Category Archives: The Canadian Press
First Nations chiefs alarmed by feds' lack of commitment to protecting source water
OTTAWA - Some First Nations chiefs say Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty's recent refusal to commit to source water protections in a promised clean water bill shows the government is sidel...
Jan 07, 2026
Carney heads to China next week for first visit by a prime minister in eight years
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week as he makes the first official trip to China by a Canadian prime minister in more than eight years. Carney'...
Jan 07, 2026
In the news: G7 discusses U.S. moves in Venezuela, RCAF growing despite challenges
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Anand says Rubio wants elections in Venezuela Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says her American counterp...
Jan 07, 2026
Novo Nordisk considers competing with generics through renamed lower-price Ozempic
TORONTO - Novo Nordisk Canada is considering competing with generic versions of its brand-name Ozempic and Wegovy drugs by introducing renamed, lower-priced copies of the medications. Health Canada ap...
Jan 07, 2026
Commander says RCAF is on a 'path of growth' in 2026
OTTAWA - The head of the Royal Canadian Air Force has only been in the job for half a year - but it's been an eventful period as the force has worked to rapidly overhaul its fleets and turn a corner o...
Jan 07, 2026
How Canadian agencies are embracing AI tools to defend national security
OTTAWA - The national spy watchdog is reviewing the use and governance of artificial intelligence by Canada's security agencies. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency has written to key...
Jan 07, 2026
Separatist group in Yemen loses contact with delegation that went to Riyadh for talks
ADEN, Yemen (AP) - A separatist group in southern Yemen said Wednesday it was urgently trying to contact its delegation that traveled to the Saudi capital for talks on de-escalating tensions among riv...
Jan 06, 2026
CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold US secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84
WASHINGTON (AP) - CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in U.S. history, has died in a Ma...
Jan 06, 2026
Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and a conservative commentator, has died. He was 80. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced his ...
Jan 06, 2026
Shooter who killed Brown students and MIT professor planned attack for years, says DOJ
BOSTON (AP) - The man identified by law enforcement as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor had been planning the attack for years and left behind videos in which ...
Jan 06, 2026