Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Jays jerseys abound as baseball fans help Seattle amid tourism slide
SEATTLE - Pike Place Market artist and vendor Daniel Fleming says Toronto Blue Jays fans typically show up in Seattle in droves for games against the Mariners, and the ongoing American League Champion...
Oct 16, 2025

B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island gets back 80 hectares of land from Ottawa
NANAIMO - A British Columbia First Nation is getting some land back in an agreement with the federal government as part of a claim settlement that dates back almost two centuries. Crown-Indigenous Rel...
Oct 16, 2025

Alberta Premier Smith wants education commission after teachers strike
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday, as thousands of striking teachers and their supporters chanted and shouted nearby, that she wants to form a commission on education when the pr...
Oct 16, 2025

US prosecutors charge Smartmatic in alleged $1M Philippines bribery case
MIAMI (AP) - Federal prosecutors have charged voting technology firm Smartmatic with money laundering and other crimes arising from more than $1 million in bribes that several executives allegedly pai...
Oct 16, 2025

B.C. Lions look to end playoff hopes for hungry Edmonton Elks
VANCOUVER - With the leaves starting to turn colours, the B.C. Lions know just how important it is to be playing at the top of their game. The club has two games left on the regular-season schedule an...
Oct 16, 2025

Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged with storing and sharing classified information
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - John Bolton, who served as President Donald Trump's national security adviser during his first term and later became a vocal critic, was charged Thursday with storing top secret ...
Oct 16, 2025

Amazon unionization in Quebec was discussed by management, tribunal hears
MONTRAL - An Amazon senior executive told a labour tribunal on Thursday that unionization efforts by Quebec workers were discussed in meetings by management, though not in detail. Amazon's director of...
Oct 16, 2025

A season that started with promise has turned uncertain for Elks quarterback Tre Ford
EDMONTON - Coming out of training camp in early June, Tre Ford was the Edmonton Elks starting quarterback, the man expected to be their leader for years to come. On July 13, he was replaced by Cody Fa...
Oct 16, 2025

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen fields kids' queries, 100 days from Artemis 2 launch opening
LONGUEUIL - Jeremy Hansen is on the cusp of embarking on a historic deep space mission to the moon, admitting to some inquisitive students Thursday that while the unknowns present a scary prospect, so...
Oct 16, 2025

Provincial immigrant nominee programs get late year boost: Diab
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says some provincial immigrant nominee programs are getting a late-year increase to the number of slots they have. Diab says she relayed the news to her provinc...
Oct 16, 2025