Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Montreal sex workers to go on strike during Grand Prix weekend
MONTREAL - A group of sex workers in Montreal are calling for a general strike during Grand Prix weekend to demand better working conditions. The Sex Work Autonomous Committee says its members want an...
May 14, 2026
Public health agency says World Cup poses high risk of measles spread
OTTAWA - There is a high risk of measles transmission within Canada during the FIFA World Cup, an analysis by the Public Health Agency of Canada warned Thursday. The federal agency completed its infec...
May 14, 2026
Public health agency says World Cup poses high risk of measles spread
OTTAWA - There is a high risk of measles transmission within Canada during the FIFA World Cup, an analysis by the Public Health Agency of Canada warned Thursday. The federal agency completed its infec...
May 14, 2026
Tories question CBC funding of spoof-style Indigenous show on residential schools
OTTAWA - Conservatives are questioning why CBC is funding a spoof program that used false pretences to lure high-profile people accused of downplaying the damage caused by residential schools into sit...
May 14, 2026
Toronto Rock and Halifax Thunderbirds meet in all-Canadian NLL final
Nick Rose has had 11 years to think about what he would do differently if he ever reached the National Lacrosse League final again. Rose will be in between the pipes when his Toronto Rock host the Hal...
May 14, 2026
B.C. privacy adjudicator finds short-term rental addresses should remain private
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner says the City of Vancouver is required to refuse to disclose addresses of short-term rental operators because it would...
May 14, 2026
Border law to face constitutional challenge over new refugee claim rules
OTTAWA - The stage is being set for a constitutional challenge of the federal government's new immigration law, which imposes timelines on how long someone can be in Canada before making a refugee cla...
May 14, 2026
U.S. law enforcement charges 13 in connection with gun trafficking into Canada
WASHINGTON - The United States has charged 13 people for trafficking firearms from New Hampshire into Canada in a law enforcement operation that traced guns to Canadian crime scenes. "This tracking ne...
May 14, 2026
Carney, Smith confirm energy announcement coming Friday
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith say they'll be in Calgary on Friday to announce the next step in their landmark energy pact. Carney says it will feature an impl...
May 14, 2026
Carney says he's open to selling infrastructure like airports to finance projects
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday his government is open to selling public assets if the proceeds could help fund new infrastructure. The November federal budget and April spring ec...
May 14, 2026