Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Inuit call for a larger role in Canada's Arctic defence surge
OTTAWA - The leader of the national organization representing Inuit says the federal government must bring them to the table when it makes its plans for defence spending in the Arctic. Inuit Tapiriit ...
Jan 28, 2026

Source: Roughriders agree to contract extension with receiver Johnson
REGINA - KeeSean Johnson is staying put. According to a CFL source, the American receiver has agreed to a contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The source spoke on the condition of ano...
Jan 28, 2026

Man cleared of 1984 murder makes Vancouver court appearance on new charges
VANCOUVER - Mark Edward Grant, who was acquitted of the 1984 murder of 13-year-old Winnipeg schoolgirl Candace Derksen, made a brief video appearance in a Vancouver courtroom today on charges of unlaw...
Jan 28, 2026

Mississippi sending 135 snowplows to help clear ice and snow from traffic-clogged highways
Mississippi officials said they were sending 135 snowplows Wednesday to clear ice and snow from two interstate highways where frozen conditions caused huge traffic jams. Emergency officials said they ...
Jan 28, 2026

Federal money for Arctic projects should go to the territories: N.W.T. premier
OTTAWA - Federal money meant for Arctic projects and programs should go to the territories, Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson said on Wednesday. Simpson made the remarks while taking question...
Jan 28, 2026

Ottawa remains open to deal with Meta to restore news to Facebook, Instagram
OTTAWA - Canada continues to be open to a deal to bring news back to Meta's platforms, including Facebook, a spokesperson for Culture Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday. Meta removed news from Facebo...
Jan 28, 2026

Search warrant FBI served at elections office near Atlanta seeks records tied to the 2020 elections
ATLANTA (AP) - The FBI on Wednesday searched the election office of a Georgia county that has been central to right-wing conspiracy theories over President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, acting ju...
Jan 28, 2026

Patrick Reed is leaving LIV Golf. He can return to the PGA Tour in September
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Patrick Reed is the second major champion to leave Saudi-funded LIV Golf, announcing Wednesday he will spend the rest of the year on the European tour with an eye on returning to the ...
Jan 28, 2026

Food inspection agency to cut more than 1,300 jobs, says union
OTTAWA - The union representing employees at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said staff have been told 1,371 agency jobs will be cut as part of the government's cost-cutting exercise. The Agricult...
Jan 28, 2026

Fact File: Canadian café caught in false claim about refusing straight patrons
Recent social media posts claimed a caf in "Manchester" owned by a transgender man and non-binary woman planned to exclusively serve "non-binary and semibisexual people." The story is fake, but it use...
Jan 28, 2026