Category Archives: The Canadian Press

CP NewsAlert: N.L. Progressive Conservative Leader Tony Wakeham wins riding
Tony Wakeham, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, has won the riding of Stephenville - Port au Port. Wakeham was first elected to the riding in 2019. The Canadia...
Oct 14, 2025
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ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberals and Progressive Conservatives are locked in a tight race after an election campaign that saw them sparring over the fate of a multibillion-dollar ener...
Oct 14, 2025

Florida carries out record 14th execution this year on man convicted of killing 2 women
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of the 1996 killings of two women whose bodies were left in a rural pond was put to death Tuesday evening in a record 14th execution in Florida this year. Samuel Le...
Oct 14, 2025

US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist C...
Oct 14, 2025

Quebec judge fines man $5,000 for improper use of artificial intelligence in court
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered a man to pay $5,000 for improperly using artificial intelligence to defend himself in court. Jean Laprade was ordered to pay the fine after he was ...
Oct 14, 2025

Alberta teachers, government resume talks as provincewide strike hits second week
EDMONTON - The union representing Alberta teachers and the provincial government's bargaining committee met Tuesday for the first time since a provincewide strike began a week ago. As of Tuesday after...
Oct 14, 2025

B.C. Premier Eby says lifting the tanker ban would sink billions in 'real' projects
SURREY - Lifting the oil tanker ban off British Columbia's North Coast for a nonexistent pipeline from Alberta would endanger billions in other real investments that Premier David Eby says will need t...
Oct 14, 2025

Driver following too close behind van charged in Georgia crash that killed 3 adults, 5 children
ATLANTA (AP) - The driver of a semitrailer following too close behind a van has been arrested on homicide charges in a fiery crash that killed three adults and five children on a Georgia highway, law ...
Oct 14, 2025

Dallin H. Oaks, former Utah Supreme Court justice, is selected to lead Mormon church
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Dallin H. Oaks, a former Utah Supreme Court justice, was named Tuesday to lead The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its more than 17 million members worldwide. Oak...
Oct 14, 2025

Canadian flotilla activists released from Israeli detention share their experiences
TORONTO - Two Canadians who were on board a Gaza-bound flotilla that was intercepted by Israeli forces say their experience in detention was "horrific" and they are relieved to finally be home. Ontari...
Oct 14, 2025