Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Montreal Canadiens sign GM Hughes, executive Gorton to multi-year extensions
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed general manager Kent Hughes and hockey operations executive Jeff Gorton to multi-year contract extensions, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The club also a...
Oct 14, 2025

Israel says it has received the remains of 4 more deceased hostages as cuts to aid for Gaza loom
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Hamas hastened Tuesday to ease the pressure on a fragile ceasefire in its war with Israel by returning the bodies of more dead hostages. The move came after an Israeli military...
Oct 14, 2025

Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A man who scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and used beer bottles filled with gasoline to ignite the occupied Pennsylvania governor's mansi...
Oct 14, 2025

French prime minister proposes suspending controversial retirement age law until 2027 election
PARIS (AP) - French Prime minister Sebastien Lecornu will propose the suspension of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a move to avoid his fragile minority government being ...
Oct 14, 2025

Death toll rises to 16 after factory fire in Bangladesh capital
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A fire at a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in Bangladesh's capital on Tuesday killed at least 16 people, the Fire Service and Civil Defense department said. Fire off...
Oct 14, 2025

Madagascar's president is ousted in a military coup after weeks of youth-led protests
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) - Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was toppled Tuesday in a military coup that capped weeks of youth protests over poverty, power outages and a lack of opportunity in...
Oct 14, 2025

Former Cleveland Guardians make Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse feel like home
TORONTO - Moments after the Seattle Mariners advanced to the American League Championship Series with a thrilling 15-inning win over the Detroit Tigers, first baseman Josh Naylor of Mississauga, Ont.,...
Oct 14, 2025

'I think it's here to stay': High hopes for QMJHL's Regiment to stick in N.L.
Glenn Stanford has seen plenty of hockey teams come and go from St. John's. The Newfoundland Regiment, he believes, are built to last. From the Maple Leafs to the IceCaps to the Growlers, Stanford has...
Oct 14, 2025

In the news today: Striking Alberta teachers, province set to meet
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Alberta teachers, province set to meet for first time since strike began last week The union representing Albe...
Oct 14, 2025

'We need to get them out': Beluga trainer fired by Marineland speaks out
TORONTO - Marineland's crumbling infrastructure, staffing shortage and lack of resources have created dangerous conditions for its belugas and they should be moved immediately, a fired beluga trainer ...
Oct 14, 2025