Category Archives: The Canadian Press
From cold to closed: Advances in DNA analysis helped solve cold cases in 2025
MONTREAL - In a Quebec courtroom last October, Sylvie Desjardins delivered a message to her daughter's killer that was 30 years in the making. "You thought you were taking a life, but in truth, you on...
Dec 29, 2025
Cold War bomb shelter in Nova Scotia being converted into high-end doomsday condos
DEBERT - A former Cold War fallout shelter in rural Nova Scotia is being transformed into luxury condominiums for elite clients seeking refuge from global crises. Project co-owner Paul Mansfield says ...
Dec 29, 2025
US pledges $2B for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies to 'adapt or die'
GENEVA (AP) - The United States on Monday announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump's administration continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance and warns United...
Dec 28, 2025
Interoceanic Train derails in southern Mexico, killing at least 13 and injuring dozens
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) - Officials said a train accident in southern Mexico killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, halting traffic along a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf...
Dec 28, 2025
China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after US, Japan tensions
HONG KONG (AP) - China's military on Monday dispatched air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a "stern warning" against separat...
Dec 28, 2025
Trump says Ukraine and Russia are 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump on Sunday insisted Ukraine and Russia are "closer than ever before" to a peace deal as he hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Florida r...
Dec 28, 2025
'Once-in-a-generation moment:' Rare bird flittering around Vancouver park draws crowd
VANCOUVER - Dozens of birders flocked to Vancouver's Sunset Beach Park on Sunday to catch a rare glimpse of a bird that avian enthusiasts say has never been recorded in Canada before. Some came all th...
Dec 28, 2025
One person is dead and another is injured in midair helicopter crash in New Jersey, officials say
HAMMONTON, N.J. (AP) - One person was killed and another was left critically injured after two helicopters crashed in southern New Jersey on Sunday, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration...
Dec 28, 2025
French actor Brigitte Bardot remembered in Canada for fighting seal hunt
Brigitte Bardot, a French actor and animal rights activist who died Sunday at the age of 91, is being remembered in Canada as a vocal opponent of the country's seal hunt. Bardot, known as one of the g...
Dec 28, 2025
Knife attack near Suriname’s capital Paramaribo kills at least 9 people, including kids, police say
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) - A knife attack outside Suriname 's capital of Paramaribo killed at least nine people, including five children, police said Sunday. Officials said the victims included four ...
Dec 28, 2025
