Category Archives: The Canadian Press
John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader to avoid 'civil war'
VICTORIA - After a messy and confusing endgame, John Rustad's leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C. is finally over - but the battle over the ideological direction of the party that he took to ...
Dec 04, 2025
Why was 'incredible' giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.'s big-tree protection law?
Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island. The monumental cedar stood in what was one ...
Dec 04, 2025
Key ministers address Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa after Hodgson is bumped
OTTAWA - Several key federal cabinet ministers addressed the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa Thursday, including Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne. But Energy Minister Tim Hodg...
Dec 04, 2025
Dr. Roberta Bondar, 1st Canadian woman in space, turns 80
Dr. Roberta Bondar was the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist to travel to space. As she celebrates her 80th birthday on Thursday, the Sault-Ste-Marie-born Bondar reflects on the future of...
Dec 04, 2025
Arctic air, coastal flooding, and high winds forecast for parts of Atlantic Canada
Icy cold weather is sweeping into parts of Atlantic Canada starting today, while other regions begin to shake off the effects of yesterday's nor'easter. Environment Canada has issued a yellow warning ...
Dec 04, 2025
Caufield scores shootout winner, Canadiens beat Jets 3-2 to snap 2-game skid
MONTREAL (AP) - Cole Caufield scored the shootout winner after a frantic overtime period as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in a back-and-forth game on Wednesday night. Juraj Sla...
Dec 03, 2025
A single hostage remains in Gaza after identification of Thai worker's remains
JERUSALEM (AP) - Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel were those of Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday. The confirmation brought the firs...
Dec 03, 2025
Canada handed first loss of Para Cup hockey tournament against United States
DAWSON CREEK - Josh Pauls had a goal and an assist as the United States handed Canada its first loss of the Para Cup hockey tournament, 3-2, on Wednesday. Jack Wallace and Declan Farmer also scored fo...
Dec 03, 2025
Caufield scores shootout winner, Canadiens beat Jets 3-2 to snap two-game skid
MONTREAL - Cole Caufield scored the shootout winner after a frantic overtime period as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in a back-and-forth game on Wednesday. Juraj Slafkovsky and...
Dec 03, 2025
Aerin Frankel notches another shutout and Boston Fleet top Vancouver Goldeneyes 2-0
BOSTON (AP) - Abby Newhook and Jill Saulnier scored goals, Aerin Frankel stopped 21 shots for her second shutout of the season, and the Boston Fleet defeated the Vancouver Goldeneyes 2-0 on Wednesday ...
Dec 03, 2025