Category Archives: The Canadian Press

ICE agent rebuffed after attempting to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Ecuador's minister of foreign affairs has filed a protest with the U.S. Embassy after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapol...
Jan 27, 2026

In the news today: ATIP reform, winter accessibility issues, throwback posts train AI
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Openness advocates unimpressed by early proposals for Access to Information reform Advocates of more federal t...
Jan 27, 2026

Hearing into Myles Gray's beating death halted for 4 weeks over obscenity resignation
VANCOUVER - A long-anticipated hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 is being adjourned for four weeks, after it was derailed by an obscene remark and the subsequent resignation...
Jan 27, 2026

Why two skulls unearthed in B.C. could be harbingers for future archeological woes
Last June, landscapers working on a site in Kamloops, B.C., came upon a troubling discovery - two human skulls and jawbones. Police and the coroner were informed, but after an inspection that swiftly ...
Jan 27, 2026

Openness advocates unimpressed by early proposals for Access to Information reform
OTTAWA - Advocates of more federal transparency are concerned a federal review of the Access to Information regime will not fix long-standing problems, and that it could even make things worse. The Tr...
Jan 27, 2026

North Korea launches suspected ballistic missiles toward the sea, neighbors say
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched suspected ballistic missiles toward the sea on Tuesday in apparent weapons tests, according to its neighbors, as the North heightens animosities with riv...
Jan 27, 2026

Iran's crackdown has killed at least 6,126 people, activists say as the country's currency plunges
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests killed at least 6,126 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carri...
Jan 26, 2026

Water damage, electrical issues force more residents from Manitoba First Nation
WINNIPEG - More residents are being asked to leave a northern Manitoba First Nation dealing with a water crisis brought on by a power outage, as crews continue to fix damaged houses and buildings. Pim...
Jan 26, 2026

No possession arrests without 'extenuating circumstances': head of B.C. police chiefs
VICTORIA - The president of the BC Association of Chiefs of Police says people will not be arrested for possession of small amounts of drugs after the end of decriminalization on Jan. 31, "unless ther...
Jan 26, 2026

Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to running a drug smuggling ring
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitiv...
Jan 26, 2026