Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Feds select former B.C. chief electoral officer to oversee foreign influence registry
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has chosen Anton Boegman, a former chief electoral officer of British Columbia, to administer the planned federal foreign influence transparency registry. Boegman's pro...
Jan 28, 2026
Feds select former B.C. chief electoral officer to oversee foreign influence registry
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has chosen Anton Boegman, a former chief electoral officer of British Columbia, to administer the planned federal foreign influence transparency registry. Boegman's pro...
Jan 28, 2026
Patients detail 'disaster' inside Alberta emergency departments
Sick with pneumonia and a blood infection, Paula Krawiec said her 77-year-old mother waited 24 hours to see a doctor in the emergency department at an Edmonton-area hospital last month. Over in Calgar...
Jan 28, 2026
Liberal MP proposes sweeping changes to Divorce Act
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP is pushing for changes to the Divorce Act to give children a say in divorce proceedings and limit the effects of coercive control and domestic violence. Lisa Hepfner, MP for Hami...
Jan 28, 2026
Montreal-area public transit agency Exo cutting jobs amid sector-wide budget crunch
MONTREAL - Montreal-area transit service Exo is cutting dozens of jobs and is warning of future service reductions, as Quebec's public transportation sector continues to struggle under a persistent fu...
Jan 28, 2026
Criminals using AI to commit ransomware attacks, cybersecurity centre warns
OTTAWA - The federal cybersecurity centre warns in a new report that criminals who hold data for ransom are using artificial intelligence tools that make it easier to target their victims. The Canadia...
Jan 28, 2026
Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England
LONDON (AP) - Sarah Mullally walked into St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday morning as the bishop of London. When she walked out in the afternoon as bells rang out, she was the spiritual leader of mill...
Jan 28, 2026
In the news: Premiers meeting ahead of CUSMA review, Global Affairs job cuts coming
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Premiers meet in Ottawa ahead of CUSMA review Canada's premiers are set for two days of huddling in the natio...
Jan 28, 2026
Union questions why Global Affairs issuing layoff warnings before policy review
OTTAWA - Thousands of employees at Global Affairs Canada have been issued notices warning they may lose their jobs, months before a foreign policy review is completed to give the department updated pr...
Jan 28, 2026
Ford, Holt agree with Carney — almost nothing is 'normal' with U.S. right now
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford and New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said Wednesday they agree with Prime Minister Mark Carney's suggestion "almost nothing is normal" right now with the United Stat...
Jan 28, 2026
