Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Must-Win Mode: Blue Jays drop 6-2 decision to Mariners in Game 5 of ALCS
SEATTLE - A bullpen meltdown proved costly for the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. The good news for Canada's lone big-league team is the trip to Seattle was still a success. Eugenio Suarez hit a t...
Oct 17, 2025

Mongolia's prime minister ousted after 4 months in ruling party feud
BEIJING (AP) - Mongolia 's parliament has voted to oust the prime minister in an unusually public power struggle within the ruling Mongolian People's Party. Opponents of Prime Minister Zandanshatar Go...
Oct 17, 2025

In the news today: Alberta teachers strike straining businesses
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Chamber of commerce says Alberta teachers strike straining businesses The head of the Edmonton Chamber of Comm...
Oct 17, 2025

Liberals to make border security announcement today
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to outline plans to strengthen border security today. Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to tour a border crossing facility in the Niagara region, and Publi...
Oct 17, 2025

Alberta teachers reject government request to end strike and enter mediation
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday she's disappointed the union representing teachers turned down a government request to end a provincewide strike and to go through enhanced mediat...
Oct 17, 2025

Justice ministers wrap up their meeting in Alberta
OTTAWA - Ministers responsible for justice and public safety at the federal, provincial and territorial levels wrapped up two days of discussions Friday on bail reform and the role of victims in the c...
Oct 17, 2025

'Catastrophic': Tour bus had brake problems before deadly Columbia Icefield rollover
JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA - A fatality inquiry heard Friday the driver of a tour bus complained about his brakes just days before it tumbled down an embankment in Jasper National Park, killing three peo...
Oct 17, 2025

Canada's health ministers seek fixes to fentanyl crisis, access to pharmaceuticals
CALGARY - Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel and her provincial and territorial counterparts wrapped a meeting in Calgary on Friday with a pledge for deeper collaboration to tackle the most press...
Oct 17, 2025

CRA says it has more work to do as call centre improvement plan hits 50-day mark
OTTAWA - Two senior officials working at the Canada Revenue Agency say the agency surpassed its target for answering more calls from Canadians ahead of schedule. On Sept. 2, Finance Minister Franois-P...
Oct 17, 2025

Madagascar's coup leader is sworn in as president after a military takeover condemned by UN
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) - An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar's new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him...
Oct 17, 2025