Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Quebec police arrest 22 men in online child sex exploitation investigation
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police have arrested 22 men between the ages of 18 and 70 in an investigation into the online sexual exploitation of children. Police say 20 of the suspects have appeared ...
Nov 07, 2025
Canada names 14-player roster for inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup
Goalkeeper La Palacio and forward Esther Brossard will lead Canada at the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup later this month in the Philippines. The 16-team tournament runs Nov. 21 to Dec. 7 in ...
Nov 07, 2025
Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
BOSTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration's emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown, even...
Nov 07, 2025
Canada's Olivier Rioux, the world's tallest teenager, becomes the tallest player in college basketball history
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime Thursday night to get seven-foot-nine center Olivier Rioux in the game. Golden relented with 2:09 to play - and...
Nov 07, 2025
Fact File: Video shared as evidence of U.S. election 'fraud' actually from Quebec
On Tuesday, Americans in several states elected Democrats in key governor's and mayoral races. A video posted to X that day claimed to show Democrats using blank ballots for "scheming," indicating ele...
Nov 07, 2025
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in October. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, h...
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 1...
Nov 07, 2025
National employment numbers for October, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's October employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (7.1) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.6) Participation ra...
Nov 07, 2025
European Union vessel reaches ship raided by pirates off Somalia; all 24 crew on board safe
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A European Union naval force on Friday reached a Malta-flagged tanker earlier attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, finding all its 24 mariners safe after an...
Nov 07, 2025
Republican US Rep. Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York
NEW YORK (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York, her campaign announced Friday. In a video shared on social media, Stefanik called Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul ...
Nov 07, 2025