Category Archives: The Canadian Press
'Unthinkable': Child driver of utility vehicle, 7, and boy, 8, dead in B.C. rollover
POUCE COUPE - The mayor of a small British Columbia village says news of two children dying in a rollover accident involving a utility terrain vehicle has been "devastating." Pouce Coupe Mayor Daniell...
Jun 10, 2026
Canada's Mboko withdraws from Queen's Club singles match with knee injury
LONDON - Canada's Victoria Mboko withdrew from her first-round match at the HSBC Championships on Wednesday after sustaining a knee injury during the second set. Mboko, seeded third at The Queen's Clu...
Jun 10, 2026
Trump signs bill giving nearly $70B to his immigration enforcement agenda through end of his term
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a bill into law on Wednesday that gives his immigration and deportation agenda a nearly $70 billion boost for the rest of his time in the White House. T...
Jun 10, 2026
Canada launches new preventive health advisory committee after disbanding task force
OTTAWA - The federal government has launched a new advisory committee on preventive health care more than a year after pausing the work of a task force that had come under fire for failing to keep up ...
Jun 10, 2026
Carney says 'no big drama' on Gordie Howe Bridge — but opening may take a bit longer
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted Wednesday there is "no big drama" surrounding the status of the Gordie Howe International Bridge - but it may take longer to open than anticipated. "We are...
Jun 10, 2026
Trump-backed David Flippo wins Republican primary in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Retired Air Force Lt. Col. David Flippo has won the Republican primary in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District after securing President Donald Trump's endorsement in the closing weeks ...
Jun 10, 2026
Senate committee report calls for better co-ordination of wildfire response
OTTAWA - Canada needs to create an office to co-ordinate responses to wildfire emergencies and fund a new national fleet of modern firefighting aircraft, says a new Senate report released Wednesday. T...
Jun 10, 2026
Carney chairs virtual meeting with the premiers as CUSMA talks loom on horizon
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney chaired a virtual meeting with the premiers Wednesday afternoon as his government prepared for major trade talks with the U.S. and Mexico. A statement from the Prim...
Jun 10, 2026
Pakistan army helicopter crashes in Kashmir due to technical fault, killing all on board
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A Pakistani army MI-17 helicopter crashed due to a technical fault in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday, killing all military personnel on board, the military said. The milit...
Jun 10, 2026
Ottawa-raised soccer star Jonathan David heading to second World Cup
OTTAWA - Jonathan David's high school teacher doesn't remember him ever taking a lunch break. That's because the budding soccer star never wanted to leave the training dome. "If it wouldn't have been ...
Jun 10, 2026