Category Archives: The Canadian Press
US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. Those who died in the s...
Oct 14, 2025
Details on housing development charges expected in budget: Robertson
OTTAWA - The office of federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says the Liberal government remains committed to cutting municipal development charges in half, after the minister was vague about fulf...
Oct 14, 2025
Canadian bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi looks to keep climbing the UFC rankings
In a sport that features multiple attacks, Aiemann Zahabi's most potent weapon may be his brain. The 37-year-old bantamweight from Montreal, who has fought and thought his way to No. 9 in the UFC bant...
Oct 14, 2025
Riders sign football operations head O'Day, head coach Mace to two-year extensions
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed football operations head Jeremy O'Day and head coach Corey Mace to two-year contract extensions, the CFL club announced Tuesday. The contracts, announ...
Oct 14, 2025
International enrolment at Quebec universities drops over 12 per cent, report says
MONTREAL - A group representing Quebec universities is reporting that international student enrolment has dropped sharply compared to last year. Preliminary data from the Bureau de coopration interuni...
Oct 14, 2025
Montreal Canadiens sign GM Hughes, executive Gorton to multi-year extensions
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed general manager Kent Hughes and hockey operations executive Jeff Gorton to multi-year contract extensions, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The club also a...
Oct 14, 2025
Israel says it has received the remains of 4 more deceased hostages as cuts to aid for Gaza loom
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Hamas hastened Tuesday to ease the pressure on a fragile ceasefire in its war with Israel by returning the bodies of more dead hostages. The move came after an Israeli military...
Oct 14, 2025
Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A man who scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and used beer bottles filled with gasoline to ignite the occupied Pennsylvania governor's mansi...
Oct 14, 2025
French prime minister proposes suspending controversial retirement age law until 2027 election
PARIS (AP) - French Prime minister Sebastien Lecornu will propose the suspension of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a move to avoid his fragile minority government being ...
Oct 14, 2025
Death toll rises to 16 after factory fire in Bangladesh capital
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A fire at a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in Bangladesh's capital on Tuesday killed at least 16 people, the Fire Service and Civil Defense department said. Fire off...
Oct 14, 2025