Category Archives: The Canadian Press
In the news today: Canadian Syria trial, Hockey player deaths, Super Bowl tinderbox
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canadian who says he was tortured in Syria wants court to force Ottawa's hand A Canadian man who says he has b...
Feb 03, 2026
Three junior hockey players mourned after crash in southern Alberta
STAVELY - Prime Minister Mark Carney joined members across the hockey community Tuesday in offering support to the families and teammates of three junior players killed in a crash in Alberta. The cras...
Feb 03, 2026
Harper calls for national unity, independence at portrait unveiling
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper's official portrait was unveiled in Ottawa Tuesday, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the election of his first Conservative government. Speaking to a crow...
Feb 03, 2026
Canadian who says he was tortured in Syria wants court to force Ottawa's hand
OTTAWA - A Canadian man who says he has been tortured in Syria is asking the Federal Court to order Ottawa to decide whether to help bring him home. The man, known publicly only as SS, is one of sever...
Feb 03, 2026
Billionaire Frank Stronach's sex assault trial delayed as defence deals with new info
Frank Stronach arrives at a Toronto Court on Tuesday February 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young TORONTO - The Toronto sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach was delay...
Feb 03, 2026
A timeline of key events leading up to Frank Stronach's Toronto sexual assault trial
Canadian business tycoon Frank Stronach is set to face the first of two sexual assault trials on Tuesday. The founder of the auto parts giant Magna, now in his 90s, will stand trial in Toronto before ...
Feb 03, 2026
B.C. man feared a 'hit' on him before he and family found dead, inquest hears
A Mountie testifying at an inquest into the 2023 deaths of a couple and their two children in Prince Rupert, B.C., says that after the father told police they were being targeted in a "hit" he was app...
Feb 02, 2026
Iran’s president seeks 'fair and equitable' negotiations, while US shoots down drone
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's president said Tuesday he instructed the country's foreign minister to "pursue fair and equitable negotiations" with the United States, the first clear sign f...
Feb 02, 2026
Fire chief says cause of fire that sank three yachts will likely never be found
VICTORIA - A marina fire in Sidney, B.C. has sunk three yachts worth millions, and the community's fire chief says investigators may never find the cause. Brett Mikkelsen says there is no evidence tha...
Feb 02, 2026
Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation before contempt of Congress vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed late Monday to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but th...
Feb 02, 2026
