Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Doug Ford calls for boycott of Chinese EVs that will enter Canada under Carney deal
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Canadians to boycott Chinese-made electric vehicles when they are allowed back into the country under a deal recently struck by Prime Minister Mark Ca...
Jan 21, 2026

Canadian man posed as a pilot and flight attendant to get hundreds of free flights, authorities say
HONOLULU (AP) - A Canadian man posed as a commercial pilot and as a working flight attendant to obtain hundreds of free flights from U.S. airlines, authorities said. Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, w...
Jan 21, 2026

Legault believes his Coalition Avenir Québec party will stay relevant after he leaves
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he's confident the party he co-founded as a third option to federalism and sovereignty will remain a political force in the province after he is replaced...
Jan 21, 2026

Tobacco company taking Ottawa to court over fee that got unanimous House support
OTTAWA - A major tobacco company is taking the federal government to court over a new fee that would see the industry pay for Ottawa's tobacco control strategy. The tobacco cost recovery fee is set to...
Jan 21, 2026

Candace Derksen's mom shocked as man acquitted in daughter's 1984 killing arrested
VANCOUVER - Wilma Derksen, whose 13-year-old daughter Candace was killed in Winnipeg in 1984, still has questions about what happened to her "exquisite" child after the man accused of murdering her wa...
Jan 21, 2026

Fact File: Carney's NATO comments misconstrued online as declaration of war
Multiple social media posts in the past week claimed that Prime Minister Mark Carney had said Canada would "go to war" with the United States if it attempted a forceful takeover of Greenland. Some of ...
Jan 21, 2026

Carney's speech to World Economic Forum draws praise, calls for action
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's call at the World Economic Forum for middle powers to band together against economic coercion by "great powers" is winning some cross-partisan support at home, an...
Jan 21, 2026
Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to keep Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook in her job, casting doubt on President Donald Trump's bid to wrest control of the nation's c...
Jan 21, 2026

B.C. man gets 5 years in Snapchat child sex abuse case, as advocates warn of surge
CAMPBELL RIVER - A British Columbia man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes involving a minor he met over Snapchat, his jailing coming amid what advocates sa...
Jan 21, 2026

A look at some potential candidates for the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership
MONTREAL - After more than seven years in power, Quebec Premier Franois Legault announced on Jan. 15 that he would step down after the Coalition Avenir Qubec chooses his replacement. The upcoming lead...
Jan 21, 2026