Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Trump's handling of the economy is at its lowest point in AP-NORC polling
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's approval on the economy and immigration have fallen substantially since March, according to a new AP-NORC poll, the latest indication that two signature issu...
Dec 11, 2025
Calgary bantamweight Melissa (Scare) Croden looks for second win in UFC
In winning her UFC debut, Canadian bantamweight Melissa (Scare) Croden showed you don't want to spend too much time with her in the cage. Facing Tainara (Thai Panther) Lisboa on Oct. 18 in Vancouver, ...
Dec 11, 2025
Red Wings' Alex DeBrincat pushing for spot on U.S. Olympic team
CALGARY - Two months from the start of the men's hockey competition at the Winter Olympics, Alex DeBrincat continues to push for a spot on the United States team. The 27-year-old winger extended his p...
Dec 11, 2025
Canadian women's hockey team to play in Italy's Santagiulia too; they're not worried
EDMONTON - Recent NHL drama over Milan's main hockey arena for the Winter Olympics in Italy had the Canadian women's hockey team shrugging its collective shoulder. Players who cleared COVID-19 hurdles...
Dec 11, 2025
CRA aiming to hire 1,700 call centre staff ahead of busy tax season
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is looking to hire or rehire about 1,700 call centre workers over the next few months to manage an influx of calls during the upcoming tax season. Melanie Serjak, an...
Dec 11, 2025
LeBlanc believes U.S. will keep CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico
OTTAWA - The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the ...
Dec 11, 2025
In the news: Commons winter break coming, evacuations in rain-soaked southern B.C.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... MPs set to break for six-week winter break The House of Commons could rise as early as Thursday for the winte...
Dec 11, 2025
House of Commons rises for six-week holiday break
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has started its winter break - without the government's lengthy budget implementation bill becoming law. House leader Steven MacKinnon told reporters outside the House of...
Dec 11, 2025
Cowichan case blamed for sinking B.C. property deals, including luxury hotel purchase
VANCOUVER - An Ontario company that put down a deposit to buy a luxury hotel in Richmond, B.C., pulled out of the deal worth tens of millions of dollars weeks later because of "uncertainty" caused by ...
Dec 11, 2025
Pakistan military court sentences ex-spy chief Faiz Hameed to 14 years in prison
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A military court on Thursday sentenced a former spy chief of Pakistan to 14 years in prison, more than a year after court-martial proceedings began against him on multiple charges, in...
Dec 11, 2025