Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Fire at a retiree boarding house in Bosnia kills several people, media reports say
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - A fire at a boarding house for retirees Tuesday in the northeastern Bosnian town of Tuzla has killed several people, an official and Bosnian media said. The Dnevni ...
Nov 04, 2025
Ticats defence to face Als starter Alexander for first time this year in East final
Stavros Katsantonis and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will get a chance Saturday to be the first CFL team to hand Davis Alexander a loss. Alexander is unbeaten in 11 career regular-season starts -- a CFL re...
Nov 04, 2025
Winnipeg star running back and pending free agent Brady Oliveira mulls options
WINNIPEG - Brady Oliveira might leave home. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers star running back is a pending free agent and told media in Tuesday's end-of-season press conference that the team's future roster...
Nov 04, 2025
Ottawa earmarks billions of dollars for defence as global spending race ramps up
OTTAWA - The federal government unveiled plans Tuesday to shell out $73 billion for national defence by the end of the decade - a staggering sum as Canada positions itself to meet aggressive NATO spen...
Nov 04, 2025
Parole board cites new allegations about Toronto Boxing Day killer in decision
MONTREAL - A new decision by the Parole Board of Canada is revealing details about a recent Montreal homicide allegedly involving a man who was previously convicted in the 2005 Toronto Boxing Day murd...
Nov 04, 2025
Budget pledges to cut 40,000 jobs from public service by 2029
OTTAWA - The federal government intends to slash the public service by 10 per cent by the end of the 2028-29 fiscal year - eliminating about 40,000 jobs - as it strays from its election promise to cut...
Nov 04, 2025
Budget includes CBC funding boost, pitches getting Canada into Eurovision
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's plans for CBC/Radio-Canada include looking at getting Canada into the Eurovision international song contest. A line in the new federal budget's section on CBC says th...
Nov 04, 2025
Ottawa cutting foreign aid and research spending back to pre-pandemic level
OTTAWA - The Carney government laid out plan to cut the foreign aid budget to a level in line with Canada's pre-pandemic allocations - despite promising during the election not to cut back aid. Tuesda...
Nov 04, 2025
Budget 2025: Key numbers from the Liberals’ latest spending plan
OTTAWA - Here's a brief look at the key numbers in the Liberal government's 2025 budget: $20.1 billion: Total net new government spending for the 2025-26 fiscal year. $89.7 billion: Total of net new b...
Nov 04, 2025
Immigration plan slashes student visas, prioritizes economic newcomers
OTTAWA - Canada's 2026-2028 immigration levels plan aims to increase the number of economic immigrants coming to the country while cutting temporary migration, largely through a dramatic reduction in ...
Nov 04, 2025