Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Milanovich wants Ticats to take successful regular-season formula into East final
HAMILTON - The formula that earned the Hamilton Tiger-Cats first in the East Division is what head coach Scott Milanovich wants the club to follow in its playoff showdown with the Montreal Alouettes. ...
Nov 07, 2025

Orbán says Trump will not punish Hungary for buying Russian energy, reducing impact of sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn says his country has received an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy after a meeting in the White House with President Donald Trump, ...
Nov 07, 2025

Smith defends back-to-work law, says decision is the democratic job of lawmakers
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her government's move to quickly pass back-to-work legislation invoking the Charter's notwithstanding clause, saying democracy is when elected officials mak...
Nov 07, 2025

Vancouver Canucks could be without all-star goalie Thatcher Demko for weekend games
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks may be without goalie Thatcher Demko for a pair of back-to-back home games this weekend. The 29-year-old all-star netminder was not on the ice with his teammates at p...
Nov 07, 2025

Conditions are of no concern to Cavalry FC, Atlético Ottawa entering CPL final
OTTAWA - Controlling the controllable looks to be a theme for Sunday's Canadian Premier League championship game. Atltico Ottawa (16-2-11) will host Cavalry FC (13-8-9) in the nation's capital where w...
Nov 07, 2025

Carney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is 'going to happen'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney came close to telling a Bay Street audience Friday that he will secure a new pipeline for Alberta, offering his strongest endorsement of the idea yet. During an arm...
Nov 07, 2025

Israel says another set of remains of a hostage has been turned over in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Red Cross transferred the remains of a hostage to Israeli troops in Gaza, the prime minister's office said Friday, hours after hundreds of mourners flocked to the funeral of a sol...
Nov 07, 2025

James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97. The...
Nov 07, 2025

Family of Ottawa mass murder victims calls on immigration department for help
OTTAWA - The brother and father of an Ottawa man whose wife and four children were killed in a gruesome mass stabbing last year are asking the federal government for help as they face immigration chal...
Nov 07, 2025

Roughriders, Lions prepare to square off in chilly West Division final
REGINA - November weather is often an issue once the CFL division finals come around. Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Jameer Thurman would prefer to focus on the things his team can control. The R...
Nov 07, 2025