Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Personal leave puts hockey into perspective for Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl
EDMONTON - Time away from the Edmonton Oilers has clarified what's truly important for star forward Leon Draisaitl. The 30-year-old centre stepped away from the NHL team last week and returned to Germ...
Jan 24, 2026

Canada's Laurin, Ethier 5th in pairs figure skating at Four Continents championship
BEIJING - Canada's Kelly Ann Laurin and Loucas Ethier finished fifth in pairs figure skating on Saturday at the Four Continents Championship. Laurin of St-Jerome, Que., and Ethier of St-Alphonse-de-Gr...
Jan 24, 2026

Canada's Abigail Strate earns silver at ski jumping World Cup as Olympics approach
SAPPORO - Canada's Abigail Strate stayed hot heading to the Milan Cortina Olympics, earning a silver on the women's large hill at the Ski Jumping World Cup on Saturday. The 24-year-old Calgarian reach...
Jan 24, 2026

Quebec Environment Minister Drainville enters race for CAQ party leadership
Quebec Environment Minister Bernard Drainville moved ahead of his rival Saturday by launching his bid for the leadership of Quebec's governing Coalition Avenir Qubec, saying the party must become the ...
Jan 24, 2026

Man City wins after dropping Haaland and Liverpool loses on stoppage-time goal
Dropping Erling Haaland worked out just fine for Manchester City. The Premier League's most fearsome striker and top scorer was relegated to the bench on Saturday after scoring just one goal in his pr...
Jan 24, 2026

Surprising Augsburg hands Bayern Munich first defeat in the Bundesliga
BERLIN (AP) - The best team in Germany is not necessarily the best in Bavaria. Bayern Munich slumped to its first Bundesliga defeat of the season by 2-1 at home to Bavarian rival Augsburg on Saturday,...
Jan 24, 2026

Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and ratcheting up tensions in a city already shak...
Jan 24, 2026

West Ham beats Sunderland for back-to-back wins in Premier League survival bid
West Ham's bid to escape the Premier League's relegation zone gathered pace with a 3-1 win over Sunderland on Saturday. It was a second straight victory for West Ham, which surged into a three-goal le...
Jan 24, 2026

Parti Québécois rallies around independence at Quebec convention
SAINT-HYACINTHE - Hundreds of delegates are gathering at a key convention for the Parti Qubcois this weekend, where sovereignty will be high on the agenda. The party is holding its annual congress thi...
Jan 24, 2026

Trump threatens 'Governor Carney' with tariffs over China trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening Canada with 100 per cent tariffs over a trade deal with China, and in a social media post referred to Prime Minister Mark Carney as "governor." Reviving an i...
Jan 24, 2026