Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak suspended two years for anti-doping rule violation
Canada's most decorated female Olympian has been suspended for two years from her sport for an anti-doping rule violation. Toronto's Penny Oleksiak, winner of seven Olympic medals in swimming, has not...
Nov 25, 2025
Beekeepers call for import ban on non-North American bees as deadly mite spreads
OTTAWA - Canadian beekeepers are sounding the alarm about a pest that's spreading in parts of Asia, and a Conservative MP is calling on the federal government to change a long-standing policy on impor...
Nov 25, 2025
Coroner finds lapses in care for Quebec man who sought MAID after hospital bedsores
MONTREAL - Quebec health authorities should improve their approach to caring for people with spinal cord injuries, a coroner has recommended, after a man sought a medically assisted death because of b...
Nov 25, 2025
Women's groups criticize Liberals over delay of key firearms measure
OTTAWA - More than a dozen women's advocacy groups chastised the Liberals on Tuesday for failing to bring into force a key provision in firearms legislation passed almost two years ago. The measure wo...
Nov 25, 2025
Five more Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall, bringing total to 14
EDMONTON - Elections Alberta has issued recall petitions against five more members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus, bringing the total to 14. The new total means that almo...
Nov 25, 2025
Quebec to extend religious symbols ban, outlaw university prayer rooms in new bill
MONTREAL - Quebec's secularism minister says the province needs tighter rules to keep religion out of the education system - and even out of public places. More than six years after the Quebec governm...
Nov 25, 2025
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup attempt
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday started his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, to the surprise of many in the South American nation who do...
Nov 25, 2025
Search goes on for bear that attacked B.C. pupils, two other grizzlies to be freed
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says two grizzlies captured in Bella Coola will be fitted with tracking collars and relocated far from the community, while the search goes on for the bear that a...
Nov 25, 2025
Fact File: X's AI chatbot claims Carney isn't PM, Russian video set in Toronto
The artificial intelligence chatbot Grok made several errors over the past few weeks when asked to verify information on the X platform. In one instance, it miscaptioned video of a 2021 altercation in...
Nov 25, 2025
Court dismisses lawsuit accusing Manitoba Métis leader of wrongdoing
OTTAWA - The Manitoba Mtis Federation is celebrating an Ontario Superior Court decision that found its president did not breach his fiduciary duties while serving as finance minister for the Mtis Nati...
Nov 25, 2025