Category Archives: The Canadian Press

RCMP says helicopters buzzing B.C. ostrich farm are unrelated to cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Police say helicopters seen buzzing a British Columbia ostrich farm that faces the cull of its flock over an avian flu outbreak are unrelated to the "ongoing situa...
Sep 19, 2025

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from Venezuelan migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order allowing it to strip legal protections from more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants. The Justice Depar...
Sep 19, 2025

Nations ratify the world's first treaty to protect international waters
SEATTLE (AP) - A major agreement to protect marine diversity in the high seas was struck Friday when Morocco became the 60th nation to sign on, paving the way for the treaty to take effect next year. ...
Sep 19, 2025

More than 400 arrests made in Chicago area operation so far, top immigration official says
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) - Immigration enforcement officials have arrested more than 400 people as part of an operation in the Chicago area that launched a little less than two weeks ago, a top Immigrati...
Sep 19, 2025

Liberal MP Kody Blois says more ministers likely to visit China after canola trip
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Kody Blois says Canadians can expect more high-level visits to China as Ottawa looks to resolve an ongoing trade conflict targeting Canadian canola. Blois, parliamentary secretary ...
Sep 19, 2025

RCMP Assistant Commissioner David Teboul charged with assault, choking, in B.C.
VICTORIA - One of the top RCMP officers in British Columbia has been charged with multiple counts of assault while off-duty, leading to the appointment of a special prosecutor. The BC Prosecution Serv...
Sep 19, 2025

Senate confirms Mike Waltz as Trump's ambassador to the United Nations after months of delays
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Friday confirmed Mike Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, filling the last vacancy in President Donald Trump's Cabinet after eight months of del...
Sep 19, 2025

Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel, a political rookie, decides not to run for governor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former Ohio State football coach and current Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel said Friday he won't run for Ohio governor in 2026, easing the path toward a Republican nomination for biotech e...
Sep 19, 2025

Liberals’ new hate crime bill targets 'symbols' of hate
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has introduced legislation to create four new hate-related criminal offences - including one criminalizing the use of Nazi and terrorist-related symbols. Justice Minist...
Sep 19, 2025

Dodgers great Clayton Kershaw to pitch his last regular-season game
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Clayton Kershaw pitches the final regular-season game of his 18-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday in what figures to be an emotional night after announcing his deci...
Sep 19, 2025