Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Canadian pairs win gold, silver at world junior figure skating championships
TALLINN - Canadian pair Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov are world junior figure skating champions. The Winnipeg duo captured gold Thursday in Tallinn, Estonia, climbing from second to first place with ...
Mar 05, 2026

B.C. forestry workers, other sectors hurt by tariffs to get $70M in jobs training
VICTORIA - Workers in B.C.'s softwood lumber industry and those in other sectors who have lost their jobs because of U.S. tariffs will benefit from almost $71 million in funding for retraining. Federa...
Mar 05, 2026

Privacy Commissioner probe finds Loblaw took too long to delete PC Optimum accounts
GATINEAU - An investigation by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has found that Loblaw took too long to address requests from customers who wanted to delete their PC Optimum accounts. The office on T...
Mar 05, 2026

New coalition targets $100M for Canadian carbon removal projects by 2030
An emerging industry to remove carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere got a boost on Thursday with the launch of an initiative to raise another $100 million for those projects. The federal government, R...
Mar 05, 2026

Ottawa accused of preferential treatment with coming rail subsidies for steel, lumber
OTTAWA - The federal government is being accused of creating an uneven playing field in Canada's shipping industry, and critics claim the Prime Minister's Office is unwilling to rectify it. Later this...
Mar 05, 2026

Fact File: What the Musqueam agreements mean for private property owners in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Ottawa this week published details of an agreement recognizing the Musqueam First Nation's Aboriginal title within much of Vancouver. The news prompted claims on social media that Canada h...
Mar 05, 2026

Wilkie among headliners looking to lead Canada through successful Paralympic Games
To Natalie Wilkie, the constant chase in the life of an athlete is but an illusion. The para nordic skier from Salmon Arm, B.C., is among the headliners of Canada's 50-athlete team for the Milan Corti...
Mar 05, 2026

Saskatchewan Roughriders seek someone who is energetic, keen to dress like rodent
If you are young, energetic and willing to dress like a football-obsessed rodent, there may be a job for you with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The defending CFL champions are hosting auditions for th...
Mar 05, 2026

Canada's Mackie races to gold, McKeever takes bronze at U23 cross-country worlds
LILLEHAMMER - Alison Mackie won gold in the women's 20kilometre mass start and fellow Canadian Xavier McKeever took bronze in the men's event Thursday at the 2026 under-23 cross-country skiing champio...
Mar 05, 2026

What those different versions of the Iranian flag appearing at protests mean
TORONTO - As protests ramp up around the world in response to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, different versions of the country's flag are appearing on the streets. Both Iran's official state flag and th...
Mar 05, 2026