Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Newfoundland girl’s disappearance prompts calls for tougher laws to stop abductions
ST. JOHN'S - Bouchra Marbouhi says she last saw her young daughter more than two months ago, when the girl left with her father for a routine sleepover. The five-year-old never came home, she said. In...
Dec 05, 2025
Feds to proceed with promised review of firearms classification regime, minister says
OTTAWA - The federal government will move ahead with a promised review of Canada's firearms classification regime that will include consultations with Indigenous communities on the SKS rifle, Public S...
Dec 05, 2025
Critics question Saab's offer to bring 10,000 aerospace jobs to Canada
OTTAWA - Critics are questioning the solidity of Saab's pitch to deliver 10,000 jobs in Canada if it decides to set up shop here to assemble Gripen fighter jets. The Swedish company has said little ab...
Dec 05, 2025
Economy adds 54,000 jobs in 'perplexing' November labour report
OTTAWA - Canada's economy continued to blow past job forecasts in November but some economists caution against reading too much into a series of strong headline figures. Statistics Canada said Friday ...
Dec 05, 2025
Ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait attacked by suspected pirates, officials say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A ship traveling Friday through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait came under attack by suspected pirates, officials said. The incident saw a ship chased by smaller ves...
Dec 04, 2025
Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution en...
Dec 04, 2025
Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year's elections to be held under the state's congressional redistricting plan favorable to...
Dec 04, 2025
April federal leaders’ debates had 'shortcomings,' organizer admits
OTTAWA - The head of the federal Leaders' Debates Commission says the body should no longer be responsible for organizing post-debate press conferences and the rules for participating in the debates s...
Dec 04, 2025
B.C. judge finds murderer in contempt over 'inmate code' refusal to answer questions
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge says a man convicted in the notorious Surrey Six murder case is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to answer questions out of fear of violating the "inmate c...
Dec 04, 2025
B.C. judge finds murderer in contempt over 'inmate code' refusal to answer questions
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge says a man convicted in the notorious Surrey Six murder case is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to answer questions out of fear of violating the "inmate c...
Dec 04, 2025
