Category Archives: Canada
B.C. minister says Ottawa is missing from the table on flood mitigation planning
OTTAWA - British Columbia's minister of emergency management is accusing the federal government of being absent from flood mitigation planning meetings following two major flooding events in her provi...
Feb 04, 2026
More than 160 police launch raids targeting Hells Angels in Quebec, New Brunswick
MONTRAL - More than 160 police officers have launched a series of raids in Quebec and New Brunswick allegedly targeting a Hells Angels cocaine distribution network. A news release by Quebec provincial...
Feb 04, 2026
Activists claims responsibility for Robin Hood-inspired grocery robbery in Montreal
MONTREAL - A group of activists say they have robbed a Montreal grocery store in what they describe as a Robin Hood-inspired political act targeting corporate grocery interests. A group called Robin d...
Feb 04, 2026
Justice minister rejects Alberta call for more input in federal judicial appointments
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he won't act on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's call for more input on the selection of judges after she said she would withhold court funding if such change...
Feb 04, 2026
Liberal MP wants longer answers, fewer sound bites from question period
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP says he wants to see question period in the House of Commons offer longer, more detailed answers and fewer social media-friendly clips. Alberta MP Corey Hogan said Wednesday he p...
Feb 04, 2026
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says he had 'productive' meetings with White House
WASHINGTON - Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says he had "productive" meetings Wednesday with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. Jivani said on social media that he met with the White House an...
Feb 04, 2026
Parents of B.C.'s Piper James grieve on Australian beach where she died
BRISBANE - The parents of Canadian teenager Piper James have walked in the surf and taken part in a traditional Aboriginal ceremony on an Australian beach where their daughter was found dead last mont...
Feb 04, 2026
In the news: Anand in Washington, foreign aid shifting, Chinese EVs okay with public
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Anand to attend rare earth talks in Washington Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet with her intern...
Feb 04, 2026
Anand visits D.C. as Trump administration makes case for critical minerals trade zone
WASHINGTON - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration made a case for international partners to join a preferential trade zone for critical miner...
Feb 04, 2026
What's a 'thumper'? B.C. RCMP describe devices in an unneighbourly noise dispute
When two RCMP officers responded to a call about screams coming from a Burnaby, B.C., condo in late October last year, they forcibly entered the unit believing someone might be in trouble. Instead, th...
Feb 04, 2026
