Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, escalating President Donald Trump's conflict with Dem...
Oct 17, 2025
B.C. RCMP putting up billboards to find 11-year-old boy, missing for three weeks
Police are posting messages on billboards across British Columbia as they escalate efforts to locate a missing 11-year-old boy who they think is with an unidentified caregiver. Burnaby RCMP said in a ...
Oct 17, 2025
Alaska storm damage so bad many evacuees won’t go home for at least 18 months, governor says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Damage to remote Alaska villages hammered by flooding last weekend is so extreme that many of the more than 2,000 people displaced won't be able to return to their homes for a...
Oct 17, 2025
Five things to know about British Columbia's ongoing public service strike
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government and the union representing its striking public service workers announced Friday they would go into non-binding arbitration to try to find a solution to the ...
Oct 17, 2025
Police in Afghanistan accuse Pakistan of cross-border strikes after ceasefire ends
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's military carried out strikes in southeastern Afghanistan on Friday just hours after a two-day ceasefire between the neighboring countries expired, an Afghan police official...
Oct 17, 2025
Five things to know about British Columbia's ongoing public service strike
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government and the union representing its striking public service workers announced Friday they would go into non-binding arbitration to try to find a solution to the ...
Oct 17, 2025
Health warning as unlicensed food businesses surge in B.C. garages and homes
Health authorities in British Columbia are urging people not to buy food from unlicensed businesses after a surge of complaints about illegal food services in the Lower Mainland. The Fraser Health Aut...
Oct 17, 2025
Israel received coffin of missing hostage handed over to Red Cross, prime minister's office says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel received the remains of another hostage from Gaza on Friday, the prime minister's office said, a handover from Hamas as the militant group worked to shore up a ...
Oct 17, 2025
Toronto to develop wastewater surveillance program for FIFA World Cup
TORONTO - Toronto Public Health is developing a wastewater surveillance program to detect any potential spread of diseases during the FIFA World Cup. Toronto's new Medical Officer of Health Dr. Michel...
Oct 17, 2025
Vancouver officer cleared by watchdog after man's leg is broken during confrontation
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog says a Vancouver officer will not face charges after a struggle with an intoxicated man resulted in a severely broken leg. The Independent Investigations Of...
Oct 17, 2025
