Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Killer of Lapu Lapu suspect's brother calls festival attack a 'ripple effect'
VANCOUVER - The murderer of a man whose brother was later arrested for the Lapu Lapu festival attack that killed 11 people in Vancouver last April has called it a "ripple effect" from his own crime 15...
Jan 16, 2026
Killer of Lapu Lapu suspect's brother calls festival attack a 'ripple effect'
VANCOUVER - The murderer of a man whose brother was later arrested for the Lapu Lapu festival attack that killed 11 people in Vancouver last April has called it a "ripple effect" from his own crime 15...
Jan 16, 2026
Carney and Xi blanket China's front pages, but trade deal gets little attention
Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping has received wide coverage from Chinese media, featuring on most state-owned outlets' front pages. But their stories that repeat ...
Jan 16, 2026
Details of federal firearm buyback program to be announced Saturday
OTTAWA - The Liberal government plans to announce details of its national program to compensate owners of banned firearms at a briefing in Montreal on Saturday. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasanga...
Jan 16, 2026
Carney reaches 'landmark' tariff quota deal with China on EVs, canola
BEIJING - Canada reached a deal with Beijing on Friday to slash tariffs on a set number of Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for China dropping duties on agriculture products, Prime Minister Mark ...
Jan 16, 2026
Trump thanks Iran for not following through on executions of political prisoners
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump took the unusual step on Friday of thanking the Iranian government for not following through on executions of what he said was meant to be hundreds of politica...
Jan 16, 2026
Peter Milobar joins growing field in B.C. Conservative leadership race
VICTORIA - Peter Milobar, the finance critic for British Columbia's Opposition Conservatives, said his run for the leadership of the party is just the first step toward becoming premier as he touted h...
Jan 16, 2026
Trump to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor Vázquez in campaign finance case, official says
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump plans to pardon former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vzquez, a White House official said Friday. Vzquez pleaded guilty last August to a campaign finance violation in ...
Jan 16, 2026
PQ leader says it's time to relaunch debate on sovereignty after Legault resignation
MONTREAL - The leader of the Parti Qubcois says it's time to refocus the political debate in Quebec to sovereignty following what he described as Premier Franois Legault's failure to chart a positive ...
Jan 16, 2026
Nova Scotia lobster industry surprised, elated by suspension of Chinese tariff
HALIFAX - Key players in Nova Scotia's lucrative seafood industry are applauding Ottawa's successful bid to persuade China to temporarily drop a painful 25 per cent tariff on Canadian lobster and crab...
Jan 16, 2026
