Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Malawians vote for president with their southern African nation gripped by economic turmoil
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) - Malawians cast their votes Tuesday in elections to choose a president, lawmakers and local government representatives at a time of economic turmoil in one of the world's least-...
Sep 15, 2025

Israeli military begins its ground offensive in Gaza City as thousands of Palestinians flee
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel launched its offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, vowing to overwhelm a city already in ruins from nearly two years of war as thousands of Palestinians fled in vehicles strapped ...
Sep 15, 2025

B.C., federal governments support huge LNG facility, opposed by some First Nations
VICTORIA - The British Columbia and federal governments have announced their support for a massive LNG export facility floating in waters off the province's northwest, despite opposition from some Fir...
Sep 15, 2025

US designates Colombia as failing to cooperate in the drug war for first time in nearly 30 years
MIAMI (AP) - The Trump administration on Monday added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in almost 30 years, a stinging rebuke to a traditional U.S. ...
Sep 15, 2025

A timeline of B.C. ostrich farm's battle to prevent cull of 400 birds
Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has spent months fighting a cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that would result in the deaths of nearly 400 birds. Here are some of the key...
Sep 15, 2025

Five takeaways from the first day of the fall sitting of Parliament
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament returned to the House of Commons on Monday -- the first day of what's expected to be a busy fall session. Here is a look at five key moments from what MPs refer to as th...
Sep 15, 2025

Lion school bus woes should make Quebec revisit electrification plan, critics say
MONTREAL - The abrupt withdrawal of 1,200 Lion electric school buses from the roads in Quebec is prompting renewed criticism of the provincial government's approach to electrification - and of its dec...
Sep 15, 2025

Fintrac fines Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority $1.1M
OTTAWA - The federal financial intelligence unit responsible for monitoring money laundering and terrorist financing has levied a $1.1-million fine against the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. Fi...
Sep 15, 2025

27 sickened by salmonella in outbreak linked to dog food and treats
VANCOUVER - The Public Health Agency of Canada says 27 people have been sickened with salmonella, mostly in Alberta and British Columbia, in an outbreak linked to contaminated dog food and treats. The...
Sep 15, 2025

Trump says the US military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said the U.S. military on Monday again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel. "The Strike occurred while the...
Sep 15, 2025