Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Ex-US Sen. John E. Sununu enters GOP primary race in New Hampshire for the seat he lost in 2008
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Republican John E. Sununu announced a campaign for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, hoping to reclaim a seat he lost nearly two decades ago and boosting the GOP's chances o...
Oct 22, 2025
Journalists imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia win EU's top human rights award
BRUSSELS (AP) - Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European Union's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Met...
Oct 22, 2025
In the news today: New analysis of federal finances, India says no to Canadian envoys
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Tax cuts hurt Ottawa's fiscal position: report A new analysis of federal finances ahead of the much-anticipate...
Oct 22, 2025
Carney taking a 'gamble' with large deficit in fall budget: Desjardins economist
OTTAWA - A Desjardins economist argues the surge in government spending in the Liberals' upcoming fall budget is a "gamble" that will lead either to unsustainable levels of public debt or a new era of...
Oct 22, 2025
India's envoy disputes Anand's claim that Ottawa can fully staff its embassy
OTTAWA - India's new envoy to Canada rejected Foreign Minister Anita Anand's claim that New Delhi has agreed to restore Canada's full complement of diplomats. Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik s...
Oct 22, 2025
NDP leadership contenders pitch their vision to party membership at first forum
OTTAWA - The five official candidates for the federal NDP leadership met for the first time Wednesday night in Ottawa at a forum hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress. Each candidate was given 10 min...
Oct 22, 2025
More than 40 people killed in a crash of buses and other vehicles in western Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 46 people, police said, in one of the worst motor accidents in the East...
Oct 22, 2025
Trump levies new sanctions on Russian oil giants in a push on Putin to end Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration announced on Wednesday new "massive sanctions" against Russia's oil industry that are aimed at moving Russian President Vladimir Putin to the ...
Oct 21, 2025
Nova Scotia government gives Whale Sanctuary Project approval to build coastal refuge
HALIFAX - Organizers behind a plan to establish North America's first coastal refuge for captive whales say the Nova Scotia government has granted them approval to start construction on the province's...
Oct 21, 2025
North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles ahead of Trump's Asia trip
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea performed its first ballistic missile tests in five months Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders are expected to meet in South Kore...
Oct 21, 2025