Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Dozens rally in Iqaluit for Greenland as Trump renews threats to control island
IQALUIT - As thousands marched Saturday in Greenland to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed threats to take control of the island, about 825 kilometres away, dozens did the same in Nunavut's...
Jan 17, 2026

Ocean, safety at risk as wind tears apart rancid Newfoundland fish sauce plant: mayor
ST. JOHN'S - A foul-smelling abandoned fish-sauce factory in rural Newfoundland has become an environmental and safety hazard after high winds tore the front wall off the building on Friday night. Ste...
Jan 17, 2026

Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's 1st female governor in historic inauguration
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democrat Abigail Spanberger has been sworn into office as Virginia's first female governor. Spanberger was sworn in at noon Saturday amid a cold drizzle outside the state Capitol ...
Jan 17, 2026

Jeremy Hansen 'pumped' about historic trip around the moon
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says getting humans to fly around the far side of the moon is good for humanity. Speaking to reporters at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as NASA rolled the Artemi...
Jan 17, 2026

Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in Gaza
NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) - Israel's government is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire moves into its challenging se...
Jan 17, 2026
A regional passenger aircraft with 11 people is missing in Indonesia and a search is underway
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A regional passenger aircraft carrying 11 people lost contact with ground control Saturday while approaching a mountainous region between Indonesia's main island of Java and ...
Jan 17, 2026

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term with 71.65% of votes
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won his seventh term with 71.65% of votes, according to official results Saturday, defeating the youthful challenger who campaigned for change ...
Jan 17, 2026

Federal firearm buyback program to open Monday, with March 31 deadline to register
OTTAWA - Owners of banned firearms will have until the end of March to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns. The federal go...
Jan 17, 2026

Who wants to buy a sub? Why South Korea's Hanwha is advertising around Ottawa
OTTAWA - Ottawa residents and out-of-town travellers may have puzzled recently over a wave of ads in the downtown from a company trying to sell them submarines. Not the six-inch sandwich kind, either,...
Jan 17, 2026

Carney visiting Qatar to drum up investment despite 'brutal' human rights record
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Qatar to drum up investment deals with a country known for both its brutal dictatorship and its growing diplomatic and economic influence. "Today, the epicent...
Jan 17, 2026