Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Despite Liberal pivot, Conservatives to keep pressing for tougher crime measures
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party has spent years accusing the Liberals of being too lenient on crime. Under Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal government's justice policy has taken a markedly toug...
Jan 18, 2026
Fire engulfs First Nation school in northeastern B.C. near Fort St. John
VICTORIA - RCMP are investigating a school fire on the territory of the Blueberry River First Nation in northern British Columbia. A statement from RCMP in Fort St. John says officers responded to the...
Jan 17, 2026
Conservative MLA Sheldon Clare says leadership rules meant to stop 'funny business'
VICTORIA - A leadership candidate for British Columbia's Conservatives says recently announced rules for the contest are intended to stop "any funny business" following last year's leadership review t...
Jan 17, 2026
Pro- and anti-ICE demonstrators face off during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Protesters for and against the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown clashed in Minneapolis on Saturday as the governor's office announced that National Guard troops h...
Jan 17, 2026
Federal firearm buyback program to open Monday, with March 31 deadline to register
OTTAWA - Owners of banned firearms will have until the end of March to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns. The federal go...
Jan 17, 2026 A restricted gun licence holder holds a AR-15 at his home in Langley, B.C., on Friday, May 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Surrey police say overnight shots fired at house are believed to be extortion-related
VICTORIA - Police in Surrey, B.C., say they are investigating what they believe to be an extortion-related incident after shots were fired at a residence in that community. A statement from Surrey Pol...
Jan 17, 2026
Dozens rally in Iqaluit for Greenland as Trump renews threats to control island
IQALUIT - As thousands marched Saturday in Greenland to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed threats to take control of the island, about 825 kilometres away, dozens did the same in Nunavut's...
Jan 17, 2026
Ocean, safety at risk as wind tears apart rancid Newfoundland fish sauce plant: mayor
ST. JOHN'S - A foul-smelling abandoned fish-sauce factory in rural Newfoundland has become an environmental and safety hazard after high winds tore the front wall off the building on Friday night. Ste...
Jan 17, 2026
Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's 1st female governor in historic inauguration
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democrat Abigail Spanberger has been sworn into office as Virginia's first female governor. Spanberger was sworn in at noon Saturday amid a cold drizzle outside the state Capitol ...
Jan 17, 2026
Jeremy Hansen 'pumped' about historic trip around the moon
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says getting humans to fly around the far side of the moon is good for humanity. Speaking to reporters at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as NASA rolled the Artemi...
Jan 17, 2026
