Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Immigration minister wants department to track exits of temporary residents
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she wants her department to acquire the ability to track the number of people with temporary visas who are exiting the country. The immigration department ...
Jan 31, 2026
Militants kill 33 people in multiple attacks in southwest Pakistan; 92 assailants also killed
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's military said Saturday that multiple suicide and gun attacks by "terrorists" across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan killed 33 people, including civi...
Jan 31, 2026
Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting. A...
Jan 30, 2026
Conservatives vote to keep Pierre Poilievre as leader after speech in Calgary
CALGARY - Pierre Poilievre's position as Conservative leader was cemented Friday after 87.4 per cent of delegates voted in a mandatory leadership review to keep him at the helm of their party. The vot...
Jan 30, 2026
Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead
GOMA, Congo (AP) - A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead, rebel authorities said Saturday. The collapse...
Jan 30, 2026
B.C.-based Pattison says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won't proceed
VANCOUVER - Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments announced Friday it will no longer be selling a Virginia warehouse property to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had said it wanted ...
Jan 30, 2026
Canadian Armed Forces say New Brunswick-based soldier has died in Latvia
The Canadian Armed Forces say a service member has died in Latvia. The military says in a news release that Gunner Sebastian Halmagean, who was part of the Canadian-led NATO Multinational Brigade Latv...
Jan 30, 2026
Venezuela announces amnesty bill that could lead to mass release of political prisoners
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodrguez on Friday announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journal...
Jan 30, 2026
US approves major new arms sales to Israel worth $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion. Both sets of sales were announced by t...
Jan 30, 2026
Coast Guard suspends search for people missing from fishing vessel that sank off Massachusetts
GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The search for survivors on a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts with seven aboard has been suspended, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday. The ...
Jan 30, 2026
