fight
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an int...
Feb 03, 2026
NASA delays Artemis launch with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen until March
WASHINGTON - NASA has delayed the planned launch of a moon rocket with a Canadian on board until at least March. In a press conference in Florida on Tuesday, NASA officials said the Artemis II astrona...
Feb 03, 2026
Funny, unstoppable, magnetic: 3 Alberta hockey players killed in crash remembered
Three players with the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team in Stavely, Alta., were killed Monday while heading to practice in the town south of Calgary. RCMP say the small vehicle they were i...
Feb 03, 2026
Public service executives got more than $146 million in performance pay last year
OTTAWA - Executives in the core federal public service received $146.3 million in performance pay last year. Data from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat shows 7,987 executives earned performanc...
Feb 03, 2026
French prosecutors request 5-year ban on Marine Le Pen from holding office
PARIS (AP) - French prosecutors Tuesday requested a five-year ban on holding elected office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a crucial appeal trial in Paris, an outcome that may prevent her f...
Feb 03, 2026
Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finalized an agreement with House Republicans Tuesday to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Eps...
Feb 03, 2026
US shoots down Iranian drone that 'aggressively' approached an aircraft carrier, military says
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, threatening to...
Feb 03, 2026