Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Haircut, hornet and luggage woes triggered B.C.'s most unusual 911 calls in 2025
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's emergency line responder has released a list of the most unusual 911 calls this year, topped by a caller upset that their luggage exceeded flight carry-on limits, and an...
Dec 30, 2025
Torrential rain shuts and washes out highways in B.C.'s north coast
PRINCE RUPERT - Torrential rain of more than 200 millimetres in places along British Columbia's north coast shuttered highways and cut off the main road access to Prince Rupert. The B.C. Ministry of T...
Dec 30, 2025
Seized motorcycles believed to belong to fugitive Ryan Wedding valued at US$40M: FBI
U.S. authorities have released more details on dozens of high-end motorcycles believed to belong to Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian athlete now accused of running an international drug ring. The U.S...
Dec 30, 2025
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel on Tuesday said it will suspend over two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizatio...
Dec 30, 2025
Winter storms continue to hammer parts of Ontario, Quebec
People in parts of Ontario and Quebec were dealing with more messy weather and in some cases blizzard-like conditions on Tuesday as storm fronts continue to hit the area. Environment Canada warned of ...
Dec 30, 2025
In the news: First Nations water protections, death in the ER, New Year's resolutions
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Minister not promising source water protection in new First Nations clean water bill With her government unde...
Dec 30, 2025
New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - The Alberta government in 2025 completed the final legal foundations of its new health-care system - and Premier Danielle Smith says she's working in 2026 to prove it was wo...
Dec 30, 2025
Minister not promising source water protection in new First Nations clean water bill
OTTAWA - With her government under pressure to finally eliminate boil-water advisories in First Nations communities, the federal minister responsible for Indigenous services isn't committing to bringi...
Dec 30, 2025
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port city over weapons shipment from UAE for separatists
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla on Tuesday after a weapons shipment from the United Arab Emirates arrived for separatist forces in the war-torn coun...
Dec 29, 2025
Khaleda Zia, former Bangladeshi prime minister and archrival of a previous premier, dies at 80
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with another former premier defined the country's politics for a generation, has died, her Bangladesh National...
Dec 29, 2025
