Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Voting begins in Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race to replace Premier Legault
QUBEC - Voting is open for members of the Coalition Avenir Qubec to choose a new leader who will replace Premier Franois Legault. Christine Frchette, a former economy minister, and Bernard Drainville,...
Apr 07, 2026
Bill to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization could have unintended consequences: physicians
TORONTO - Survivors of forced or coerced sterilization - many of whom are Indigenous - are pushing for legislation that would explicitly criminalize the procedure, but several physician and legal grou...
Apr 07, 2026
Almost a third of police probes of diplomatic missions see subjects leave Canada
OTTAWA - Almost a third of police probes involving members of foreign diplomatic missions in Canada in the last five years saw the subjects of the investigations leave the country before charges were ...
Apr 07, 2026
Almost a third of police probes of diplomatic missions see subjects leave Canada
OTTAWA - Almost a third of police probes involving members of foreign diplomatic missions in Canada in the last five years saw the subjects of the investigations leave the country before charges were ...
Apr 07, 2026
Over 80 migrants are missing from a boat that capsized after leaving Libya, UN says
CAIRO (AP) - More than 80 migrants went missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean, the U.N. migration agency said Tuesday. The bodies of at least t...
Apr 07, 2026
Iran has allowed two French former detainees to leave the country, Macron says
PARIS (AP) - Iran has allowed two French former detainees, Ccile Kohler and Jacques Paris, to leave the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday. They had been holed up in French diploma...
Apr 07, 2026
Gunmen attack building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul
ISTANBUL (AP) - Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said....
Apr 07, 2026
Jets' Scheifele connects with Connor to earn 900th NHL point: 'It's just instinct'
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele's 900th career NHL point came exactly how one might expect: setting up Kyle Connor, his longtime linemate. The veteran centre reached the milestone with a second-period assis...
Apr 07, 2026
These patients without drug coverage are eagerly awaiting generic Ozempic in Canada
TORONTO - Anne Welch worked a physically demanding job at her local SPCA - lifting pets, cleaning kennels and walking dogs - until she retired at age 71. With the loss of that physical activity, coupl...
Apr 07, 2026
Dodgers pound Blue Jays, Scherzer makes early exit in World Series rematch
TORONTO - The Los Angeles Dodgers picked up where they left off in their return to Rogers Centre. Teoscar Hernandez and Freddie Freeman hit two-run homers, Dalton Rushing went deep twice and Shohei Oh...
Apr 07, 2026