Category Archives: The Canadian Press

TSAWWASSEN - It took four people to haul the carcass of a sturgeon off the banks of the Fraser River in Richmond, B.C., earlier this month, one of dozens to wash up recently. The body of the hefty fis...

NEW YORK - Prime Minister Mark Carney formally announced that Canada will recognize a Palestinian state ahead of the United Nations General Assembly as the international gathering of world leaders gra...

OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says the Royal Canadian Navy is "not out of the woods" yet on its recruitment crisis and the next four to five years are going to be "really hard." It's been two ye...

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) - A gunman opened fire in a New Hampshire country club on Saturday as a wedding was taking place, killing one person and wounding two others, authorities said. The person who died at...

SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Police say a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for his alleged role in helping a high-profile gang member escape from a British Columbia jail has been arrested in Spain. R...

TORONTO - Canadians in several major cities demonstrated Saturday against elements of the Liberal government's agenda, including Prime Minister Mark Carney's support for new fossil fuel projects and e...

MONTREAL - A long-awaited rail project to bypass the town of Lac-Mgantic, Que., is one step closer to being built. Transport Minister Steven McKinnon says an official application has been submitted to...

MONTREAL - The RCMP have arrested 16 people attempting to cross the border into Canada near St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que., on Friday night. They say the individuals were part of a group of 18 people, an...

SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) - California will be the first state to ban most law enforcement, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business under a bill...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has stripped French priest Abb Pierre of the National Order of Quebec over sexual abuse allegations. Premier Franois Legault made the decision following a unanimous re...