Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Iran executes 6 death-row inmates it alleges carried out attacks on behalf of Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran executed six death-row inmates Saturday it alleged carried out attacks in the country's oil-rich southwest on behalf of Israel, the latest prisoners to be put t...
Oct 04, 2025
Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hardline ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become ...
Oct 04, 2025
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert vows to repair player relationships
LAS VEGAS (AP) - WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Friday there's work to be done to repair relationships with players in the league, while adding that there were "inaccuracies" in some of the co...
Oct 03, 2025
Quebec LNG proposal not of 'national interest' at this point, says federal minister
MONTREAL - Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says it's too early to say whether a liquefied natural gas facility pitched for Quebec meets the bar of being in the national interest. "My sense is this...
Oct 03, 2025
Government says flypast for King's visit to Ottawa cost more than $800,000
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says the Royal Canadian Air Force flypast during King Charles III's visit to Ottawa this spring cost more than $824,700. The department released a tally of ...
Oct 03, 2025
Supreme Court lets Trump strip protections from more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to strip legal protections from more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants. The justices issued an emergency or...
Oct 03, 2025
Marineland asks Ottawa for emergency cash to feed whales — or euthanasia imminent
TORONTO - Marineland has asked Ottawa for emergency funding to feed and care for the last captive whales in the country, saying euthanasia is otherwise imminent and will be a "direct consequence" of t...
Oct 03, 2025
Ostrich farmers awaiting Supreme Court decision get little attention from Ottawa
OTTAWA - As the Supreme Court of Canada considers whether to hear the case of a B.C. farm that's fighting to save its ostriches from a Canadian Food Inspection Agency cull, politicians in Ottawa appea...
Oct 03, 2025
Corrective to Oct. 2 story about challenge to election results in Terrebonne riding
A Canadian Press story published on Oct. 2 about a legal challenge to federal election results in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne erroneously reported that special ballots have been available since 20...
Oct 03, 2025
Senate curbs spending on language training, spousal travel
OTTAWA - The Senate is no longer allowing senators to be reimbursed for spouses receiving language training. The changes were passed yesterday at a Senate committee meeting on internal economy, budget...
Oct 03, 2025