Category Archives: The Canadian Press
B.C.'s public service workers escalate strike to correctional facilities
BURNABY - British Columbia jails have been added to the growing list of sites behind picket lines as public service workers escalate job action. The BC General Employees' Union said in a statement Fri...
Oct 10, 2025
Oddsmakers upgrade Toronto Blue Jays to second best chance of winning World Series
The Toronto Blue Jays now have the second-best odds of winning the World Series. Oddsmakers for several bettors made the adjustment on Friday morning. The Los Angeles Dodgers are still the favourites ...
Oct 10, 2025
Carney defends paying 2 CEO appointees upwards of $577,000 a year
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending his decision to pay the CEOs of two new government offices annual salaries that are higher than his own. The federal Conservatives have criticized the ...
Oct 10, 2025
Peru wakes up to 7th president in less than a decade after President Boluarte ousted by Congress
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peruvians woke up to their seventh president in less than a decade Friday, as 38-year-old Jos Jer took the reins of the shaken nation after Congress ousted widely loathed President D...
Oct 10, 2025
Fact File: Photo of Portland doughnut 'ICE fishing' protest actually taken in Toronto
A photo shared online in October supposedly showed protesters in Portland, Ore. 'baiting' United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with doughnuts suspended from fishing lines. The phot...
Oct 10, 2025
'It depends': Carney shifts stance on maintaining emissions cap
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday the fate of the emissions cap on oil and gas producers depends on other efforts to lower emissions, suggesting his government might be open to scrapping...
Oct 10, 2025
Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves 19 people missing and feared dead, sheriff says
McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) - A blast leveled an explosives plant Friday in rural Tennessee, leaving behind a mass of twisted metal, burned-out shells of cars and at least 19 people missing and feared dead, au...
Oct 10, 2025
Eight protesters arrested after allegedly breaking into MP's office: Toronto police
Toronto police say eight people have been arrested after they allegedly broke into the office of a member of Parliament and refused to leave as part of a protest Thursday morning. Police say they were...
Oct 10, 2025
Quebec's chief coroner orders inquiry into deaths linked to heavy-truck collisions
MONTREAL - Quebec's chief coroner has ordered a public inquiry into fatal collisions involving heavy trucks, as trucking industry representatives have been sounding the alarm about unsafe conditions o...
Oct 10, 2025
Canadian Soccer Business looks to reset its identity while expanding the game
One hundred days into the job, Canadian Soccer Business boss James Johnson has released his vision for the future. Titled "One Identity. One Story. One Collective, Fuelling Canadian Soccer Together," ...
Oct 10, 2025