Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Witches and warlocks take part in 'magical' day on Fredericton lake for Halloween
FREDERICTON - Jane Ostrovsky glided on Fredericton's Killarney Lake, her paddle board barely rippling the surface of the water. A skeleton and the carcass of its feline friend along with a fuzzy spide...
Oct 26, 2025

Opponents in rural Nova Scotia challenge cabinet decision on whale sanctuary project
HALIFAX - A group of landowners in eastern Nova Scotia is speaking out for the first time about their opposition to an ambitious plan to build North America's first coastal refuge for whales retired f...
Oct 26, 2025

Carney tells ASEAN summit Canada respects trade rules, as Trump threatens new tariffs
KUALA LUMPUR - Prime Minister Mark Carney took a veiled shot at the Trump administration's trade policy on Sunday, highlighting Canada's reliability and steadiness without naming the United States or ...
Oct 26, 2025

Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq
QANDIL, Iraq (AP) - A militant Kurdish group announced on Sunday that it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with Turkey. The statement issued in northern Iraq by...
Oct 26, 2025
Shooting leaves 1 dead and 6 hurt at historically Black university's homecoming fest in Pennsylvania
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. (AP) - One person was killed and six more were wounded in a shooting Saturday night at Pennsylvania's Lincoln University, where gunfire erupted during outdoor festivities as st...
Oct 25, 2025

Yamamoto throws first World Series complete game since 2015 as Dodgers beat Blue Jays 5-1
TORONTO (AP) - Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter for his second consecutive complete game, the first in the World Series since 2015, and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toro...
Oct 25, 2025

East Timor joins ASEAN in bloc's first expansion since the 1990s
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was a "dream realized" for the tiny nation. Mean...
Oct 25, 2025

Hundreds of Montrealers join march calling for Quebec independence
MONTREAL - Hundreds of Montrealers could be seen marching in the street Saturday, hopeful they'll one day live to see Quebec become its own nation. The march through the city's downtown comes ahead of...
Oct 25, 2025

Trump announces additional 10 per cent tariff on Canada over Ontario ad
U.S. President Donald Trump announced an additional 10 per cent tariff on Canada on Saturday because the Ontario government didn't immediately pull down an anti-tariff ad it was running in U.S. market...
Oct 25, 2025

Alberta premier responds to threat of broader labour action in call-in radio show
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier said Saturday she hopes the legislation her government tables in two days to force striking teachers back to work isn't followed by broader labour action. Danielle Smith's...
Oct 25, 2025