Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Cybersecurity centre warns of 'sophisticated' threat targeting Cisco equipment
OTTAWA - The federal cybersecurity centre is urging Canadian organizations to "take immediate action" against malware targeting computer systems through Cisco Systems devices. The Canadian Centre for ...
Sep 25, 2025

Man who fired on ICE facility hated US government, sought to kill federal agents, officials say
DALLAS (AP) - The gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas hated the U.S. government and wanted to incite terror by killing federal agents, officials said Th...
Sep 25, 2025

Ford denounces federal position on notwithstanding clause in swipe at Carney, Fraser
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford took pointed aim at the federal Liberals on Thursday over Ottawa's recent suggestion of limits on the ability of legislatures to invoke the Constitution's notwithsta...
Sep 25, 2025

Arizona jury convicts man on 8 murder charges for metro Phoenix shootings in 2017
Phoenix (AP) - An Arizona jury convicted a man Thursday on eight murder charges for a string of fatal shootings in metro Phoenix over a three-week span in 2017. The jury in Phoenix also found Cleophus...
Sep 25, 2025

Former MPs launch volunteer effort to renew NDP ahead of leadership race
OTTAWA - Two former New Democrat MPs who lost their seats in the April election are launching a six-month project to renew the NDP and chart its future, ahead of the March convention. Peter Julian and...
Sep 25, 2025

Canada Post union launches strike as Ottawa moves to end most door-to-door mail
OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is declaring a countrywide strike, hours after Ottawa announced door-to-door mail delivery will end for nearly all Canadian households within the next dec...
Sep 25, 2025

Ontario plans to ban speed cameras; Ford frames move as affordability measure
Ontario will introduce legislation next month to ban the use of speed cameras across the province, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday, framing it as an affordability measure. Ford has been bemoaning...
Sep 25, 2025

LA County response to deadly fires slowed by lack of resources, outdated alert process, report says
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An outside review of Los Angeles County's response to January's deadly wildfires found a lack of resources and outdated policies for sending emergency alerts led to delays in warnin...
Sep 25, 2025

PM's adviser says India committed to co-operating with police investigations
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's national security adviser says India has "absolutely" committed to co-operating and sharing information with Canadian police for ongoing investigations. "They rea...
Sep 25, 2025

Branch of Montreal light-rail network to open in November, the other delayed to 2026
MONTREAL - Two new lines for Montreal's fully automated light-rail network, known as the REM, won't open as planned this fall. Instead, only the Deux-Montagnes branch connecting downtown's central sta...
Sep 25, 2025