Category Archives: Canada
Two candidates running for Green Party leadership, winner to be announced Nov. 14
OTTAWA - The federal Green Party says it has two approved candidates for the party leadership and the winner will be announced on Nov. 14. Former Kitchener Centre MP Mike Morrice, who is throwing his ...
Aug 5, 2026
In the news today: Mourning Lloyd Robertson, Fast-tracking pipeline, B.C. wildfires
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Lloyd Robertson, one of Canada's most recognizable news anchors, dies at 92 Tributes and condolences are bein...
Aug 5, 2026
Wildfire destruction mounts in B.C. Interior, structures lost on 120 more properties
VERNON - Wildfire destruction in British Columbia's Interior continued to mount on Wednesday, with authorities outside Clinton confirming structures had been lost on about 120 properties, while more t...
Aug 5, 2026
Many Canadians don't know federal travel advisories can void their insurance: survey
OTTAWA - Most Canadian travellers don't understand that Ottawa's travel alerts can void their travel insurance and don't know how embassies can help them while abroad, says a new survey commissioned b...
Aug 5, 2026
Everyone loved Marineland - then the tide turned. A look inside the park's final days
NIAGARA FALLS - Silence envelops Marineland. Gone are the millions of visitors from the marine park's glory days who came to see apex predators such as killer whales, lovable seals, sea lions and dolp...
Aug 5, 2026
Business leaders want Ottawa to deliver on economic agenda quickly: KPMG survey
TORONTO - A new poll finds Canadian businesses are feeling optimistic about the federal government's economic agenda, but that it will come down to executing on those priorities as the country stares ...
Aug 5, 2026
Calls emerge for U.S. refugee status as group helps Jewish families flee Canada
OTTAWA - A former Ontario man and a Conservative U.S. think tank are encouraging the Trump administration to offer refugee status to Jewish Canadians who feel threatened by rising antisemitism here. "...
Aug 5, 2026
Mother texted father repeatedly on night Montreal girl was reported missing
ELIZABETHTOWN - The mother of Melina Frattolin repeatedly texted the girl's father on the night the nine-year-old was reported missing, a New York jury heard on Wednesday. David Hungerford, a computer...
Aug 5, 2026
Lloyd Robertson, one of Canada's most recognizable news anchors, dies at 92
TORONTO - Lloyd Robertson, a stalwart of Canadian TV news for decades who earned the unrelenting trust of viewers, has died at the age of 92. His family confirmed to The Canadian Press in an email tha...
Aug 4, 2026
What people are saying about B.C.'s wildfire evacuations
VERNON - More than 1,300 firefighters are battling wildfires in British Columbia, including recent fires that spread around northern Okanagan Lake during a windstorm on Saturday, forcing thousands of ...
Aug 4, 2026