Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Veteran goalkeeper Sean Johnson says farewell to Toronto, signs with D.C. United
TORONTO - Unwanted by Toronto FC, veteran goalkeeper Sean Johnson signed with D.C. United as a free agent Tuesday. D.C. United said the 36-year-old 'keeper has signed a one-and-a-half-year contract th...
Dec 23, 2025

B.C. court orders alleged U.S fraudster to explain millions sent to disbarred lawyer
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has ordered a man accused of participating in a multimillion-dollar securities fraud in the United States to explain the source of "large sums" of money ...
Dec 23, 2025

California woman charged with murder in her 9-year-old daughter's death
A California woman has been charged with murder after the remains of her missing 9-year-old daughter were found in Utah, authorities said Tuesday. Ashlee Buzzard, 40, was arrested Tuesday after bullet...
Dec 23, 2025
Trooper and suspect killed in a shooting at a Delaware DMV
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A Delaware state trooper was killed along with the suspected gunman Tuesday during a shooting at a motor vehicle agency near Wilmington, authorities said. Neither Gov. Matt Mey...
Dec 23, 2025

Purple haze in the sky over Delta, B.C., sets off awe, curiosity and questions
On the darkest nights of winter when the cloud cover is just right, there's a purple haze above parts of Metro Vancouver and it has nothing to do with Christmas or Jimi Hendrix. Cathy Latremouille sai...
Dec 23, 2025

Explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home kills at least 2, governor says
BRISTOL, Pa. (AP) - A thunderous explosion Tuesday at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia killed at least two people, collapsed part of the building, sent fire shooting out and left people trappe...
Dec 23, 2025

Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown. The justices declined...
Dec 23, 2025

CF Montreal trades midfielder Dante Sealy to Rapids for up to US$2.5M in GAM
MONTREAL - CF Montreal traded midfielder Dante Sealy to the Colorado Rapids for up to US$2.5 million in general allocation money Tuesday. Montreal will receive $1.15 million guaranteed in 2026 and $75...
Dec 23, 2025

Leafs GM Treliving 'fully' supports head coach Berube as team sinks to bottom of East
TORONTO - Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving says he "fully" supports head coach Craig Berube as the team finds itself in last place in the NHL's Atlantic Division. Treliving addressed...
Dec 23, 2025

Quebecers urged to avoid ERs amid flu and respiratory virus 'maelstrom'
MONTREAL - Quebecers are being urged to avoid unnecessary emergency-room visits amid what one infectious-disease doctor is calling a respiratory virus "maelstrom." McGill University Health Centre doct...
Dec 23, 2025