Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Boat capsizes in Nigeria's Yobe state, leaving 25 dead and 14 missing
YOBE, Nigeria (AP) - A passenger boat capsized in northern Nigeria's Yobe state, leaving at least 25 people dead while 14 others remained missing, emergency services said Sunday. The boat was carrying...
Jan 04, 2026
Tangled cars and billowing smoke: Remembering Hinton rail disaster 40 years later
HINTON - Colin Hanington followed a plume of smoke to reach one of the deadliest railway crashes in Canadian history, and almost 40 years later remembers the silence when he got there. Hanington was a...
Jan 04, 2026
Gunmen kill at least 30 villagers and abduct others during raid in northern Nigeria
MINNA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 30 villagers have been killed and several others are missing after gunmen raided a village in northern Nigeria's Niger state, police said Sunday, the latest in a cycle o...
Jan 04, 2026
RCMP investigate gunfire on First Nation in Saskatchewan after deadly shooting
Police in northern Saskatchewan are investigating a report of gunshots on a First Nation and whether they're tied to a deadly shooting there last week. Mounties say they were called late Friday to Big...
Jan 04, 2026
North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea ahead of South Korean leader's visit to China
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea Sunday, its neighbors said, just hours before South Korea's president leaves for China for talks expected to c...
Jan 03, 2026
Hope alive for a 'peaceful' Venezuela after Maduro's capture, activist says
TORONTO - The capture of the president of Venezuela by the U.S. military is being heralded by some in Canada as the pathway back to democracy for Venezuela. U.S. military forces extracted Nicolas Madu...
Jan 03, 2026
Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing arrest of immigrant resigns as GOP threatens impeachment
Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor. The letter was sen...
Jan 03, 2026
Investigation is opened into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year's party left 40 people dead, authorities said Saturday....
Jan 03, 2026
Iran's leader says rioters 'must be put in their place' as protest death toll reaches at least 15
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader insisted Saturday that "rioters must be put in their place" after a week of protests that have shaken the Islamic Republic, likely giving secur...
Jan 03, 2026
Ottawa propose fines of up to $1M for violating foreign influence registry rules
OTTAWA - The federal government proposes fining people and organizations up to $1 million for failing to comply with the requirements of its planned foreign influence transparency registry. Newly publ...
Jan 03, 2026