Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Housing crisis is a driver of domestic violence and school dropouts: think tank
MONTRAL - A Quebec think tank says the province's housing crisis is a driver of domestic violence and negatively affects school dropout rates. On Thursday, the Observatoire qubcois des ingalits publis...
Jun 18, 2026

Hamilton Tiger-Cats meet B.C. Lions in game with '25 outstanding player finalists
HAMILTON - Another week, another matchup against a top CFL quarterback for Bo Levi Mitchell. Mitchell leads the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1-1) against B.C. (0-1) on Friday night. Last year, Lions starter N...
Jun 18, 2026

Carney says it's 'no secret' Trump doesn't like CUSMA trade pact
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney appears untroubled by U.S. President Donald Trump's recent claim that the United States would "do better without" the North American free trade pact. "It's no secre...
Jun 18, 2026

PWHL's Charge staying in Ottawa after reaching deal to play in NHL Senators' arena, AP sources say
The Charge are staying in Ottawa, with the PWHL reaching an agreement to play in the NHL Senators' home next season, two people with knowledge of discussions told The Associated Press. The people spok...
Jun 18, 2026

Confusion spreads as Ottawa defends orders to surrender citizenship certificates
OTTAWA - The immigration department says it's working "as quickly as possible" to resolve questions about citizenship by descent claims - even as some claimants say they did everything Ottawa asked th...
Jun 18, 2026

Senior aide of Alberta premier urges First Nations chiefs to fix squalid communities
EDMONTON - The executive director of Premier Danielle Smith's office says that instead of criticizing her, First Nations chiefs should fix their own communities, describing them as entrenched in pover...
Jun 18, 2026

Secretary of state Sahota says 'foreign entity' hired people to shoot at synagogues
OTTAWA - Ruby Sahota, the secretary of state for combatting crime, told the House of Commons this week that people who fired shots recently at synagogues were hired and paid by a "foreign entity." She...
Jun 18, 2026

Canadian shot dead at South Africa wildlife park in apparent accident: officials
OTTAWA - A Canadian was shot and killed at a South African wilderness park on Wednesday in what authorities said appears to be an accident. The South African Police Service said a 69-year-old Canadian...
Jun 18, 2026

Janeese Lewis George wins the Democratic primary for mayor of Washington, DC
WASHINGTON (AP) - Janeese Lewis George, who pledged to aggressively stand up to federal intervention into Washington, D.C.'s affairs, won Tuesday's Democratic primary for mayor, setting up a potential...
Jun 18, 2026

Arizona prosecutors dismissing fake elector case but vow to seek new indictment
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is dismissing a sprawling criminal case that alleged President Donald Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giu...
Jun 18, 2026