Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Quebec economic update: modest financial relief to households, lower deficit
QUBEC - Quebec's finance minister presented an economic update on Tuesday that offered modest savings to taxpayers, as he painted an optimistic picture of the province's finances heading into an elect...
Nov 25, 2025
Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak suspended two years for anti-doping rule violation
Canada's most decorated female Olympian has been suspended for two years from her sport for an anti-doping rule violation. Toronto's Penny Oleksiak, winner of seven Olympic medals in swimming, has not...
Nov 25, 2025
Court dismisses lawsuit accusing Manitoba Métis leader of wrongdoing
OTTAWA - The Manitoba Mtis Federation is celebrating an Ontario Superior Court decision that found its president did not breach his fiduciary duties while serving as finance minister for the Mtis Nati...
Nov 25, 2025
World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
Colleen Jones, a world champion curler whose effervescent personality made her a popular presence on the CBC over nearly four decades with the national broadcaster, has died. She was 65. Jones was dia...
Nov 25, 2025
Quebec to extend religious symbols ban, outlaw university prayer rooms in new bill
MONTREAL - Quebec's secularism minister says the province needs tighter rules to keep religion out of the education system - and even out of public places. More than six years after the Quebec governm...
Nov 25, 2025
Five more Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall, bringing total to 14
EDMONTON - Elections Alberta has issued recall petitions against five more members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus, bringing the total to 14. The new total means that almo...
Nov 25, 2025
$50K reward to help find Liam Toman, Ontario man last seen at Quebec ski resort town
MONTREAL - A Montreal non-profit is offering up to $50,000 for information that could help find an Ontario man who went missing in the Mont-Tremblant, Que., area in February. Liam Toman, 22, disappear...
Nov 25, 2025
Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen to miss road trip for personal reasons
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks will be down yet another player for their upcoming four-game road trip. General manager Patrik Allvin announced Tuesday that goalie Kevin Lankinen will not travel wit...
Nov 25, 2025
CBSA, PMO say they were not involved in MP announcing ban on Belfast band Kneecap
OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency and the Prime Minister's Office say they were not involved in an Ontario Liberal MP's announcement that members of the Belfast band Kneecap were banned from ...
Nov 25, 2025
Women's groups criticize Liberals over delay of key firearms measure
OTTAWA - More than a dozen women's advocacy groups chastised the Liberals on Tuesday for failing to bring into force a key provision in firearms legislation passed almost two years ago. The measure wo...
Nov 25, 2025