Category Archives: The Canadian Press
'Frostbite capital': Efforts to reduce frostbite amputations underway in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Trevor Logan winces in pain as a nurse cleans the blistered middle finger on his right hand, swollen to twice its size due to frostbite. Inside a clinic of a downtown Edmonton homeless shel...
Jan 05, 2026
Venezuelan government seeks to show it is operating free from US control
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The Venezuelan government on Monday sought to show its people and the world that the country is being run independently and not controlled by the United States following its ...
Jan 05, 2026
Experts say Canada should co-ordinate Western Hemisphere response to Maduro's ouster
OTTAWA - Foreign policy experts say Ottawa should reach out to nations threatened by the United States to co-ordinate a response to the Trump administration's ouster of Venezuela's autocratic ruler. "...
Jan 05, 2026
US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child -- leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to ch...
Jan 05, 2026
Quebec Liberals name ethics officer for leadership race after vote-buying allegations
MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberal Party has named an ethics officer to supervise the upcoming leadership race after allegations of wrongdoing sunk the previous leader. Among other responsibilities, the et...
Jan 05, 2026
Quebec students must address teachers as 'Mr.' and 'Ms.' under new civility rules
MONTREAL - Quebec students returning to class after winter break will now have to use formal language to address their teachers under new rules designed to foster civility. The province announced last...
Jan 05, 2026
As Ontario civil servants return to office full time, union calls order 'ridiculous'
TORONTO - Ontario government employees are expected to return to the office five days per week starting Monday, despite objections from public sector unions. In August, Premier Doug Ford announced tho...
Jan 05, 2026
Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty on drug trafficking charges
NEW YORK (AP) - Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro declared himself "innocent" and a "decent man" as he pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. courtroom on Monday. "I'm...
Jan 05, 2026
Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly after warning about following illegal orders
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the lawmaker's participation in a video that c...
Jan 05, 2026
Walz, Democrats' 2024 VP pick, drops bid for third term as Minnesota governor; Klobuchar considers
ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats' 2024 candidate for vice president, is ending his bid for a third term as governor amid President Donald Trump's relentless focus on a fraud in...
Jan 05, 2026