Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election for southern Arizona congressional seat
PHOENIX (AP) - Southern Arizona voters on Tuesday chose Adelita Grijalva to succeed her father, the late U.S. Rep. Ral Grijalva, a progressive Democrat who represented the state for more than two deca...
Sep 23, 2025

Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and south China after killing dozens in Taiwan and Philippines
SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest in years, whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast on Wednesday aft...
Sep 23, 2025

Camp Mystic plans to reopen in Texas next summer, a year after floods killed 27
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Camp Mystic plans to reopen next summer near the site where 27 girls and counselors died in a July flood. The campers and counselors were swept to their deaths when fast-rising...
Sep 23, 2025

Canada pledges $60M for Haiti, with most cash contingent on UN approval of U.S. plan
OTTAWA - Canada has pledged $60 million to help Haiti fight back brazen criminal gangs, with most of the funding contingent on the United Nations supporting an American plan to expand a police mission...
Sep 23, 2025

Fact File: Will citizenship markers on Alberta ID stop non-citizens from voting?
Last week, the government of Alberta said it plans to add mandatory citizenship markers to driver's licences and other forms of identification. Premier Danielle Smith said the move would "ensure that ...
Sep 23, 2025

Fact File: AI video sparks false rumour of CN Tower fire
This week, a video supposedly showing the CN Tower on fire went viral on Facebook. The video's creator is known for producing similar videos made with the help of artificial intelligence. The CN Tower...
Sep 23, 2025

CFL rule changes receive mixed reviews on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Some MPs threw a flag at the Canadian Football League rule changes announced this week, while others welcomed them as a way to bring the game to a larger audience. On Monday, CFL commissioner...
Sep 23, 2025

Trump says he now believes Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia with NATO's help
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he believed Ukraine could win back all territory lost to Russia, a dramatic shift from the U.S. leader's repeated calls for Kyiv to make ...
Sep 23, 2025

Defence lawyer for Just for Laughs founder accuses plaintiffs of 'collusion'
MONTREAL - The women accusing Gilbert Rozon of sexual assault are guilty of collusion, the defence argued Tuesday in the Just for Laughs founder's civil trial. Defence lawyer Mlanie Morin told a Montr...
Sep 23, 2025

Ryan Routh is found guilty of trying to assassinate Trump at Florida golf course
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - After a two-week trial, a jury took just two hours Tuesday to convict Ryan Routh of trying to assassinate Donald Trump on a Florida golf course last year, a plot that was undo...
Sep 23, 2025