Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Denmark, Greenland envoys met with White House officials over Trump's call for a 'takeover'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Denmark and Greenland's envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trum...
Jan 08, 2026

House refuses to override Trump vetoes as Republicans stick with president
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House refused Thursday to override President Donald Trump's veto of two low-profile bills as Republicans stuck with the president despite their prior support for the measures. Co...
Jan 08, 2026

Kashechewan First Nation evacuation plans will prioritize 500 vulnerable people: feds
Indigenous Services Canada says the evacuation of 500 vulnerable people from a remote First Nation in northern Ontario will happen "as early as possible," as the community deals with failures in its w...
Jan 08, 2026

Fisheries Department grants authorization for port expansion in Contrecoeur, Que.
MONTRAL - Fisheries and Oceans Canada has granted authorization to the Montreal Port Authority to expand a container port terminal northeast of the city in the habitat of an endangered fish species. T...
Jan 08, 2026

Conservative MP accuses students of free speech attack after campus event cancelled
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Garnett Genuis accused a student group at York University of attacking free speech after he was denied permission to hold an event there - but the university's student centre ...
Jan 08, 2026

Protesters, ICE face off with tensions high in Minneapolis after fatal shooting
MINNEAPOLIS - Protesters in Minneapolis shouted during a tense standoff with masked federal agents Thursday as public anger over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Jan 08, 2026

New charges against man with al-Qaida ties as lawyer raises mental health concerns
MONTREAL - A homeless man who had attended al-Qaida training camps and is charged with allegedly threatening to bomb public transit in Montreal is now also accused of issuing a threat from jail to blo...
Jan 08, 2026

Venezuela says it's releasing a 'significant number' of prisoners as gesture to 'seek peace'
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela is releasing a "significant number" of citizens and foreigners from its prisons in a decision that the head of the country's legislature described Thursday as a ges...
Jan 08, 2026

Judge disqualifies federal prosecutor in investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A judge disqualified a Trump administration federal prosecutor from overseeing investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling Thursday that he is not lawfully ...
Jan 08, 2026

Senate advances resolution to limit Trump's war powers after Venezuela raid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expan...
Jan 08, 2026