Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Governor General travelling to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., months after deadly mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Governor General Mary Simon will be in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., next week to support the community's "ongoing healing journey" months after a deadly mass shooting claimed eight lives. The ...
Apr 25, 2026

Blue Jays place outfielder Lukes on 10-day injured list due to hamstring sprain.
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays placed outfielder Nathan Lukes on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a hamstring sprain. Lukes had a leadoff double in Torontos 8-6 loss to the Cleveland Guardians...
Apr 25, 2026

Canadian Paquet wins bronze at world triathlon championship series competition
SAMARKAND - Canada's Charles Paquet captured a bronze medal Saturday at a World Triathlon Championship Series competition Saturday. The 29-year-old finished the event in one hour 43 minutes 41 seconds...
Apr 25, 2026

Canada opens world mixed doubles curling tournament on victorious note
GENEVA - Canada's Colton and Kadriana Lott opened the world mixed doubles curling championship on a victorious note Saturday. The Canadian squad scored three in the first end en route to a 6-4 victory...
Apr 25, 2026

Quebec bar suspends building owner facing charges in fatal 2023 Old Montreal fire
MONTREAL - Quebec's bar association has suspended the law licence of the owner of an Old Montreal building who is facing manslaughter charges in the deaths of seven people who died there in a 2023 fir...
Apr 25, 2026

Experts report a surge in interest among American academics looking to move to Canada
OTTAWA - Jason Stanley moved from the United States to Canada last September, leaving behind a high-profile position at Yale to take a job at the Munk School of Global Affairs in Toronto. The fascism ...
Apr 25, 2026

100-year-old walking 5k during Ottawa Race Weekend to raise funds for seniors
OTTAWA - One-hundred-year-old Roy Allen is set to make history next month by becoming the first centenarian to walk 5K for the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. Allen is walking to raise funds for several...
Apr 25, 2026

100-year-old walking 5k during Ottawa Race Weekend to raise funds for seniors
OTTAWA - One-hundred-year-old Roy Allen is set to make history next month by becoming the first centenarian to walk 5K for the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. Allen is walking to raise funds for several...
Apr 25, 2026

Gunfire and blasts rock Mali as attackers hit capital and other cities, residents say
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Gunmen attacked several locations in Mali's capital and other cities early Saturday in a possible coordinated assault, residents and authorities said. Mali's army said in a state...
Apr 25, 2026

Federal court judge grants last-minute delay for driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash
CALGARY - A federal judge has granted a last-minute reprieve for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, temporarily preventing his imminent deportation to India. "They've w...
Apr 25, 2026