Category Archives: The Canadian Press

5 things to know about Canada being disinvited from Trump's 'Board of Peace'
OTTAWA - Senior federal government officials told reporters travelling to China with Prime Minister Mark Carney last week that he was accepting an invitation to join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Boa...
Jan 23, 2026

Haiti's transitional council deepens political chaos by voting to oust the prime minister
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's long-running political crisis deepened Friday when the country's transitional presidential council announced it had voted to fire Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-A...
Jan 23, 2026

Christine Fréchette, Bernard Drainville in race to become CAQ leader, Quebec premier
MONTREAL - It's shaping up to be a two-person race for the leadership of the Coalition Avenir Qubec as the party seeks to replace Premier Franois Legault. Christine Frchette, who held the economy port...
Jan 23, 2026

Conservatives prepare for national convention, anniversary of Harper's historic win
OTTAWA - On the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, newspapers across the Prairies spread the word with headlines like, "The West Is In!" and "Tories Turn The Tide!" Stephen Harper's Conservative Party had just...
Jan 23, 2026

Government plans to bring forward online harms bill, AI minister says
OTTAWA - The federal government is working on online harms legislation, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Friday. Solomon told reporters Culture Minister Marc Miller will bring the bi...
Jan 23, 2026

Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in 5 states for now
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must keep federal funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states...
Jan 23, 2026

American aquariums say they are working to provide future for Marineland's belugas
TORONTO - American aquariums say they visited Marineland last week with the goal of "providing hope and a future" for 30 beluga whales that face euthanasia should they not be moved. The Niagara Falls,...
Jan 23, 2026

Almost 10,000 federal workers were told this week they may be laid off: unions
QUBEC - Almost 10,000 federal public servants have received notices in the past week warning them that their jobs may be cut, say the unions representing them. The Public Service Alliance of Canada sa...
Jan 23, 2026

German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
BERLIN (AP) - A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump. Oke Gttlich, the president of ...
Jan 23, 2026

Quebec government is removing the British crown from province's coat of arms
MONTREAL - The Quebec government announced Friday that it's removing the British crown from the province's official coat of arms, in what it described as a reaffirmation of the province's autonomy. Ju...
Jan 23, 2026