Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Carney begins process of finding judge to fill coming Supreme Court of Canada opening
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has started the process to fill the Supreme Court of Canada vacancy that will open up when Justice Sheilah Martin retires on May 30. The Montreal-born Martin traine...
Mar 30, 2026

Canada not worried U.S.-Mexico trade talks will upend trilateral deal, LeBlanc says
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said on Monday he isn't worried Mexico will sign a trade agreement with the Americans that excludes Canada. LeBlanc told reporters at a news confere...
Mar 30, 2026
NASA begins the countdown for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years. The 32-story Space Launch System rocket is poised to blast off Wednesday evening with f...
Mar 30, 2026

Golden Knights hope change from Cassidy to Tortorella brings much-needed spark
LAS VEGAS (AP) - General manager Kelly McCrimmon said Golden Knights players had lost their spark, and that played into Sunday's surprising decision to fire coach Bruce Cassidy and try to inject life ...
Mar 30, 2026

Accused B.C. cop killer wants to be found mentally fit for trial, lawyer tells court
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for the man accused of killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2022 says he wants to be found mentally fit for trial. Jongwon Ham, who appeared at the B....
Mar 30, 2026

After grind of Milan Cortina Games, Olympians chase rest to peak again ahead of Stanley Cup runs
DENVER (AP) - The NHL players who skated at the Milan Cortina Games peaked way earlier than usual. They had to, with an Olympic gold medal on the line. Very little downtime later, they're trying to pe...
Mar 30, 2026

Metro fruit and vegetable distribution centre employees on strike in Quebec
Workers at Metro's head office and the Laval, Que., fruit and vegetable distribution centre went on strike Monday morning. The strike includes about 550 warehouse workers and drivers at the Mrite 1 wa...
Mar 30, 2026

Ralph Holley's return part of an active off-season for the Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - It's a move that's flown under the radar during a busy off-season, but Ralph Holley's return gives the Toronto Argonauts much more than a tenacious pass rusher. The six-foot-one, 285-pound d...
Mar 30, 2026

RCMP alerted about P.E.I. cabinet minister's dealings with golf developer: premier
CHARLOTTETOWN - P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz says his government has alerted the RCMP about a former cabinet minister who was dumped over a perceived conflict of interest after approving an altered redeve...
Mar 30, 2026

Man who crashed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Iran-backed Hezbollah, FBI says
DETROIT (AP) - A man who crashed his pickup truck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was carrying out an attack inspired by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and had sought to infli...
Mar 30, 2026