Author Archives: The Canadian Press

JERUSALEM (AP) - Air raid sirens sounded in southern Israel on Monday after a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip, the first since the 11-day war between Israel and Palestinian militants in May. The ...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

OTTAWA - The federal parties took the first full day of campaigning to lay planks in their plans to revive the country's economy after months of pain from the COVID-19 pandemic, and options for coveri...

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou accused Canada's attorney general of turning fraud law "on its head," as the Huawei executive's formal extradition hearing resumed Monday. Defence lawyer Mark San...

EDMONTON - A woman winces as a volunteer crouches down, lifts up her dress and looks at a deep gash running along her right leg. "You need to go to the hospital right now," Angie Staines says, as the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigned less than 18 months into his tenure Monday, becoming the country's shortest-ruling leader after conceding that he lost ...

HALIFAX - As Nova Scotia's month-long election campaign draws to a close, it appears Tuesday's vote could be a lot tighter than initially expected. The incumbent Liberals, who are seeking a rare third...

High winds intensified numerous wildfires burning in British Columbia, forcing more evacuation orders for residents in hundreds of homes late Sunday, says the BC Wildfire Service. Some of the largest ...

OTTAWA - Gov. Gen Mary Simon has agreed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's request to dissolve Parliament, triggering an election campaign amid a fourth wave of COVID-19 and over opposition accusation...

Canadians working to evacuate allies from Afghanistan described chaos, fear and disappointment on Sunday as Canada shut down its embassy in Kabul and suspended diplomatic relations amid a Taliban adva...