Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Hundreds line up in Calgary to sign petition to urge vote on Alberta quitting Canada
CALGARY - Alberta's separation drive came to the province's largest city Monday, with hundreds lining up to add their names to the list of people wanting to vote on the province quitting Canada while ...
Jan 26, 2026
Carney skips question period on Parliament's first day back, meets with Premier Ford
OTTAWA - After a globe-hopping mission to secure new trade deals and foreign investment, Prime Minister Mark Carney was back in Ottawa Monday as Parliament resumed - but not for very long. Carney visi...
Jan 26, 2026
Creditors accept ex-Montreal mayor Denis Coderre's debt-repayment plan
MONTREAL - Creditors of former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre have unanimously accepted a proposal for him to pay back less than a quarter of his roughly $1.1-million debt. During a virtual meeting Mond...
Jan 26, 2026
Union, farm groups say cuts at federal agriculture centres will set sector back
The union representing workers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and some farming groups are firing back at Ottawa over abrupt job cuts and closures. The Agriculture Union said Monday the decision t...
Jan 26, 2026
South Korean sub maker Hanwha signs agreement with Algoma Steel
OTTAWA - South Korean submarine maker Hanwha announced Monday it had signed a flurry of partnership agreements with Canadian companies, including Sault Ste. Marie's tariff-battered Algoma Steel, as it...
Jan 26, 2026
Canada sending Coast Guard vessel to Greenland for opening of new consulate: Anand
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada's "principled pragmatism" in foreign policy will be on full display next week in Greenland when she opens Canada's new consulate in the Danish...
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
Ex-Olympic snowboarder accused in drug smuggling ring heads to court
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned top FBI fugitive is expected to appear in federal court Monday on charges he allegedly ran a billion-dollar multinational drug tra...
Jan 26, 2026
Carney stands by Plains of Abraham speech that rankled Quebec's political class
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday stood by his comments about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, remarks that had drawn a swift rebuke from Quebec's political class and demands for an ap...
Jan 26, 2026
US braces for more freezing cold as winter storm leaves at least 26 dead
Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice....
Jan 26, 2026