Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Canadian woman charged with illegally crossing into U.S., kicking border agent's face
A Canadian woman has been charged in the United States with crossing into Washington state and kicking a border agent in the face. The accused is facing one count each of assault on a federal officer ...
Jan 03, 2026
Ottawa propose fines of up to $1M for violating foreign influence registry rules
OTTAWA - The federal government proposes fining people and organizations up to $1 million for failing to comply with the requirements of its planned foreign influence transparency registry. Newly publ...
Jan 03, 2026
Liberals' stricter crime policy is a response to public concern: justice minister
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has so far put a heavy emphasis on stricter crime policies, tabling three justice bills in the fall sitting of Parliament. They incorporate a long list...
Jan 03, 2026
Iran's leader says rioters 'must be put in their place' as protest death toll reaches at least 15
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader insisted Saturday that "rioters must be put in their place" after a week of protests that have shaken the Islamic Republic, likely giving secur...
Jan 03, 2026
US captures Venezuela's leader and his wife in a stunning operation and plans to prosecute them
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro and flew him out of the country in an extraordinary military operation early Saturday that plucked a sitting lea...
Jan 03, 2026
Dozens missing after boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsized off the coast of Gambia
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) - Dozens are missing after a boat carrying more than 200 migrants on their way to Europe capsized off the coast of Gambia, the West African nation's leader said late Friday, settin...
Jan 03, 2026
US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's vice president has appeared on state TV to say that the government doesn't know where the president and his wife are after U.S. forces captured them. "We do not k...
Jan 02, 2026
Yemen’s separatists announce a constitution for an independent south
ADEN, Yemen (AP) - Yemen 's separatist movement on Friday announced a constitution for an independent nation in the south and demanded other factions in the war-torn country accept the move in an esca...
Jan 02, 2026
Police watchdog investigating incidents in Abbotsford and Victoria
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating two separate incidents that happened in the province in the past week. The Independent Investigations Office says the first case involves a...
Jan 02, 2026
Possible coastal flooding in B.C.'s south coast, Environment Canada warns
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning of possible coastal flooding this weekend in southern British Columbia including both Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria...
Jan 02, 2026
