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List of nominations announced by the National Newspaper Awards for 2025
TORONTO - Finalists for the National Newspaper Awards include seven nominations for the national news agency The Canadian Press. Here's a look at the categories and contenders: ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ...
Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Rain in B.C. triggers evacuation watches, local state of emergency in Fraser Valley
VANCOUVER - The sun came out in some parts of southern British Columbia on Friday after relentless rain hammed the coast for days, but the risks of flooding and landslides persist, especially in the F...
Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

3 Canadians back home after being stuck aboard ship in Persian Gulf
OTTAWA - A Quebec-based shipping company says three Canadians have returned home after being stuck aboard their vessels in the Persian Gulf. In a news release Friday, Desgagns said the three mariners ...
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Ontario border officer arrested in drug trafficking, import case
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE - An Ontario border officer has been arrested in a drug trafficking investigation. The officer and a driver who allegedly brought a truck load of drugs and tobacco across the borde...
Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

The Canadian Press nominated for seven National Newspaper Awards
TORONTO - The Canadian Press has been nominated for seven National Newspaper Awards, including for its breaking news coverage of last year's attack at the Lapu Lapu street festival in Vancouver. Final...
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Anand clarifies any role in Iran war role must fit its 'legal and policy frameworks'
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand's office is clarifying the conditions under which Canada would get involved in the American and Israeli war against Iran. The Liberals have repeatedly sai...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter detained in Texas: husband
WASHINGTON - Edward Warner says every day has felt like a nightmare since his Canadian wife and her seven-year-old daughter were taken into custody at a United States border patrol checkpoint in Texas...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Fact File: Claim Canadian soldiers' brutal actions inspired Geneva Conventions a myth
It's an enduring stereotype that Canadians are unfailingly nice, quick to apologize even when they have done nothing wrong. But an online urban legend claims the opposite of Canada's soldiers, paintin...
Marissa Birnie, The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Artemis II rocket begins its slow roll out to launch pad ahead of April flight date
The Artemis II rocket that's set to carry Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the moon has begun making its way to the launch pad. NASA says rollout operations at the Kennedy Space Center in Flori...
Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

In the news today: Trump rattles NATO, Oil refinery fire, Lightning zaps Canucks
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Experts say Canada can't avoid engaging with U.S. as Trump rattles NATO with insults U.S. President Donald Tr...
Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026












