Category Archives: The Canadian Press
B.C. man gets three years in jail for sex assaults while working in drug-use recovery
NEW WESTMINSTER - A British Columbia man has been sentenced to three years in prison for sexual assaults committed while he was employed with a substance-use recovery services group. New Westminster p...
Nov 11, 2025
Canada's veteran population is dwindling fast. Here are the numbers.
OTTAWA - Canada marked Remembrance Day on Tuesday - 80 years after the Second World War ended and 72 years since the end of the Korean War. Only a few thousand Canadian veterans of those conflicts are...
Nov 11, 2025
Heavy November snowfall knocks out power, closes schools in Quebec
MONTREAL - Quebecers woke up Tuesday to a blast of early winter weather, as heavy snow knocked down trees, forced school closures and created hazardous road conditions. About 375,000 Quebec homes and ...
Nov 11, 2025
Federal budget's refreshed immigration targets will weigh on growth: economist
OTTAWA - One economist argues the federal Liberals' renewed pledge to throttle immigration levels over the next few years will weigh on Canada's economic growth. The federal budget tabled last week re...
Nov 11, 2025
The Latest: Canadians honour those who lived and died in the country's service
OTTAWA - This Remembrance Day marks eight decades since the conclusion of the Second World War and 25 years since the entombment of Canada's Unknown Soldier, a First World War combatant who remains un...
Nov 11, 2025
Turkish military plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia
ANKARA. Turkey (AP) - A Turkish military cargo plane with 20 people on board crashed in Georgia near the border with Azerbaijan on Tuesday, authorities said, but they gave no immediate confirmation of...
Nov 11, 2025
Thieves have stolen ancient Roman-era statues from the national museum in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Thieves have stolen several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era from the national museum in the Syrian capital, leading to temporary closure of the facility, two offici...
Nov 11, 2025
In the news today: 3,691 Canadian WWII vets alive 80 years on
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... As Remembrance Day marks 80 years since WWII, fewer surviving veterans remain Eighty years after the end of th...
Nov 11, 2025
A suicide bomber targets an Islamabad court, killing 12 people and wounding 27, minister says
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A suicide bomber struck outside the gates of a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police car and killing 12 people, Pakistan's interior minist...
Nov 11, 2025
'Everybody's gone': Canadians mark sombre Remembrance Day as number of vets dwindles
OTTAWA - Eight decades after the end of the deadliest military conflict in history, Canadians paused for Remembrance Day ceremonies Tuesday to honour those who put their lives on the line for their co...
Nov 11, 2025
