Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Trump administration's defense strategy tells allies to handle their own security
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon released a priority-shifting National Defense Strategy late Friday that chastised U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserted the Trump administrati...
Jan 23, 2026

Man accused of helping with B.C. jailbreak in 2022 extradited back to Canada
SURREY - A man accused of helping with the escape of a gangland killer from a British Columbia correctional facility in 2022 is back in Canada after being arrested in Spain four months ago. A statemen...
Jan 23, 2026

Canadian Football League salary cap to grow to over $6.2 million in 2026
TORONTO - The Canadian Football League's salary cap will rise to over $6.2 million in 2026. The CFL and its players' union made the announcement on Friday. Revenue for the league reached $10 million m...
Jan 23, 2026

Military mission complete in Manitoba First Nation dealing with frozen water damage
PIMICIKAMAK CREE NATION, MAN. - The federal government says a military mission to help a northern Manitoba First Nation in the aftermath of a water crisis brought on by a power outage is complete. A j...
Jan 23, 2026

Black is Back: Nova Scotia skip Christina Black aims for Scotties success
MISSISSAUGA - A large banner by the Paramount Fine Foods Centre entrance includes action shots of the headliners you'd expect at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Four-time national women's champion ...
Jan 23, 2026

US carries out first known strike on alleged drug boat since Maduro's capture
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first known attack since the raid tha...
Jan 23, 2026

Montreal scraps social and affordable housing bylaw, will offer city land for housing
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is following through on a campaign promise to rewrite her predecessor's signature bylaw on affordable and social housing. Former mayor Valerie Plante'...
Jan 23, 2026

Ministers defend 'great sacrifices' after Trump downplays NATO role in Afghanistan
OTTAWA - Liberal cabinet ministers and former Armed Forces members are defending the sacrifices Canadian soldiers made in Afghanistan after U.S. President Donald Trump downplayed NATO troops' contribu...
Jan 23, 2026

A timeline of key events leading up to the arrest of Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding
U.S. authorities have announced the arrest of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who is accused of running an international drug ring and ordering the murders of several people. The Fed...
Jan 23, 2026

B.C. Law Society names OPCC counsel in probe over obscenity that derailed hearing
VANCOUVER - The Law Society of British Columbia has confirmed it is investigating Brad Hickford, counsel for a public hearing into the death of Myles Gray, over concerns about an obscenity resulting i...
Jan 23, 2026