Category Archives: The Canadian Press

These are the faces of B.C.'s 10-year toxic drug emergency
More than 18,000 people have died of drug overdoses since British Columbia declared the issue a public health emergency on April 14, 2016. The crisis has touched the lives of many more survivors, and ...
The Canadian Press Apr 09, 2026

B.C. First Nations leaders say Eby's planned DRIPA pause breaks trust
VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders say the British Columbia New Democrat's plans to suspend sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act has hurt their relationship with the gove...
The Canadian Press Apr 09, 2026

B.C. First Nations leaders say Eby's planned DRIPA pause breaks trust
VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders say the British Columbia New Democrat's plans to suspend sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act has hurt their relationship with the gove...
The Canadian Press Apr 09, 2026

How a Canadian auction house unravelled a Hudson's Bay art collection mystery
When Heffel Fine Art Auction House was getting ready to sell the second round of treasures from Canada's oldest company, staff were so in awe of one of the paintings that they started to think it was ...
The Canadian Press Apr 09, 2026

Brain injury a shadow crisis amid overdose deaths in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Edwin Bergsson's friend broke down the door of his recording studio in Victoria about five years ago, found him unconscious, and saved his life. "It's incredible that I'm here today," Berg...
The Canadian Press Apr 09, 2026

Brain injury a shadow crisis amid overdose deaths in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Edwin Bergsson's friend broke down the door of his recording studio in Victoria about five years ago, found him unconscious, and saved his life. "It's incredible that I'm here today," Berg...
The Canadian Press Apr 09, 2026

Gladu says crossing floor to Liberals was 'best thing' for her riding, herself
MONTREAL - Marilyn Gladu crossed the floor from the Conservative caucus to join the Liberals because it was the "best thing" for her riding, the country and herself, the Sarnia MP said Thursday night ...
The Canadian Press Apr 09, 2026

Frank Stronach's lawyers argue abuse of process in preparing complainants
TORONTO - Prosecutors and police were "unacceptably negligent" in capturing what went on during meetings to prepare complainants for Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial, the businessman's lawyers ar...
The Canadian Press Apr 09, 2026

Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to ceasefire efforts
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - In a potential boost to Middle East ceasefire efforts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebano...
The Canadian Press Apr 08, 2026

Chart shows Iran may have put sea mines in Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz durin...
The Canadian Press Apr 08, 2026

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