Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Lapu Lapu festival attack trial moving to B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - The trial of a man accused of plowing his vehicle through the crowded Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver last April is being moved to the B.C. Supreme Court. Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who attended a pr...
Jan 15, 2026

6 economic areas Canada and China have agreed to expand — and one big holdout
OTTAWA - Canada and China released a series of agreements Thursday aimed at boosting bilateral trade and investment - even if there is no resolution yet to the tariff dispute. "What it signals to me i...
Jan 15, 2026

Carney meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping
BEIJING - Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi welcomed Carney and his delegation to China. He said the leaders' last meeting...
Jan 15, 2026

Don't expect spike in arrests after B.C. ends drug decriminalization: police chief
The chief of Victoria's police department supports ending drug decriminalization in British Columbia, but says she doesn't expect to see a spike in arrests once the program ends this month, since it w...
Jan 15, 2026

Bell unafraid of potential loss of HBO due to Warner Bros deal, CEO says
MONTREAL - BCE Inc. chief executive Mirko Bibic says he remains unperturbed about the prospect of losing access to content from HBO, the premium U.S. television network that Bell streams on its Crave ...
Jan 15, 2026

Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a meeting with him at the White House on Thursday, "a...
Jan 15, 2026

City of Ottawa loses court appeal over property payments
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a City of Ottawa request to overturn a lower court decision about property payments on federally owned buildings. The decision relates to the payment...
Jan 15, 2026

MLS Cup loss motivates Vancouver Whitecaps as new season begins
VANCOUVER - Falling short last year left the Vancouver Whitecaps hungry. Six weeks after dropping a 3-1 decision to Inter Miami in the MLS Cup final, the team is eager to push for a different outcome ...
Jan 15, 2026

Canadians Akheem Mesidor, Logan Taylor will be teammates at Senior Bowl
MOBILE - Canadians Akheem Mesidor and Logan Taylor will be teammates at the 2026 Senior Bowl. Mesidor, a defensive lineman at Miami, and Taylor, an offensive lineman at Boston College, will both be on...
Jan 15, 2026

Mother of children missing for eight months accuses partner of abuse: documents
HALIFAX - The mother of two Nova Scotia children who were reported missing more than eight months ago alleges in newly unsealed court documents that her common-law partner was sometimes physically abu...
Jan 15, 2026