Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Toronto Argonauts re-sign veteran linebacker Adarius Pickett to CFL deal
TORONTO - It didn't take Adarius Pickett long to find his way back to the Toronto Argonauts. The veteran linebacker signed a one-year deal Friday with the team he enjoyed his best CFL season with in 2...
Jan 16, 2026

Ford, Unifor sound alarm over China EV deal
TORONTO - Ontario politicians and Canada's largest private sector union are slamming Canada's new trade agreement with China, saying it puts domestic auto jobs at risk with no guarantee of investments...
Jan 16, 2026

Giovanni Franzoni's win in Wengen super-G makes him an Olympic contender for host Italy
WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - Host Italy has a new contender in Alpine skiing with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics three weeks away. Giovanni Franzoni claimed his first World Cup victory on the famed L...
Jan 16, 2026

There is 'much alignment' between Canada, China on Greenland, Arctic sovereignty
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he found "much alignment" between his views on Greenland's sovereignty and those of Chinese President Xi Jinping in response to U.S. President Donald Tr...
Jan 16, 2026

Sorokin enjoys 'outstanding' performance with NHL-leading fifth shutout vs. Oilers
EDMONTON - Ilya Sorokin and his posts proved to be more than up to the challenge on Thursday night. The 30-year-old Russian goalie recorded a 35-save shutout as his New York Islanders got past the Edm...
Jan 16, 2026

In the news today: Canada-China deal, Emergencies Act ruling, LA Dodgers sign Tucker
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney reaches 'landmark' tariff-quota deal with China on EVs, canola Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has r...
Jan 16, 2026

B.C's charity herring sale is back on. But hundreds of sea lions feasted first
RICHMOND - Victoria fisherman Bob Fraumeni is used to the challenges of the sea, having worked on fishing boats since he was 12 years old. But there was little he could do to salvage his haul of herri...
Jan 16, 2026

Immigrants more likely to cite human rights, diversity as 'Canadian values': survey
OTTAWA - Immigrants are more likely than those born in Canada to identify things like respect for human rights and gender equality as "shared Canadian values," say survey results in briefing notes pre...
Jan 16, 2026

Government's use of Emergencies Act in 2022 was 'unreasonable': Court of Appeal
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled it was unreasonable for the Liberal government to use the Emergencies Act four years ago to quell protests in the national capital and at key border poin...
Jan 16, 2026

Carney reaches 'landmark' tariff quota deal with China on EVs, canola
BEIJING - Prime Minister Mark Carney touted a renewed relationship with China and "enormous progress" on trade irritants as he announced a new deal with Beijing on electric vehicles and canola at the ...
Jan 16, 2026