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FBI sought interview with former prince Andrew during Peter Nygard investigation
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — The FBI and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York sought an interview with ex-prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor for connections to Canadian sex offender and fashion mogul Peter Nygard. The revelation comes in the latest batch of documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice related to Jeffrey Epstein. An April ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why freezers, microwaves didn’t kill E. coli in Pillsbury Pizza Pops
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
TORONTO — Freezing or microwaving food does not reliably kill E. coli, a bacteria that has spurred an outbreak and recall of several Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops in Canada. A public health notice Monday stated 20 people got sick and four have been hospitalized between early October and late November after eating or handling certain ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bricks of cocaine found in container of frozen fruit from Colombia in B.C.: CBSA
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
DELTA — The Canada Border Services Agency says it seized more than 26 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipping container hauling boxes frozen fruit from Colombia back in October. The border agency says the drugs were found at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility on October 31. It says the agency’s officers, with the help ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Ontario lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding case granted bail
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
TORONTO — An Ontario lawyer accused of playing a key role in an international drug smuggling network has been granted bail ahead of his extradition hearing. Deepak Paradkar, 62, is one of several Canadians arrested last month for extradition to the U.S. as part of an FBI investigation targeting the former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s tariff war is voted as The Canadian Press News Story of the Year
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign against Canada — and the surge in patriotic zeal it inspired — have been voted The Canadian Press News Story of the Year. Nearly two-thirds of editors and news directors surveyed from media organizations across the country picked the political and economic upheaval caused by Trump’s trade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quick quotes: Editors pick Trump tariffs, Canadian pride the ‘dominant story’ of 2025
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs — and the spike in Canadian nationalism they inspired — are being described as the “dominant story” of 2025. The tariffs story was selected as The Canadian Press News Story of the Year in an annual survey of editors and news directors in media organizations from across Canada. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Editors vote for Trump’s tariffs as The Canadian Press News Story of the Year
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs — and the spike in Canadian nationalism they inspired — have been named The Canadian Press News Story of the Year. The tariffs story was selected in an annual survey of editors and news directors in media organizations from across Canada as the most important news story in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product fell 0.3 per cent in October
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product edged 0.3 per cent lower in October as the manufacturing sector slowed. The pullback in October came as goods-producing industries fell 0.7 per cent, with manufacturing leading the way lower. Alberta’s provincewide teachers’ strike — which carried on for more than three weeks — weighed on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product drop 0.3 per cent in October
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product edged down 0.3 per cent in October as the manufacturing sector slowed. The pullback in October came as goods-producing industries fell 0.7 per cent, with manufacturing accounting for nearly all the decline. Alberta’s provincewide teachers’ strike — which carried on for more than three weeks — weighed on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Trump’s trade-deal asks, Cold grips the west, Harry Potter baking show
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … The continental trade pact is up for review in 2026 — here’s what Trump might want A mandatory review of Canada’s trade with the U.S. and Mexico kicks into high gear in 2026, as President Donald Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yukon power grid under ‘significant’ strain as deep freeze grips Western Canada
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
WHITEHORSE — A deep freeze affecting much of Western Canada has one northern territory urging its residents to limit their power use. Cold warnings from Environment Canada are in effect for the northernmost parts of Manitoba, as well as most of Saskatchewan and Alberta — forecasting chills in some areas between -45 and -50 C. ... Read More »
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