Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Some U.S. alcohol to return to Quebec stores before quality drops, minister says
MONTREAL - Quebec's finance minister says some U.S. alcohol will be returning to the province's liquor store shelves before the quality drops. Eric Girard says the only products authorized to be sold ...
Feb 06, 2026
Key participant in 2012 Benghazi, Libya, attack that killed 4 Americans is in custody, Bondi says
WASHINGTON (AP) - A key participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans has been taken into custody and will be prosecuted in their deaths, At...
Feb 06, 2026
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, h...
Feb 06, 2026
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9...
Feb 06, 2026
National employment numbers for January from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's January employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.8) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation ra...
Feb 06, 2026
Norwegian crown princess apologizes to royals and all 'disappointed' by her Epstein contacts
OSLO, Norway (AP) - Norway's crown princess apologized on Friday for the situation she has put the royal family in as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, p...
Feb 06, 2026
Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad's outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A suicide bomber targeted a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and wounding at least 169 others, officials said, a rare bombing in Pa...
Feb 06, 2026
In the news today: Anand in Greenland, January job numbers, Olympics begin
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Foreign affairs minister to open consulate in Greenland today Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to o...
Feb 06, 2026
Inside the 'con code', the unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence
VANCOUVER - In a Surrey, B.C., pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his cellmate - dubbed a "rat" by fellow prisoners - but then dies after being put in a 10-minute chokehold. In a Vanco...
Feb 06, 2026
Inside the 'con code', the unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence
VANCOUVER - In a Surrey, B.C., pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his cellmate - dubbed a "rat" by fellow prisoners - but then dies after being put in a 10-minute chokehold. In a Vanco...
Feb 06, 2026
