Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Uganda’s presidential election experiences hours of delays at some polling stations
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Uganda's presidential election was plagued by widespread delays Thursday in addition to a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticized as an anti-democratic tactic in a ...
Jan 14, 2026
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his ad...
Jan 14, 2026
Federal officer shoots person in leg after being attacked during Minneapolis arrest, officials say
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle while trying to make an arrest Wednesday, officials said. Smoke filled the...
Jan 14, 2026
B.C. to end drug decriminalization project, after 'challenging' three-year-experiment
British Columbia won't be renewing its agreement with Health Canada that allowed for the decriminalization of small amounts of drugs for personal possession, officially ending a three-year program tha...
Jan 14, 2026
Police watchdog probes fatal shooting of woman in Burnaby, B.C.
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog says it is investigating the fatal shooting of a woman who was reportedly in possession of weapons. It happened Tuesday evening in Burnaby, where RCMP say t...
Jan 14, 2026
Campbell-era minister Iain Black joining B.C. Conservative leadership race
VICTORIA - Iain Black, a former minister in the British Columbia government of Gordon Campbell, is joining the race to lead the provincial Conservatives. A campaign website says he will launch his bid...
Jan 14, 2026
Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution as Trump pressures 2 GOP senators to flip
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans voted to dismiss a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have limited President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP s...
Jan 14, 2026
Timeline of B.C.'s three-year drug decriminalization pilot project
British Columbia's three-year pilot project that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use is set to end on Jan. 31. Health Minister Josie Osbourne has announced...
Jan 14, 2026
Five topics other than trade that could come up during Carney's China visit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Beijing this week for meetings with President Xi Jinping and other officials. Upon arriving in China Wednesday, Carney said he was "ready to build a new partn...
Jan 14, 2026
Researchers concerned after endangered whooping cranes test positive for bird flu
SASKATOON - A wildlife biologist says it's deeply concerning that two dead members of a critically endangered flock of birds that only breed in Canadian marshes have tested positive for the avian flu....
Jan 14, 2026
