Category Archives: The Canadian Press
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
B.C. lawsuit alleges 3 former Denny's employees stole thousands in tips
KAMLOOPS - Mounties in B.C. say they are investigating an alleged fraud perpetrated against a Denny's restaurant by three former employees who are being sued by the restaurant's operator for allegedly...
Jan 06, 2026
Five ways U.S. intervention in Venezuela could affect Canada
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump stunned the world on the weekend by ordering a military raid on the Venezuelan capital, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and bringing him to New York to face cha...
Jan 06, 2026
Quebec Superior Court approves class action against Ticketmaster over service fees
MONTREAL - The Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster that accuses the American company of charging abusive service fees on ticket sales. In a ruling dated Mo...
Jan 06, 2026
Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns
President Donald Trump's administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states over concerns about fraud. "For...
Jan 06, 2026
'Would you dare take it?': Critics fear B.C. is deregulating Chinese medicine
VANCOUVER - Tom Whitfield takes a ferry from Nanaimo to a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in downtown Vancouver every Monday for acupuncture and other treatment. The excursion sometimes consumes t...
Jan 06, 2026
BR-Chinese-Medicine
VANCOUVER - Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and students are protesting against plans by the B-C government to deregulate the prescribing, compounding, and dispensing of Chinese medicine. D...
Jan 06, 2026
Ukraine's allies praise major progress on defense guarantees if a peace deal is struck with Russia
PARIS (AP) - Ukraine's allies said they made major progress Tuesday toward agreeing on how to defend the country if a peace deal is struck with Russia, saying they were ready to provide international ...
Jan 06, 2026
Trump says US to get 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday on his social media site that "Interim Authorities" in Venezuela would be selling 30 million to 50 million barrels of "High Quality" oil t...
Jan 06, 2026
Doctors fear CDC vaccine recommendation changes will fuel vaccine hesitancy in Canada
TORONTO - Sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule in the U.S. are concerning doctors who say Canadian parents might get the false impression that it's unsafe to immunize their children. Ont...
Jan 06, 2026