Category Archives: The Canadian Press
In the news: NATO spending target hit, MP criticized over misheard comments on China
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canada met two per cent spending pledge: NATO For the first time since the end of the Cold War, Canada is spe...
Mar 27, 2026
Family of China murder victim loses B.C. lawsuit against family of executed killer
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a man murdered in a "contract killing" in 2017 in China, against the family of the killer who they say used the victim...
Mar 27, 2026
Family of China murder victim loses B.C. lawsuit against family of executed killer
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a man murdered in a "contract killing" in 2017 in China, against the family of the killer who they say used the victim...
Mar 27, 2026
New Democrats gather in Winnipeg to pick new leader, plot path out of political exile
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called on NDP delegates Friday to focus on issues like affordability and health care and put off tackling bigger policy ideas until they form a government. Kinew ...
Mar 27, 2026
Nepal’s youngest prime minister takes the oath of office
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's youngest prime minister took the oath of office Friday after his party won a landslide victory in elections earlier this month, and following a youth-led uprising that ...
Mar 27, 2026
Ontario man pleads guilty to running drug ring that brought meth, cocaine into Canada
LOS ANGELES - An Ontario man has pleaded guilty to running a drug-trafficking operation that U.S. officials say brought hundreds of kilograms of meth and cocaine worth up to US$17 million from the Uni...
Mar 26, 2026
US Treasury plans to put Trump's signature on new paper currency in first for sitting president
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Treasury Department plans to put President Donald Trump's signature on all new U.S. paper currency, the agency announced on Thursday. The move would be a first for a sitting...
Mar 26, 2026
Here's how Canada hit its NATO defence spending target
OTTAWA - Canada spent $63.4 billion on national defence in 2025, meeting its NATO commitment to spend two per cent of GDP on defence for the first time, the alliance's annual report said Thursday. Spe...
Mar 26, 2026
Liberal MP Michael Ma sorry after confusion over remarks on forced labour in China
OTTAWA - MP Michael Ma, who left the Conservatives to join the Liberals, has apologized after appearing to cast doubt on reports of human rights abuses in China. Ma said he regretted making a mistake ...
Mar 26, 2026
North Carolina’s photo voter ID mandate can continue as a judge upholds the law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's photo voter identification law was upheld on Thursday, as a federal judge rejected arguments by civil rights groups that Republicans enacted the requirement with ...
Mar 26, 2026
