Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Ottawa plans to add 8,000 new electric vehicle charging ports in Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking to increase the number of electric vehicle chargers across the country through its new automotive strategy - but is still well short of the number it was tol...
Feb 10, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Canada captain Poulin ruled out for game against United States
MILAN - Captain Marie-Philip Poulin has been ruled out of Canada's women's hockey preliminary-round game against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics with a lower-body injury. More to come....
Feb 10, 2026
Oral HIV self-test approved for sale, advocates say it's key to elimination
TORONTO - An oral, at-home HIV test that delivers results in as little as 20 minutes and has been used in the U.S. for well over a decade is finally coming to Canada. OraSure Technologies announced Tu...
Feb 10, 2026
Carney suspends trip to Europe following B.C. school shooting
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended his plans to travel to Halifax and Munich, Germany, following a deadly school shooting in British Columbia. Carney said in a statement he is devastated by...
Feb 10, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Canada wins silver in short-track speedskating mixed team relay
MILAN - Canada has won a silver medal in the short-track speedskating mixed team relay. For Canada, it's the third medal overall of the Milan Cortina Games. More to come. The Canadian Press
Feb 10, 2026
Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association says doctors are worried that more of their patients are turning to artificial intelligence for health advice - and getting answers that put them in danger. T...
Feb 10, 2026
In the news today: Canadians in Cuba, Trump threatens bridge opening, Olympic roundup
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canadians awaiting flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba Canadians in Cuba are wait...
Feb 10, 2026
Canadians wait for flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba
Canadians in Cuba are waiting for flights home as an energy crisis worsens in the nation amid a U.S. oil blockade. Major Canadian airlines, including Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat, have already ...
Feb 10, 2026
Montreal parish fights to demolish derelict church that's become a TikTok destination
MONTREAL - Tacked on the plywood fence keeping intruders away from the long-closed St-Eusbe-de-Verceil church in Montreal, next to "Free Gaza" and anti-police graffiti, is a poem. "This church is no m...
Feb 10, 2026
Ukrainians push for permanent residency in Canada as war with Russia grinds on
OTTAWA - Roksolana Kryshtanovych never planned on moving to Canada before Russia's war, but the invasion made it impossible for her to go home to Ukraine. In the years since Moscow launched its full-s...
Feb 10, 2026