Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Carney back home after trips to Davos, China, Qatar, focused on non-U.S. trade
DAVOS - Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived back in Ottawa after a nine-day trip around the world - a tour aimed at drumming up investment abroad that has attracted some cross-partisan criticism. C...
Jan 20, 2026
Divisions emerge among western European nations over Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - Divisions emerged Wednesday over Donald Trump's Board of Peace envisaged in the U.S. president's peace plan for Gaza, with some western European countries declining to join while othe...
Jan 20, 2026
Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday. The case has revealed decades of cozy ties between...
Jan 20, 2026
Air Force One returns to Washington area due to minor electrical issue, White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's plane, Air Force One, returned to Joint Base Andrews about an hour after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday evening. White House press secretary Karoline L...
Jan 20, 2026
Premier Eby says new markets, reforms will help forestry, but results will take time
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says a recent agreement advancing wood construction in China will deliver results for the forestry industry in British Columbia, but also acknowledges that it will take "t...
Jan 20, 2026
Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against the president's foes is leaving post
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lindsey Halligan, who, as a hastily appointed Justice Department prosecutor, pursued indictments against a pair of President Donald Trump's adversaries, is leaving her position as he...
Jan 20, 2026
Quebec byelection will be held in Chicoutimi riding on Feb. 23
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault has called a byelection for the riding of Chicoutimi on Feb. 23. The riding in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region has been vacant since September, when former cabin...
Jan 20, 2026
Barcelona commuter train crashes, killing 1, days after deadly train collision in Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - A Barcelona commuter train crashed Tuesday after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks, Spanish regional authorities said, killing at least one person and injuring 37 others. T...
Jan 20, 2026
First citizen recall petition against Alberta legislature member fails
EDMONTON - The first of more than two dozen recall petitions launched against members of Alberta's legislature has come up short. Jenny Yeremiy submitted to Elections Alberta Tuesday her petition agai...
Jan 20, 2026
Nunavut politicians raise Greenland flag as Trump escalates annexation threat
IQALUIT - Members of Nunavut's legislative assembly raised Greenland's flag Tuesday to show in solidarity with the Inuit-majority island pushing back against annexation threats from U.S. President Don...
Jan 20, 2026
