Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Carney will meet with Ukraine's allies in Paris as ceasefire talks intensify
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to France next week to meet with Ukraine's allies as talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in Russia's war intensify. The Prime Minister's Office said Fri...
Jan 02, 2026

Swiss investigators believe sparkling candles atop wine bottles ignited fatal bar fire
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - Investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited a fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceilin...
Jan 02, 2026

Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rattles southern and central Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum 's first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded. The ea...
Jan 02, 2026

Canada pushes back on Chinese military drills in Taiwan Strait
OTTAWA - Canada is pushing back on Chinese influence in the Taiwan Strait after Beijing ratcheted up tensions in East Asia by conducting military drills off Taiwan this week. China's People's Liberati...
Jan 02, 2026

Zelenskyy names Ukraine's head of military intelligence as his new chief of staff
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine's military intelligence as his new chief of staff, a move that comes as the U.S. leads a diplomatic push to e...
Jan 02, 2026

Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as Zelenskyy names aide to new role
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed the head of military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov as his new chief of staff Friday, following the resignation of Andrii Yermak aft...
Jan 02, 2026

Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, furt...
Jan 02, 2026

In the news: End to remote work, New Year's bar fire, Quebec's first babies of 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Remote work option ending for thousands of public, private sector workers in 2026 The new year is already bri...
Jan 02, 2026

Remote work option ending for thousands of public, private sector workers in 2026
OTTAWA - The new year will bring some big changes to the rules on in-office work for many employees across the country - including tens of thousands of provincial government staff in Ontario and Alber...
Jan 02, 2026
Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking in northern Colorado
A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack while she was hiking alone in the mountains of northern Colorado on Thursday, in what would be the first fatal attack by one of the predators in ...
Jan 01, 2026