Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Drax to shut B.C. wood pellet plant by year's end, says not 'commercially viable'
WILLIAMS LAKE - A company operating a wood pellet plant in the British Columbia Interior says the facility will be shuttered by the end of the year due to a lack of available fibre. U.K.-based Drax, w...
Nov 27, 2025
Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed an agreement that commits them to working toward building an oil pipeline to the West Coast - and opens the door to ...
Nov 27, 2025
Steel sector praises new federal measures, wants to see tariff remission program end
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's steel industry association says there was one disappointment in Prime Minister Mark Carney's otherwise helpful package of measures to boost the domestic market in the fac...
Nov 27, 2025
York United FC to become Inter Toronto FC in CPL franchise's third rebrand
TORONTO - York United FC is rebranding, becoming Inter Toronto FC It's the third name change for the Canadian Premier League side, but first under the current ownership group. The team, one of the CPL...
Nov 27, 2025
CFIA says there's no need to restrict honey bee imports to ward off deadly mite
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there's no scientific evidence to suggest Canada should ban imports of honey bees from outside North America. The CFIA says it's closely monitoring th...
Nov 27, 2025
Anti-corruption police looking at allegations of wrongdoing involving Quebec Liberals
QUBEC - Quebec's anti-corruption police say they are looking into the internal crisis shaking the province's Liberals, as their political rivals feast over a steady stream of embarrassing news that is...
Nov 27, 2025
Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) - President Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died, calling the suspect, who ...
Nov 27, 2025
Sexual extortion of children for money is on the rise: financial intelligence agency
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency is warning of an increase in cases of sexual extortion of children for profit - acts that often are linked to organized crime. This type of online black...
Nov 27, 2025
Deposed Guinea-Bissau President Embaló arrives in neighboring Senegal as soldiers name junta leader
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) - Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday announced a new junta leader, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after this week's disputed presidential election and ...
Nov 27, 2025
US-Russian crew of 3 blasts off to the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft
MOSCOW (AP) - A U.S.-Russian crew of three began a mission to the International Space Station aboard a Russian spacecraft following a successful launch Thursday. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off at 2...
Nov 27, 2025