Author Archives: The Canadian Press

PENTICTON, B.C. - A homeless shelter at the centre of a dispute between the British Columbia government and the City of Penticton was portrayed Tuesday as a drug den and a potential catalyst to spur a...

REGINA - Saskatchewan's premier says he has yet to read the full report by a complaints commission that found RCMP discriminated against the mother of Colten Boushie -- an Indigenous man who was shot ...

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's governor announced Tuesday he would lift the statewide mask mandate and remaining COVID-19 business restrictions in two weeks. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb said in a speech fr...

The Transportation Safety Board says the death of a young Quebec pilot in September 2019 was likely due to spatial disorientation and is highlighting the danger of nighttime flights in poor weather. A...

REGINA - Saskatchewan is tightening public-health measures in and around its capital city over concerns about the spread of COVID-19 variants. The province says a ban on household guests that was lift...

OTTAWA - Canada's former ambassador to the United States has been cleared of illegally lobbying federal government officials. Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Blanger says David MacNaughton did not violate...

OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he does not agree with accusations that Quebecers are racist, after one of his MPs applauded controversial remarks on the subject by a University of Ott...

NEW YORK - A literary prize that had provided vital support to Tracy K. Smith, Eula Biss and more than 100 other women early in their writing careers has been discontinued. Administrators of the Rona ...

MONTREAL - A 29-year-old Montreal woman is dead after allegedly being assaulted by her partner over the weekend, police said Tuesday. The woman was transported to hospital in critical condition on Sat...

VANCOUVER - There was "nothing nefarious" about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's request that Canadian officials seize Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's electronic devices, a lawyer for Canada's at...