Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Blue Jays fans arrive in Seattle for ALCS Game 3 against the Mariners
SEATTLE - Lloyd Johnston and Shaun Funk arrived in Seattle from Vancouver by train Wednesday wearing rival baseball caps, but the two friends said they're only a "little conflicted." Johnston, with th...
Oct 15, 2025

Alberta government to release report into health contract scandal in 'a few days'
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it received Wednesday the final report from the investigation into allegations of corruption over health contracts, but it won't be immediately released. Former Ma...
Oct 15, 2025

New procurement rules could lead interpreters to avoid federal work, association says
OTTAWA - The association representing professional interpreters is warning that Ottawa's planned new procurement rules could convince many of them to shun work for the federal government. The governme...
Oct 15, 2025

Former Kenyan premier Raila Odinga, a key figure in African politics, dies at 80
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya and perennial presidential candidate whose populist campaigns rattled authorities and gave him an outsized influence on political l...
Oct 15, 2025

Israel receives remains of 2 more hostages as military says another body was not that of a hostage
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel received the remains of two more hostages Wednesday, hours after the Israeli military said that one of the bodies previously turned over was not that of a hostage. The confusio...
Oct 15, 2025

CBC's five-year plan leans on young people, new Canadians to build audience
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada says it wants to expand its audience by pitching itself to Canadians who "under-value" its services - or don't watch, listen to or read its offerings at all. In its new five-...
Oct 14, 2025

CP NewsAlert: N.L. NDP Leader Jim Dinn wins riding
Jim Dinn, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador NDP, has won the riding of St. John's Centre. Dinn was first elected to the district in 2019. The Canadian Press
Oct 14, 2025
LA County declares state of emergency to aid residents hit by immigration raids
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County officials voted Tuesday to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing ...
Oct 14, 2025

Florida judge temporarily blocks transfer of downtown Miami land for Trump's presidential library
A Florida judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the planned transfer of prime downtown Miami land for Donald Trump's future presidential library. The move by Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz came after a Miami...
Oct 14, 2025

Missouri man executed for the fatal shooting of a state trooper in 2005
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri man who long maintained his innocence was executed Tuesday for the fatal shooting of a state trooper more than 20 years ago. Lance Shockley, 48, was pronounced dead ...
Oct 14, 2025