Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Some key highlights from the Liberal government’s 2025 federal budget
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne introduced the 2025 federal budget on Tuesday. Here are some key highlights from the first federal budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney: AI and ...
Nov 04, 2025
Federal budget forecasts $78B deficit as Liberals shift spending to capital projects
OTTAWA - This year's federal budget contains a deficit nearly twice the size forecast by the Liberals a year ago, as Prime Minister Mark Carney's government prioritizes capital project spending over p...
Nov 04, 2025
What's missing from the Carney government's first federal budget
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's first federal budget represents a shift in policy from Justin Trudeau as the Liberals bet that major investments in an economic transformation will pay off with m...
Nov 04, 2025
Game-used World Series items up for grabs in auction
Baseball fans and collectors have a chance to get their hands on various used items from this year's World Series. Major League Baseball is auctioning off several collectibles, from balls to base plat...
Nov 04, 2025
Yukon Party's premier-designate Currie Dixon says their election 'generational shift'
The Yukon's premier-designate says he's ready to start implementing key promises from his election campaign but stopped short of pledging electoral reform even after residents voted in favour of chang...
Nov 04, 2025
Travel agents hope for return of 'glory times' as China resumes group tours to Canada
VANCOUVER - Travel agents are celebrating Beijing's decision to resume group tourism to Canada after a five-year halt, hoping for the return of big-spending Chinese visitors who were a dominant presen...
Nov 04, 2025
2 men are charged with setting off fireworks inside an empty Harvard Medical School building
BOSTON (AP) - Two men who were in the Boston area for college Halloween parties last weekend set off fireworks inside of an empty Harvard Medical School building, authorities said Tuesday in announcin...
Nov 04, 2025
Toxic 'forever chemicals' detected in dead sea otters collected off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, cosmetics, electronics and ...
Nov 04, 2025
Tamara Lich appeals mischief conviction arising from role in 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA - Tamara Lich is appealing a mischief conviction arising from her role as an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in early 2022. Lich and fellow organizer Chris Barb...
Nov 04, 2025
Vancouver Canucks terminating winger Vitali Kravtsov's contract
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have parted ways with Vitali Kravtsov. General manager Patrik Allvin announced Tuesday that the team has placed the 25-year-old Russian winger on unconditional waiver...
Nov 04, 2025