Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Ribbon Skirt Day leader reflects on changes since her cultural attire was shamed
In Isabella Kulak's home is a box of about a few hundred letters, notes and hand-drawn pictures of ribbon skirts sent to her from across Canada and beyond - fan mail from those who consider her story ...
The Canadian Press Jan 04, 2026

Rubio says US will press change in Venezuela with oil embargo, while Trump insists 'we're in charge'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not govern Venezuela day-to-day other than enforcing an existing "oil quarantine" on the country, even as...
The Canadian Press Jan 04, 2026
Boat capsizes in Nigeria's Yobe state, leaving 25 dead and 14 missing
YOBE, Nigeria (AP) - A passenger boat capsized in northern Nigeria's Yobe state, leaving at least 25 people dead while 14 others remained missing, emergency services said Sunday. The boat was carrying...
The Canadian Press Jan 04, 2026

Tangled cars and billowing smoke: Remembering Hinton rail disaster 40 years later
HINTON - Colin Hanington followed a plume of smoke to reach one of the deadliest railway crashes in Canadian history, and almost 40 years later remembers the silence when he got there. Hanington was a...
The Canadian Press Jan 04, 2026
Gunmen kill at least 30 villagers and abduct others during raid in northern Nigeria
MINNA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 30 villagers have been killed and several others are missing after gunmen raided a village in northern Nigeria's Niger state, police said Sunday, the latest in a cycle o...
The Canadian Press Jan 04, 2026

RCMP investigate gunfire on First Nation in Saskatchewan after deadly shooting
Police in northern Saskatchewan are investigating a report of gunshots on a First Nation and whether they're tied to a deadly shooting there last week. Mounties say they were called late Friday to Big...
The Canadian Press Jan 04, 2026

Conservative Party of B.C. forms leadership election committee
VICTORIA - The Conservative Party of British Columbia says it has formed a leadership election organizing committee tasked with overseeing the selection of its new leader. Scott Lamb, chair of the com...
The Canadian Press Jan 03, 2026

Forecast says high tides, low pressure, mean flooding likely along B.C.'s south coast
Environment Canada says high tides combined with a low pressure system have the potential to produce moderate flooding along parts of British Columbia's south coast, including the Greater Victoria and...
The Canadian Press Jan 03, 2026

North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea ahead of South Korean leader's visit to China
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea Sunday, its neighbors said, just hours before South Korea's president leaves for China for talks expected to c...
The Canadian Press Jan 03, 2026

Carney says Canada 'welcomes the opportunity for freedom' after Maduro's capture
TORONTO - The daring ouster of the president of Venezuela by the U.S. military sent shockwaves through the Western Hemisphere as President Donald Trump heralded the operation in the oil-rich Latin Ame...
The Canadian Press Jan 03, 2026

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