Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Vancouver bars rush beer and staff to the front line of World Cup's war on thirst
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's Tyler Broers said he's never seen anything like what unfolded on Saturday. Australian World Cup fans filled his multi-level sports bar, Dublin Calling, before and after their t...
Jun 17, 2026
Police in Quebec municipalities issued thousands of fines for insulting officers
MONTREAL - Police in some of Quebec's largest metropolitan regions have handed out thousands of fines over the past six years to citizens for allegedly hurling insults at officers or other municipal o...
Jun 17, 2026
Inside Lytton's contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire
Mayor Denise O'Connor concedes that Lytton, B.C., looks "pretty empty" these days, aside from the homes of about 75 residents and a couple other buildings. It's almost five years since a wildfire kill...
Jun 17, 2026
One of Canada's most prominent MAID providers reflects on divisive decade
TORONTO - Dr. Ellen Wiebe has never been one to shy away from risk. It started with the very first patient she provided with a medically assisted death: Hanne Schafer, a 66-year-old Calgary psychologi...
Jun 17, 2026
5 things to know about police fines for insults in Quebec
MONTREAL - Montreal's police brotherhood wants the power to fine people who hurl insults and foul language at officers and is pressuring the city to adopt a bylaw similar to rules in municipalities li...
Jun 17, 2026
What you need to know as the deadline for formally extending CUSMA approaches
WASHINGTON - A major benchmark is coming up for the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, known in Canada as CUSMA. July 1 is the deadline for the three countries to either formally extend the agreem...
Jun 17, 2026
Committee majority recommends against MAID for mental illness, four senators object
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee is calling on the federal government to indefinitely exclude people with mental illness from becoming eligible for medical assistance in dying, after a process that ...
Jun 17, 2026
Medical assistance in dying has been legal for 10 years in Canada. Here are some other significant numbers
TORONTO - Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada on June 17, 2016. Here's a look at some notable numbers since that time. These numbers are current as of Dec. 31, 2024, which is th...
Jun 17, 2026
Ghana-Panama World Cup match in Toronto was a party fit for a king
TORONTO - Soccer fans partied in the rain and temporarily shut down a major downtown Toronto intersection on Wednesday night after Ghana beat Panama in a World Cup matchup that drew tens of thousands ...
Jun 17, 2026
Ghana-Panama World Cup match in Toronto was a party fit for a king
TORONTO - Soccer fans partied in the rain and temporarily shut down a major downtown Toronto intersection on Wednesday night after Ghana beat Panama in a World Cup matchup that drew tens of thousands ...
Jun 17, 2026