Category Archives: The Canadian Press

MONTREAL - Franois Legault announced on Wednesday he will step down as Quebec premier when the Coalition Avenir Qubec - the party he co-founded in 2011 - chooses his replacement. The departure of Lega...

QUBEC - Tributes to departing Quebec Premier Franois Legault started coming in from across the country on Wednesday shortly after the co-founder of the Coalition Avenir Qubec party said he would leave...

TORONTO - A new study says female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients than their male colleagues and in many cases earn less money as a result. The research, published in the Canad...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodrguez signaled Wednesday that the country would continue releasing prisoners detained under former President Nicols Maduro in what she d...

MONTREAL - From founding a successful airline to creating a political party that won back-to-back majority mandates, Franois Legault is stepping down as Quebec premier with a reputation as a builder a...

TORONTO - Four people are pledging a combined $1.2 million in bail for an Ontario man accused of playing a pivotal role in a violent criminal organization by laundering hundreds of millions of dollars...

SURREY - Homicide investigators have been called to Surrey, B.C., after a man was found lying near a roadway with fatal gunshot wounds. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says local officers r...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals t...

SURREY - A shooting overnight in the Newton neighbourhood of Surrey, B.C., has been linked by police to ongoing cases of extortion violence. Police say shots were reportedly fired at around 2 a.m. in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States said Wednesday that it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing t...