Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Toronto Maple Leafs struggling following resumption of NHL play after Winter Games
Life after the Milan Cortina Olympics has been tough for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto is a dismal 0-6-2 since the NHL resumed play following the Winter Games. The Leafs' latest setback was a 3-1 d...
Mar 11, 2026

Fact File: As Iran war escalates, fake videos and images proliferate online
As the U.S.-Israel war on Iran escalates, a flood of fake and misleading content is muddying the waters online. People are turning to social media for news of the war, but experts in artificial intell...
Mar 11, 2026

South Africa summons new US ambassador over criticism as rift deepens
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The new U.S. ambassador to South Africa has been summoned to explain his criticism, the country's foreign minister said Wednesday, as a diplomatic rift continues over foreign polic...
Mar 11, 2026

'The message has to be real': NHL coaches on the art of delivering pre-game speeches
Mike Sullivan has delivered plenty of speeches in the locker room. Playoff games. Stanley Cup finals. A gold-medal showdown at the Olympics. The New York Rangers bench boss has also addressed teams in...
Mar 11, 2026

Canada will 'do its part' to help IEA release of oil reserves: Hodgson
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Wednesday Canada will "do its part" to lower the cost of oil globally as a bloc of nations looks to tame the surge in energy prices triggered by th...
Mar 11, 2026

Police were 'limited' in investigating allegations against Stronach, officer says
TORONTO - Police were limited in what they could do to investigate sexual assault allegations against Frank Stronach given how much time had passed since the alleged incidents, one of the officers in ...
Mar 11, 2026

Canadiens recall goalie Jacob Fowler from AHL, will start against Senators
OTTAWA - The Montreal Canadiens have recalled goaltender Jacob Fowler from the American Hockey League's Laval Rocket and named him the starter for their game Wednesday night against the Senators in Ot...
Mar 11, 2026

What is a strategic oil reserve and does Canada have one?
CALGARY - The war raging in the Middle East has jolted global energy markets, prompting the International Energy Agency to release the largest amount ever from member states' emergency oil stocks. Her...
Mar 11, 2026

Conservatives nominate candidates for two coming byelections
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives have nominated candidates in two of the three byelections set for April 13. Adrienne Charles, who ran for the Tories in last spring's election, will once again be on...
Mar 11, 2026

Kast takes office as Chile marks its sharpest shift to the right since dictatorship
VALPARASO, Chile (AP) - Far-right leader Jos Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile's new president on Wednesday, marking the Latin American nation's most pronounced shift to the right since the return of...
Mar 11, 2026