Category Archives: The Canadian Press
First citizen recall petition against Alberta legislature member fails
EDMONTON - The first of more than two dozen recall petitions launched against members of Alberta's legislature has come up short. Jenny Yeremiy submitted to Elections Alberta Tuesday her petition agai...
Jan 20, 2026
Nunavut politicians raise Greenland flag as Trump escalates annexation threat
IQALUIT - Members of Nunavut's legislative assembly raised Greenland's flag Tuesday to show in solidarity with the Inuit-majority island pushing back against annexation threats from U.S. President Don...
Jan 20, 2026
B.C. energy minister Dix says North Coast Transmission Line will boost LNG project
British Columbia's Energy Minister Adrian Dix says an agreement between BC Hydro and the Nisga'a First Nation will help power a planned floating LNG terminal in northwestern B.C. across the finish lin...
Jan 20, 2026
Witness says Myles Gray 'in distress' before fatal 2015 fight with VPD officers
VANCOUVER - A man who called 911 about Myles Gray before his fatal confrontation with a group of Vancouver police officers in 2015 says he was scared and followed Gray from a distance, watching him ne...
Jan 20, 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 20, 2026
Agriculture minister says first exports of canola seed and beef soon going to China
China is moving quickly to import Canadian canola and beef after Ottawa struck a deal with Beijing to reduce tariffs, Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said Tuesday. MacDonald told reporter...
Jan 20, 2026
Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal prosecutors served grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded law enforcement during a sweeping ...
Jan 20, 2026
Mexico sends 37 cartel members to US in latest offer to Trump administration
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's security minister said Tuesday that it had sent another 37 members of Mexican drug cartels to the United States, as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on governm...
Jan 20, 2026
Ottawa, provinces ask Supreme Court to uphold law that allows routine traffic stops
MONTREAL - Lawyers representing the attorneys general of Canada and several provinces asked the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday to uphold a Quebec law allowing police to make routine traffic stops ...
Jan 20, 2026
Carney's pitch at World Economic Forum could set stage for new global partnerships
Experts say Canada's presence at the World Economic Forum has outsized importance this year, with Prime Minister Mark Carney's pitch to expand global trade relationships coming as rhetoric from U.S. P...
Jan 20, 2026