Category Archives: The Canadian Press
One dog fatally shot, another injured in Vancouver Island community of Sooke: police
SOOKE - Police on Vancouver Island say they're investigating the shooting of two dogs over the weekend. RCMP in Sooke, west of Victoria, say one of the dogs died and the other was taken to a local vet...
Oct 20, 2025
Liberals, Greens, NDP call on Poilievre to apologize over RCMP comments
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre returned to the House of Commons Monday afternoon to a chorus of calls from across the aisle for him to apologize over comments he made last week about th...
Oct 20, 2025
Ottawa hasn't defined 'national interest' under major projects law
OTTAWA - The federal government still has not issued specific criteria to define the "national interest" under its new major projects law, despite calls from MPs to do so. The Building Canada Act allo...
Oct 20, 2025
British Columbia proposes new power rules for AI, data centres, prioritizes jobs
British Columbia's government is proposing changes to its energy rules that would force companies from certain industries to fight for access to a set amount of power. Rather than the current first-co...
Oct 20, 2025
B.C. Conservative Amelia Boultbee quits caucus, leader Rustad questions her 'health'
VICTORIA - Legislator Amelia Boultbee has quit the British Columbia Conservative caucus and is calling on leader John Rustad to resign, saying he told her to "get the F out." Boultbee is the fifth MLA...
Oct 20, 2025
Montreal light-rail network set to open 14 new stations on Nov. 17
MONTREAL - Montreal's light-rail system has an opening date for its northwest expansion, with the Deux-Montagnes line set to open on Nov. 17. The new branch of the REM network includes 14 stations, th...
Oct 20, 2025
Lawyer for Bloc candidate who lost by one ballot urges court to annul vote
MONTREAL - The lawyer for a former Bloc Qubcois MP who lost her riding by a single vote in the April federal election says allowing the result to stand would send a "disastrous message" to voters. A t...
Oct 20, 2025
CBC launches court fight to keep Gem subscriber numbers confidential
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada has filed an application in Federal Court to fight an order directing it to disclose subscriber numbers for its Gem streaming service. The information commissioner ordered CB...
Oct 20, 2025
Three U.K. men accused of killing Ontario restaurateur agree to extradition to Canada
EDINBURGH - Three men accused of being involved in the death of a restaurant owner in Owen Sound, Ont., have consented to be extradited from Scotland to face trial in Canada. The men, who are from the...
Oct 20, 2025
Ontario Indigenous advocate says Anglo American turned 'blind eye' to De Beers issues
An Indigenous advocate in northern Ontario says his community's past experience with Anglo American PLC's diamond-mining subsidiary De Beers does not inspire confidence that a proposed merger between ...
Oct 20, 2025
