Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Budget office sees modest boost in housing supply from Build Canada Homes
OTTAWA - Housing Minister Gregor Robertson said the federal government's new housing agency is just getting started after the parliamentary budget office said in a new report Tuesday that Build Canada...
The Canadian Press Dec 02, 2025

Israeli forensics experts examine remains handed over by militants in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel on Tuesday said it had received remains handed over by Palestinian militants in Gaza to the Red Cross. They were believed to be remains of one of the two hostag...
The Canadian Press Dec 02, 2025

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardon
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that moved hundreds of tons of coca...
The Canadian Press Dec 02, 2025

In the news today: Carney to address Assembly of First Nations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to address Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa Prime Minister Mark Carney will address hundre...
The Canadian Press Dec 02, 2025

Carney vows to meet Coastal First Nations after chiefs vote against pipeline to B.C.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to meet with Coastal First Nations after chiefs voted unanimously Tuesday to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban off the northern British Col...
The Canadian Press Dec 02, 2025

Pope Leo XIV sends message of support to southern Lebanon as he ends 1st foreign trip
BEIRUT (AP) - Pope Leo XIV prayed Tuesday at the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion that has become a symbol of dysfunction and official impunity and called for justice to prevail, as he offe...
The Canadian Press Dec 02, 2025

Franklin the Turtle book publisher condemns 'violent' post by U.S. defense secretary
The publisher of the Franklin series of children's books says an online post by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth depicting the titular character as a bazooka-wielding soldier is denigrating and vio...
The Canadian Press Dec 01, 2025

Long-term care, assisted living workers reach transition agreement with B.C.
VICTORIA - British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne says a new agreement will make thousands of health care workers eligible for collective bargaining again, but it will cost the province an add...
The Canadian Press Dec 01, 2025

Alberta's Smith says her United Conservative Party is not a separatist party
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her United Conservative Party isn't a separatist party. Last week's historic energy deal between Alberta and Ottawa was met with skepticism, and at multip...
The Canadian Press Dec 01, 2025

Calgary man found guilty of three terrorism-related charges tied to ISIS
CALGARY - An Alberta judge said a man who willingly joined an Islamic State group in the Middle East over a decade ago knew what he was doing and found him guilty Monday of three counts of participati...
The Canadian Press Dec 01, 2025

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