Category Archives: The Canadian Press

US attorney under pressure to charge Letitia James in mortgage fraud case has resigned
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal charges resigned Friday under...
Sep 19, 2025

Dental program improving, industry says, but misconceptions about 'free' care persist
OTTAWA - The rollout of the national dental care program is improving, industry representatives say - but political statements are still driving a misconception among patients that the program will co...
Sep 19, 2025

Supreme Court of Canada sides with couple over disputed portion of their backyard
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a Toronto couple owns a portion of their backyard that became the subject of a lengthy dispute after they discovered the municipality was the title holder. Pa...
Sep 19, 2025

Humpback whale dead after ferry crew reports collision off B.C. coast
VICTORIA - A humpback whale has been found dead off the British Columbia coast after a ferry crew reported a collision. BC Ferries says in a statement that the crew of the Northern Expedition reported...
Sep 19, 2025

Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow him to enforce transgender and nonbinary passport policy
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to let it enforce a passport policy for transgender and nonbinary people requiring male or female sex design...
Sep 19, 2025

Anand to address UN General Assembly as Carney talks aid, foreign policy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will not be giving a major speech on foreign policy to the United Nations General Assembly when he visits New York next week. Instead, Foreign Affairs Minister Anit...
Sep 19, 2025

Italian skier's death prompts early safety debate before the Milan-Cortina Olympic season starts
It's usually not until December or January and after a series of tumbles, twisted knees, torn ACLs and worse that the debate over safety in World Cup skiing becomes an annual topic. Not this season. T...
Sep 19, 2025

Man in 'cruel, savage' Quebec daycare attack merits high-risk offender status: Crown
LAVAL - The Quebec man who killed two children and injured six others when he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare in 2023 committed an act so brutal that he must be considered a high-risk of...
Sep 19, 2025

UN Security Council votes against lifting Iran 'snapback' sanctions ahead of deadline
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at halting the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program failed Friday after weeks of last-ditch diplomatic talks appear...
Sep 19, 2025

Canada bans Belfast rap group Kneecap from entry, says it endorsed political violence
OTTAWA - The Carney government is barring the Belfast rap group Kneecap from entering Canada, saying the group has endorsed political violence and terrorism. Jewish groups asked Ottawa in June to ban ...
Sep 19, 2025