Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Ottawa set to scrap EV mandate, launch $1.5 billion investment fund: sources
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce a national automotive strategy Thursday which will scrap the electric vehicle sales mandate in favour of new vehicle emissions standards and...
Feb 04, 2026

Report: Raptors avoid luxury tax with three-team deal for veteran guard Chris Paul
TORONTO - Head coach Darko Rajakovic named the elephant in the room during a team meeting with his Toronto Raptors. "'Listen, we've got to acknowledge the trade deadline is around the corner. I don't ...
Feb 04, 2026

Feds revive bill to build digitally connected health data systems for patients, providers
TORONTO - The federal government is reviving proposed legislation that would allow digital health information to be shared safely across electronic systems, giving both patients and providers access t...
Feb 04, 2026

LA Kings acquire high-scoring Artemi Panarin in a trade with the New York Rangers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Artemi Panarin needed a new home after 6 1/2 seasons with the New York Rangers. The Los Angeles Kings have needed a scorer of Panarin's stature for a whole lot longer than that. And...
Feb 04, 2026

Former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton, leader of Sept. 11 panel, dies
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Former Rep. Lee Hamilton, a crewcut-wearing Indiana Democrat who was a leading foreign affairs voice during three decades in Congress and helped oversee investigations of the ...
Feb 04, 2026

Labour groups call on Carney to adopt a 'true Team Canada approach' to trade war
OTTAWA - As Ottawa prepares for talks with President Donald Trump's White House to review the country's most important trade pact, one part of the economy is warning it feels left out of Team Canada: ...
Feb 04, 2026

NDP wants Carney to kill U.S. fighter jet contract in favour of Swedish aircraft
OTTAWA - The NDP says it wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to cancel contracts for U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets - including the 16 Canada has already committed to buying. Citing Carney's call for middle...
Feb 04, 2026

Harper says Canada's difficulties can't all be blamed on Trump in gala speech
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says Canada must adapt to new geopolitical realities, arguing that many of the country's difficulties can't be blamed on U.S. President Donald Trump. Harp...
Feb 04, 2026

Media exclusion zone during 2023 Vancouver decampment 'unlawful,' report finds
VANCOUVER - Police and the City of Vancouver took "unlawful" actions when restricting media access as city workers broke up a Downtown Eastside homeless encampment in 2023, but they are unwilling to a...
Feb 04, 2026

Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year's elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea f...
Feb 04, 2026