Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Carney begins process of finding judge to fill coming Supreme Court of Canada opening
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has started the process to fill the Supreme Court of Canada vacancy that will open up when Justice Sheilah Martin retires on May 30. The Montreal-born Martin traine...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

TSB investigating small aircraft accident at Metro Vancouver airport
PITT MEADOWS - Federal investigators are deploying to British Columbia after an accident involving a small aircraft at an airport in Metro Vancouver. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says in ...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Canada not worried U.S.-Mexico trade talks will upend trilateral deal, LeBlanc says
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said on Monday he isn't worried Mexico will sign a trade agreement with the Americans that excludes Canada. LeBlanc told reporters at a news confere...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026
NASA begins the countdown for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years. The 32-story Space Launch System rocket is poised to blast off Wednesday evening with f...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Accused B.C. cop killer wants to be found mentally fit for trial, lawyer tells court
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for the man accused of killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2022 says he wants to be found mentally fit for trial. Jongwon Ham, who appeared at the B....
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Accused B.C. cop killer wants to be found mentally fit for trial, lawyer tells court
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for the man accused of killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2022 says he wants to be found mentally fit for trial. Jongwon Ham, who appeared at the B....
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Metro fruit and vegetable distribution centre employees on strike in Quebec
Workers at Metro's head office and the Laval, Que., fruit and vegetable distribution centre went on strike Monday morning. The strike includes about 550 warehouse workers and drivers at the Mrite 1 wa...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Independent Investigations Office of BC seeks witnesses to Surrey, B.C., shooting
SURREY - British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office says it's hoping to hear from witnesses to a police-involved shooting in Metro Vancouver that Surrey police say left a man with minor inju...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Extortion shootings at Surrey, B.C., business complex and home under investigation
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating two overnight extortion-related shootings at a home and a business complex, the latter being shot at for the second time in about a week. The Surrey ...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Man who crashed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Iran-backed Hezbollah, FBI says
DETROIT (AP) - A man who crashed his pickup truck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was carrying out an attack inspired by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and had sought to infli...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

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