Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Evander Kane brings edge, experience to hometown Vancouver Canucks
PENTICTON - Evander Kane still remembers watching the Vancouver Canucks as a kid. He has fond memories of seeing Markus Naslund, Mattias Ohlund and Dan Cloutier streak across the ice in Vancouver's fa...
Sep 22, 2025

Mother searches for answers after public health says unsterile needles used at Ontario clinic
TORONTO - Christine Lavalle feels like she's trapped in a nightmare. She found out on social media last week that her child might have been exposed to blood-borne infections at a Burlington walk-in cl...
Sep 22, 2025

B.C. public workers' strike expands to liquor, cannabis distribution warehouses
DELTA - Liquor and cannabis warehouses in British Columbia are now behind picket lines as public sector workers step up job action to try to pressure the government back to the bargaining table. The B...
Sep 22, 2025

Plaintiffs suing Gilbert Rozon for sex assault can't all be lying, lawyer says
MONTREAL - A lawyer for nine women accusing the founder of the Just for Laughs comedy festival of sexual assault said it's impossible his clients are all lying about what happened to them. Bruce Johns...
Sep 22, 2025

Police lack resources to enforce gun buyback, minister suggests in recorded exchange
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree suggested recently that an acquaintance shouldn't worry about being arrested for refusing to turn in a banned firearm because municipal police have ...
Sep 22, 2025

NDP calls on Ottawa to do more to get approved refugees out of Gaza
OTTAWA - NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan said Monday the government needs to do more to get people out of Gaza who applied for temporary visas through an extended family reunification program. The p...
Sep 22, 2025

Shorter field, single-point restrictions among changes coming to CFL
TORONTO - CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston hopes he's trading field goals for touchdowns. On Monday, Johnston unveiled the league's two-part plan to improve its game and make it more entertaining for...
Sep 22, 2025

'He was a good boy': Police on Montreal's South Shore shoot and kill teenager
LONGUEUIL - Drops of blood were still visible on the sidewalk of a quiet residential neighbourhood on Montreal's South Shore on Monday, where a group of teenagers gathered to mourn the death of their ...
Sep 22, 2025

Health advocates call on Liberals to keep pharmacare promise ahead of budget
OTTAWA - Health care advocates say they're worried the Liberal government will backtrack on its promise to create a universal, single-payer pharmacare program. Frdrique Chabot, executive director of A...
Sep 22, 2025

Ottawa asks court to overturn tribunal order on First Nations child welfare
OTTAWA - Ottawa is asking the Federal Court to overturn a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal order directing it to work with First Nations to reform the child welfare system, and for a new panel to be str...
Sep 22, 2025