Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Canada gives Ukrainians who fled war another year to apply for work permit extensions
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion another year to apply for work permit extensions. Ukrainians who came to Canada before March 31, 2024, will now have ...
Apr 01, 2026
Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump's birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court seemed poised Wednesday to reject President Donald Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship in a consequential case that was magnified by his unparalleled pre...
Apr 01, 2026
Trump goes to the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over his bid to limit birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is taking up one of the term's most consequential cases, President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents ...
Apr 01, 2026
B.C. launching new health-care regulatory regime, amid concern from doctors group
VICTORIA - British Columbia's sweeping overhaul of regulatory systems for health professionals come into effect on Wednesday amid concerns from the organization representing thousands of doctors in th...
Apr 01, 2026
AP Exclusive: Pakistan and Afghan Taliban officials meet in China for ceasefire talks
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan and Afghanistan held the first round of peace talks on Wednesday, with China mediating to broker a durable ceasefire after weeks of fighting, two Pakistani officials said. Bu...
Apr 01, 2026
In the news: Canadian astronaut's wife ready for lift-off, remembering Stephen Lewis
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Astronaut Hansen fulfilling lifelong dream: wife As Jeremy Hansen prepares to begin a historic mission to the...
Apr 01, 2026
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen lifts off on historic moon mission Artemis II
CAPE CANAVERAL - With a fiery roar from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Canadian Jeremy Hansen was one of four astronauts that launched to the moon aboard the Artemis II on Wednesday. Hansen broa...
Apr 01, 2026
Stephen Lewis awakened Canadians to the HIV-AIDS pandemic raging in Africa: experts
TORONTO - Stephen Lewis awakened the Canadian public's consciousness to the HIV-AIDS pandemic raging in Africa and galvanized the political will to stop standing idle, experts said following his death...
Apr 01, 2026
Judge says she can't convict Frank Stronach on charges related to one complainant
TORONTO - The judge overseeing the sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach told the court Wednesday she "couldn't possibly convict" him on the charges related to one of the comp...
Apr 01, 2026
Prosecutors ask Appeal Court to overturn bail for Ontario lawyer in Ryan Wedding case
TORONTO - Prosecutors argued Wednesday that an Ontario judge "speculated and drew inferences" not grounded in evidence when he granted bail to a Toronto-area lawyer accused of advising the murder of a...
Apr 01, 2026
