Category Archives: Canada

3 Canadians back home after being stuck aboard ship in Persian Gulf
OTTAWA - A Quebec-based shipping company says three Canadians have returned home after being stuck aboard their vessels in the Persian Gulf. In a news release Friday, Desgagns said the three mariners ...
The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Ontario border officer arrested in drug trafficking, import case
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE - An Ontario border officer has been arrested in a drug trafficking investigation. The officer and a driver who allegedly brought a truck load of drugs and tobacco across the borde...
The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

The Canadian Press nominated for seven National Newspaper Awards
TORONTO - The Canadian Press has been nominated for seven National Newspaper Awards, including for its breaking news coverage of last year's attack at the Lapu Lapu street festival in Vancouver. Final...
The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Ottawa outlines criteria for helping Gulf nations hit by Iran war
OTTAWA - The federal government has outlined criteria under which Canada would help partners in the Middle East endangered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Ottawa has said it is looking at helping Gul...
The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter detained in Texas: husband
WASHINGTON - Edward Warner says every day has felt like a nightmare since his Canadian wife and her seven-year-old daughter were taken into custody at a United States border patrol checkpoint in Texas...
The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Fact File: Claim Canadian soldiers' brutal actions inspired Geneva Conventions a myth
It's an enduring stereotype that Canadians are unfailingly nice, quick to apologize even when they have done nothing wrong. But an online urban legend claims the opposite of Canada's soldiers, paintin...
The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Artemis II rocket arrives to launch pad after slow rollout ahead of April flight date
The Artemis II rocket that's to carry Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the moon made its way Friday to the launch pad ahead of its planned April blastoff. NASA says it took 11 hours for the 322...
The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

In the news today: Trump rattles NATO, Oil refinery fire, Lightning zaps Canucks
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Experts say Canada can't avoid engaging with U.S. as Trump rattles NATO with insults U.S. President Donald Tr...
The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Experts say Canada can't avoid engaging with U.S. as Trump rattles NATO with insults
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is widening the cracks between the United States and European NATO members with his calls for allies to help him finish the war he started with Iran. Many NATO...
The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Nisga'a Nation members allege 'heightened financial risk' of B.C. LNG projects
VANCOUVER - Two members of the Nisga'a Nation have filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court alleging the First Nation failed to adequately consult its citizens before partnering with Western LNG on the d...
The Canadian Press Mar 19, 2026

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