Category Archives: The Canadian Press
World Cup draw ceremony underway as FIFA awards peace prize to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 2026 World Cup draw began Friday with FIFA awarding its first peace prize to U.S. President Donald Trump, who has campaigned to win the Nobel Peace Prize. FIFA President Gianni I...
Dec 05, 2025
Health Canada recalls glucose monitors that may give patients incorrect readings
Health Canada is asking diabetes patients to check if their glucose monitor is subject to an international recall that has serious health risks. The federal agency is recalling some FreeStyle Libre 3 ...
Dec 05, 2025
FIFA gives President Donald Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw - giving the soccer spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial tournament even mor...
Dec 05, 2025
Supreme Court hearings on Quebec secularism law to begin March 23
MONTREAL - Hearings for one of the most highly anticipated Supreme Court of Canada cases in years are scheduled to begin March 23. The country's top court has set aside five days for arguments on Queb...
Dec 05, 2025
Vancouver woman loses $120,000 in blessing scam targeting Chinese community
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police are warning of a blessing scheme that targets the city's Chinese community where one woman lost $120,000. Police say there were two separate cases involving the scam last ...
Dec 05, 2025
NDP MP Kwan accuses Liberals of 'fearmongering' over defence export bill
OTTAWA - NDP MP Jenny Kwan is dismissing an internal Liberal caucus document as a "fearmongering" attempt to dissuade government MPs from supporting her bill to tighten oversight of defence-related ex...
Dec 05, 2025
Pedestrian killed after being struck by pickup in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - A pedestrian has been killed in a crash involving a pickup truck in Abbotsford, B.C., which police say may be partly due to poor lighting conditions. Abbotsford police say the crash happe...
Dec 05, 2025
B.C. man charged with murder over body found on Okanagan forestry road
VERNON - Police say a British Columbia man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of another man found dead in the province's Okanagan region two years ago. RCMP say Dale Christopher L...
Dec 05, 2025
Supreme Court restores woman's conviction for attempted murder of her mother
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has restored a woman's conviction for attempting to kill her mother by injecting her with insulin. In its decision, released Friday, the top court rejected the arg...
Dec 05, 2025
Quebec Liberals lose two caucus members in a week as crisis continues
QUBEC - The Quebec Liberals have lost two members of their caucus within a week and are facing multiple investigations as a crisis within the party shows no sign of abating. The Liberals have been dog...
Dec 05, 2025
