Category Archives: The Canadian Press
May asks to stay on as Green leader after announcing plans to step aside
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May is campaigning to stay on as Green Party leader as a faction of party members mounts a campaign to oust her. The party is in the midst of a leadership review vote, which is requ...
Sep 16, 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 16, 2025
Alouettes sign wide receiver Tyler Snead to two-year extension through 2027
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed wide receiver Tyler Snead to a two-year contract extension on Tuesday. Snead, who ranks among the CFL leaders this season with 789 receiving yards on 62 catche...
Sep 16, 2025
Liberals will table the federal budget on Nov. 4, Champagne says
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says the government will table the federal budget on Nov. 4. The long-awaited spending plan will be the federal Liberals' first under Prime Ministe...
Sep 16, 2025
Five Things: Toronto Blue Jays closing in on first East Division title since 2015
The Toronto Blue Jays are the strong favourite to win the American League East Division title for the first time in a decade. Canada's lone Major League Baseball team beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Tu...
Sep 16, 2025
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing is charged with murder as prosecutor says DNA found on rifle trigger
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Prosecutors brought a murder charge on Tuesday against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk and outlined evidence including a text message confession to his partner and a n...
Sep 16, 2025
Conservative bill would extend sanctions to target relatives of human rights abusers
OTTAWA - Conservative MP James Bezan tabled a bill on Tuesday seeking to reform Ottawa's sanctions regime to target immediate family members of human rights abusers and tackle transnational repression...
Sep 16, 2025
EV advocates call on Ottawa to ease regulations on European vehicles
THE CANADIAN PRESS - Advocates for Canada's electric vehicle sector want Ottawa to open the door to more European cars to spur competition in Canada. Former Quebec environment minister Daniel Breton w...
Sep 16, 2025
Man facing extradition after migrant family froze to death at Canada-U.S. border
Another man has been arrested in connection with a human smuggling operation that saw a migrant family freeze to death on the Canada-U.S. border near Emerson, Man. Fenil Patel was arrested Sept. 5 on ...
Sep 16, 2025
Ottawa extends taxpayers' ombudsman's term for another 2 years
OTTAWA - The federal government is keeping the taxpayers' ombudsman in his role for another two years as Ottawa tries to get tax services in Canada back up to speed. Finance Minister Franois Philippe ...
Sep 16, 2025