Category Archives: Canada
Former CP health reporter Helen Branswell remembered as excellent journalist and loving person
TORONTO - Helen Branswell, the former Canadian Press health reporter known for her award-winning infectious disease coverage, died Tuesday from complications from cancer. She was 69 years old. Branswe...
Oct 14, 2026
Cross-border visits by Canadian and U.S. residents up from last year: StatCan
Statistics Canada says more Canadians and Americans have travelled across the border between the two countries over the last six months compared to last year. The agency says Canadian residents made 1...
Oct 14, 2026
In the news today: military drones, sentencing for child killer, B.C. election debate
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... As drones reshape war around the world, the Canadian Armed Forces sprints to catch up As drone-fuelled warfar...
Oct 14, 2026
Eby admits imperfections as B.C. leaders face off in only televised election debate
British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby repeatedly acknowledged his government's imperfections in a debate where his B.C. Conservative and Green Party rivals railed against his record on the economy, he...
Oct 14, 2026
Key figure in Pearson gold heist to resume testimony next week after citing trauma
The testimony of a key player in the Toronto Pearson airport gold heist has been adjourned until next week after he told a Brampton, Ont., court Wednesday that recalling details of his alleged abducti...
Oct 14, 2026
As drones reshape war around the world, the Canadian Armed Forces sprints to catch up
OTTAWA - As drone-fuelled warfare rages on half a world away in Ukraine, the Canadian Army's program for rapidly acquiring basic drones is just ramping up. And the pressure is on for the Canadian Arme...
Oct 14, 2026
Father receives life sentence in New York for murder of Montreal girl
ELIZABETHTOWN - Luciano Frattolin's face remained expressionless on Wednesday as a judge sentenced him to life in prison for killing his daughter and leaving her in a marsh in rural New York. Wearing ...
Oct 14, 2026
U.S. court denies bail to alleged Tumbler Ridge shooting conspirator James Bryant
SEATTLE - The suspect who allegedly colluded online with the killer before the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., was denied bail on Tuesday in a Federal Court in Seattle, Wash. The U.S. district c...
Oct 13, 2026
Goldentiger King, Cat Guy and wake surfing candidate eye B.C. local elections
British Columbia mayoral candidate Goldentiger King says he wants to "make Richmond rich again." Teresa May, a first-time candidate for Kelowna City Council, has posted campaign videos showing her par...
Oct 13, 2026
Carney to attend 'Forever Canadian' rallies in Alberta days before referendum
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to attend two "Forever Canadian" rallies in Alberta this week, just ahead of the province's referendum. On Oct. 19, Albertans will vote on the whether to sta...
Oct 13, 2026