Category Archives: The Canadian Press
CRA aiming to hire 1,700 call centre staff ahead of busy tax season
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is looking to hire or rehire about 1,700 call centre workers over the next few months to manage an influx of calls during the upcoming tax season. Melanie Serjak, an...
Dec 11, 2025
LeBlanc believes U.S. will keep CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico
OTTAWA - The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the ...
Dec 11, 2025
In the news: Commons winter break coming, evacuations in rain-soaked southern B.C.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... MPs set to break for six-week winter break The House of Commons could rise as early as Thursday for the winte...
Dec 11, 2025
House of Commons rises for six-week holiday break
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has started its winter break - without the government's lengthy budget implementation bill becoming law. House leader Steven MacKinnon told reporters outside the House of...
Dec 11, 2025
Cowichan case blamed for sinking B.C. property deals, including luxury hotel purchase
VANCOUVER - An Ontario company that put down a deposit to buy a luxury hotel in Richmond, B.C., pulled out of the deal worth tens of millions of dollars weeks later because of "uncertainty" caused by ...
Dec 11, 2025
Pakistan military court sentences ex-spy chief Faiz Hameed to 14 years in prison
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A military court on Thursday sentenced a former spy chief of Pakistan to 14 years in prison, more than a year after court-martial proceedings began against him on multiple charges, in...
Dec 11, 2025
Lundell nets last-minute goal as Panthers edge Mammoth 4-3
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Anton Lundell scored with 50.8 seconds left, batting a loose puck in front of the net home to lift the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 win over the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday night. Sam...
Dec 11, 2025
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 28 as Thunder tie NBA record for best start with 138-89 blowout of Suns
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder matched the best 25-game start to an NBA season by dominating the Phoenix Suns 138-89 in an NBA Cup quarter...
Dec 10, 2025
U.S. shocks Canada 10-4 in women's hockey to take Rivalry Series
EDMONTON - The United States feasted on Canada's porous defence in a 10-4 thrashing to take the women's hockey Rivalry Series on Wednesday. Canada gave up 10 goals to the U.S. in women's hockey for th...
Dec 10, 2025
DeBrincat extends point streak, Red Wings hold off Flames for 4-3 win
CALGARY - Alex DeBrincat extended his point streak to five games with two goals and an assist as the Detroit Red Wings held off the Calgary Flames for a 4-3 win Wednesday. Axel Sandin-Pellikka and Dyl...
Dec 10, 2025