Category Archives: The Canadian Press
What you need to know about the oil tanker ban on B.C.'s coast
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging Ottawa to terminate the West Coast oil tanker ban as the federal government prepares to unveil the details of a new energy pact it has been negotiatin...
Nov 26, 2025
No criminal offence by police in failed search for B.C. woman found dead: watchdog
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog agency says officers in an Interior community could have done more in the search for a missing Indigenous woman who was later found dead. However, the Indep...
Nov 26, 2025
No criminal offence by police in failed search for B.C. woman found dead: watchdog
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog agency says officers in an Interior community could have done more in the search for a missing Indigenous woman who was later found dead. However, the Indep...
Nov 26, 2025
Rail advocate in Lac-Mégantic, Que., says he was fined after raising safety concerns
MONTREAL - Robert Bellefleur says he was drinking his second cup of coffee in his home in Lac-Megantic, Que. on the morning of July 21 when he received a visit from two armed Canadian Pacific Kansas C...
Nov 26, 2025
Lawsuit being considered in death of Quebec man who sought MAID over bedsores
MONTREAL - The partner of a quadriplegic Quebec man who sought a medically assisted death after developing painful bedsores during a hospital stay in 2024 is considering legal action. Sylvie Brosseau'...
Nov 26, 2025
Fact File: Fabricated CBC articles are from satirical social media account
This week, several social media posts claimed the United States announced plans to "reclassify Canada as a high-risk country" or that Russian President Vladimir Putin told the United States to monitor...
Nov 26, 2025
Former Peruvian President Vizcarra gets 14 years in prison in corruption case
LIMA, Peru (AP) - A Peruvian court on Wednesday sentenced former President Martn Vizcarra to 14 years in prison for his role in a corruption scheme during his tenure as governor of a southern state. V...
Nov 26, 2025
Justice minister suggests new bill could address 'coercive control' in relationships
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the issue of coercive control in intimate relationships is "front of mind" as he prepares a new justice bill. MPs on the House of Commons status of women com...
Nov 26, 2025
One killed in tractor-trailer crash on Highway 1 north of Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON - Police say they are investigating to determine if the cause of a fatal crash near Lytton, B.C., between two tractor-trailers on Highway 1 was criminal. The BC Highway Patrol say the crash occ...
Nov 26, 2025
Woman killed while crossing road in Chilliwack, B.C., crash
CHILLIWACK - A pedestrian has been killed crossing the road in British Columbia's Fraser Valley in a collision involving a pickup truck. RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., say the crash happened Tuesday at abo...
Nov 26, 2025
