Category Archives: The Canadian Press
In the news today: Bouncy castle safety, Canada-U.S. trade, Exiled journalists
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Young child's death in Montreal highlights dangers of inflatable play structures The death of a three-year-ol...
Jun 03, 2026
Section of Banff National Park remains closed to visitors one year after rockfall
BANFF - Parks Canada officials say it's still not known when a section of a trail in Banff National Park will reopen almost a full year after a rockfall killed two hikers and injured three others. Fed...
Jun 03, 2026
FIFA lawyers force B.C. spinal injury charity to scrap World Cup ticket raffle
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia non-profit that supports people with spinal injuries was forced to cancel a raffle for a pair of World Cup tickets after receiving a nine-page letter from FIFA's lawyers...
Jun 03, 2026
FIFA lawyers force B.C. spinal injury charity to scrap World Cup ticket raffle
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia non-profit that supports people with spinal injuries was forced to cancel a raffle for a pair of World Cup tickets after receiving a nine-page letter from FIFA's lawyers...
Jun 03, 2026
Canadian pancreatic cancer specialists expect to open clinical trials on pill that doubled survival time
TORONTO - Oncologists say they're working to quickly get Canadian patients with pancreatic cancer into clinical trials for a new pill that could double their survival time. Dr. Jennifer Knox, medical ...
Jun 03, 2026
Rental companies criticize Quebec oversight after fatal bouncy castle incident
MONTREAL - The death of a three-year-old girl after a bouncy castle was lifted into the air by strong winds in Montreal over the weekend has prompted some equipment rental companies to criticize the a...
Jun 03, 2026
These exiled journalists are covering their home countries without fear — from Canada
TORONTO - Until just a few years ago, Andersson Boscan ran La Posta, a digital media outlet he co-founded in Ecuador and helped grow into one of the country's most influential online voices. Boscan an...
Jun 03, 2026
Iran strikes Kuwait's main airport and kills 1 as ceasefire is tested again
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal, killed one person and wounded dozens - the latest in back-a...
Jun 03, 2026
Fire sweeps through a New Delhi building, killing at least 21 people
NEW DELHI (AP) - A fire swept through a building in a New Delhi neighborhood Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring several others, police said. The building in the Malviya Nagar neighborh...
Jun 03, 2026
Iranian drone attack hits Kuwait airport, causing injuries
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Kuwait said Wednesday it had suspended commercial flights after an Iranian drone attack hit the country's airport, injuring a number of people hours after Iran and t...
Jun 03, 2026