Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Haiti's transitional council deepens political chaos by voting to oust the prime minister
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's long-running political crisis deepened Friday when the country's transitional presidential council announced it had voted to fire Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-A...
Jan 23, 2026

Too cold to ski: Bone-chilling cold warnings sweep the country
WINNIPEG - A baleful front of face-freezing Arctic air delivered a winter wallop across Canada's midsection Friday, making it too cold to ski in parts of Manitoba and sending agencies rallying to keep...
Jan 23, 2026

Christine Fréchette, Bernard Drainville in race to become CAQ leader, Quebec premier
MONTREAL - It's shaping up to be a two-person race for the leadership of the Coalition Avenir Qubec as the party seeks to replace Premier Franois Legault. Christine Frchette, who held the economy port...
Jan 23, 2026

Canada's Reece Howden earns silver at ski cross World Cup in Switzerland
VEYSONNAZ - Canada's Reece Howden earned second at a men's ski cross World Cup on Friday. He finished behind France's Youri Duplessis-Kergomard in the final and ahead of Switzerland's Tobias Baur. Swe...
Jan 23, 2026

CF Montreal acquires Argentine defender Tomas Avilés on loan from Inter Miami
MONTREAL - CF Montreal acquired Argentine defender Tomas Avils on loan from Inter Miami CF through the 2026 season on Friday. The Major League Soccer team will hold an option to acquire the player fol...
Jan 23, 2026

Conservatives prepare for national convention, anniversary of Harper's historic win
OTTAWA - On the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, newspapers across the Prairies spread the word with headlines like, "The West Is In!" and "Tories Turn The Tide!" Stephen Harper's Conservative Party had just...
Jan 23, 2026

Government plans to bring forward online harms bill, AI minister says
OTTAWA - The federal government is working on online harms legislation, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Friday. Solomon told reporters Culture Minister Marc Miller will bring the bi...
Jan 23, 2026

Gold medal cyclist, former diver named to Canada's Olympic bobsled team
CALGARY - Kelsey Mitchell joins a select group of Canadian athletes who are Olympians in both summer and winter Olympic Games. The gold medallist in track cycling was named to Canada's bobsled team Fr...
Jan 23, 2026

Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in 5 states for now
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must keep federal funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states...
Jan 23, 2026

American aquariums say they are working to provide future for Marineland's belugas
TORONTO - American aquariums say they visited Marineland last week with the goal of "providing hope and a future" for 30 beluga whales that face euthanasia should they not be moved. The Niagara Falls,...
Jan 23, 2026