Category Archives: The Canadian Press
In a regional first, Uruguay passes a law allowing euthanasia
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Uruguay's senate passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia on Wednesday, putting the South American nation among a handful of other countries where seriously ill patients can ...
Oct 15, 2025
Alaska airlifting hundreds from storm-devastated coastal villages
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - One of the most significant airlifts in Alaska history was underway Wednesday to move hundreds of people from coastal villages ravaged by high surf and strong winds from the remn...
Oct 15, 2025
Mississippi executes a man convicted of raping and killing a college student
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead a...
Oct 15, 2025
Passengers moved after strong smell of gas at Vancouver airport's domestic terminal
A strong smell of gas at the domestic terminal of Vancouver's airport forced passengers to be temporarily moved out on Wednesday. Statements from the airport say the source of the smell was quickly id...
Oct 15, 2025
Industry minister says relief coming for tariff-hit softwood lumber sector
OTTAWA - Federal Industry Minister Mlanie Joly said financial relief is coming soon for Canada's tariff-struck softwood lumber sector. The minister said in Fredericton Wednesday the government will pr...
Oct 15, 2025
B.C. government's professional workers to expand strike after talks break down
VICTORIA - Almost all of British Columbia's licensed professional workers are going on strike after contract talks broke down this week. A statement from the Professional Employees Association Wednesd...
Oct 15, 2025
Ah, rats! Researchers say some other critter likely created Chicago's 'rat hole' sidewalk landmark
Ah, rats! Researchers think they have debunked the origin of Chicago's so-called "rat hole," one of the Windy City's weirdest local landmarks. Hold on. The rat hole wasn't what you think. It wasn't so...
Oct 15, 2025
Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage, NTSB finds
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the National Transportation Safety Board c...
Oct 15, 2025
Seven obstetrician gynecologists resign from hospital in B.C. Interior
KAMLOOPS - Seven obstetrician gynecologists have resigned from in-hospital privileges under the Interior Health authority at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, B.C. Interior Health vice-president of m...
Oct 15, 2025
Tony Merchant, prominent Regina lawyer known for class-action lawsuits, dead at 80
REGINA - Prominent Saskatchewan lawyer Tony Merchant, well known for spearheading class-action lawsuits across the country, has died at the age of 80. His wife, retired senator Pana Merchant, said he ...
Oct 15, 2025
