Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Evacuation order downgraded to alert as wildfire is held in West Kelowna, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA - Joe Gluska, his wife and his daughter had 45 minutes to pack what mattered most to them after RCMP officers came to their door in West Kelowna, B.C., on Tuesday, telling them to get out...
Jun 16, 2026

France striker Kylian Mbappé scores 13th and 14th World Cup goals, moving into tie for 3rd all time
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Kylian Mbapp passed Pel and Lionel Messi on the World Cup goal-scoring list and moved into first in the record books for France's national team. Mbapp scored his 13th and ...
Jun 16, 2026

Justice minister says he will review MAID committee testimony before making decision
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he will take time over the summer to review the work of a committee tasked with determining whether Canada is ready to allow people with mental illness acces...
Jun 16, 2026

Police say no criminality suspected after 12 students injured at B.C. waterpark
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia's Fraser Valley say early indications show no criminality after 12 students were hospitalized Monday in what appears to have been an electrical accident at a ...
Jun 16, 2026

Panama found its World Cup sanctuary in small Ontario town of New Tecumseth
NEW TECUMSETH, ONT. - Far from the FIFA World Cup hubbub that has gripped Toronto to the south, there is also plenty of soccer spirit to be found in a small town about a 90-minute drive from the Ontar...
Jun 16, 2026

Hosting FIFA World Cup will change soccer in Canada forever: organizer
VANCOUVER - Watching the first men's World Cup game to ever be played on Canadian soil, Peter Montopoli felt grateful - and relieved. The country's chief tournament officer has spent the past decade w...
Jun 16, 2026

Small town rodeo parade cancelled amid backlash over rejected pro-Alberta float
Alberta's heated debate over whether it should stay in Canada has led to harassment, threats and the cancellation of one town's annual rodeo parade. A spokesperson for the event in Sundre, northwest o...
Jun 16, 2026

Black groups say Montreal police racism allegations deserve public inquiry
MONTREAL - A coalition of Black community groups has joined calls for an independent public inquiry into allegations of racism within the Montreal police force that have led to 14 officers being reass...
Jun 16, 2026

Conservatives cry foul after government signals move to speed up 'lawful access' bill
OTTAWA - The Conservatives accused the federal government Tuesday of trying to ram through a bill to help police and spies after the Liberals warned they would take steps to speed up committee scrutin...
Jun 16, 2026

Jacob Hoggard needs professional supervision, board said in denying full parole
The Parole Board of Canada rejected Jacob Hoggard's bid for full parole this month because it found the former Hedley frontman, now a convicted sexual offender, requires professional supervision. The ...
Jun 16, 2026