Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Canadian angler Chris Johnston eager to chase third straight Elite Series title
Chris Johnston is getting that itch again. Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., is back on the water for the first time in months. This week, the professional angler put his new Ranger 520R boat through i...
Jan 22, 2026
Myles Gray police-beating death hearing in B.C. adjourned due to hot-mic obscenity
VANCOUVER - A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray that got underway in Vancouver this week has been adjourned because a lawyer used a strong obscenity to describe someone i...
Jan 22, 2026
Parents of Canadian held in Syria urge Ottawa to act as prisoners are sent to Iraq
OTTAWA - The mother of a Canadian man detained in Syria says he risks going from "one legal black hole into another" as prisoners in the strife-torn country are transferred to Iraq. Sally Lane has bee...
Jan 22, 2026
Runnalls leads Canada's biathlon team into 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
CANMORE - Seven of eight athletes on Canada's biathlon team will make their Olympic debuts at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. The athletes announced Thursday by Biathlon Canada will race Feb. 8-21 at ...
Jan 22, 2026
Grondin, O'Dine among 13 snowboarders named to Canada's Olympic roster
TORONTO - Olympic medallists liot Grondin and Meryeta O'Dine headline Canada's snowboard cross team for the Milan Cortina Games. Canada Snowboard and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced the 13 sn...
Jan 22, 2026
La Loche marks 10 years since mass shooting in northern Saskatchewan
LA LOCHE - A high school in northern Saskatchewan where a deadly shooting took place was open for the first time in a decade on the anniversary of the tragedy. Dene High School in La Loche, about 600 ...
Jan 22, 2026
New Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier will be chosen April 12
QUBEC - The Coalition Avenir Qubec will choose Premier Franois Legault's successor on April 12. The party says the leadership race starts today and candidates have until Feb. 21 to submit their applic...
Jan 22, 2026
Canada's Gabrielle Daleman skates to fourth after short program at Four Continents
BEIJING - Gabrielle Daleman is in the hunt for a medal at the Four Continents Championships. The two-time Olympic figure skater from Newmarket, Ont., landed three triple jumps to score 67.69 points in...
Jan 22, 2026
Divide between U.S. striker Josh Sargent and Norwich City intensifies as TFC watches
It appears that the divide between striker Josh Sargent, a reported Toronto FC transfer target, and Norwich City has intensified. Sky Sports News reports that the 25-year-old U.S. international had a ...
Jan 22, 2026
First Nations-owned Vancouver Island wood chip plant set to close in March
ALERT BAY - A wood chip plant on Vancouver Island that's majority-owned by a First Nation in British Columbia and was acquired with help from provincial funding, says it is closing, the latest setback...
Jan 22, 2026