Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Quebec to invest $252 million in preventive health programs over five years
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is spending more than $250 million on preventive health care over the next five years in a bid to reduce illness and stave off rising costs. The government says the mo...
May 11, 2026
Several federal departments short of space as public servants return to the office
OTTAWA - Several federal departments have delayed or are considering delaying having their staff to return to the office four days a week this summer due to a lack of space. Treasury Board announced e...
May 11, 2026
Telus and feds announce AI data cluster in B.C. to boost 'sovereign' computing power
VANCOUVER - Canada's artificial intelligence minister says the Liberal government is aware of risks involved in a major investment in AI data centres in British Columbia, but taking such chances are n...
May 11, 2026
MPs, senators set to cut back U.S. exchange travel, despite pressure on trade file
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament and senators are set to drastically reduce interparliamentary exchanges with the U.S. Senate and Congress, despite multi-party efforts to save a crucial trade deal with ...
May 11, 2026
Maple Leafs, special adviser Shane Doan part ways after three seasons
TORONTO - Shane Doan and the Maple Leafs have parted ways. The former NHLer has left the organization after three seasons as special adviser to the general manager, a league source confirmed to The Ca...
May 11, 2026
Bell Media deal allows Québécois dubbing of 'The Simpsons' to continue
MONTREAL - For Thiry Dub, who voices Homer Simpson in the Qubcois version of the animated television series "The Simpsons," news this week that Bell Media reached a deal with Disney Entertainment to s...
May 11, 2026
'Secrecy, deception': Ex-hockey coach sentenced to 6 years for sex assault of player
WINNIPEG - A former Winnipeg hockey coach who lured a teen player into an inappropriate sexual relationship by exploiting past trauma was sentenced Monday to six years in prison. Provincial court Judg...
May 11, 2026
BoC report estimates U.S. counter-tariffs pushed prices up about 6% last year
OTTAWA - Analysts at the Bank of Canada estimate prices on goods affected by Ottawa's counter-tariffs against the United States last year were roughly six per cent higher on average than non-tariffed ...
May 11, 2026
ICC unseals arrest warrant for a prominent Philippine senator over drug war killings under Duterte
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The International Criminal Court unsealed Monday an arrest warrant for a prominent Philippine senator linked to the deadly "war on drugs" overseen by ex-President Rodrigo...
May 11, 2026
No Canadians had known direct contact with hantavirus on ship: B.C. health official
None of the Canadians who were on a ship struck by an outbreak of deadly hantavirus had any known direct contact with anyone who was infected, British Columbia's provincial health officer says. But Dr...
May 11, 2026