Category Archives: The Canadian Press
John Epping off to strong start with pair of wins at PointsBet Invitational
CALGARY - John Epping picked up a pair of wins to start off his schedule at the PointsBet Invitational curling tournament on Thursday. Epping defeated Brad Gushue 10-9 in Draw 3 before returning for D...
Oct 02, 2025
PGA president Don Rea finally apologizes for Bethpage Black behavior at Ryder Cup
PGA of America president Don Rea Jr., who initially compared vitriolic comments at the Ryder Cup with what could be heard at a youth soccer game, finally apologized Thursday in an email to the 30,000-...
Oct 02, 2025
Ducks sign promising young defenseman Jackson LaCombe to 8-year, $72 million contract extension
Jackson LaCombe signed an eight-year, $72 million contract extension with the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, keeping the rising young defenseman with the club through the 2033-34 season. After just two fu...
Oct 02, 2025
Dingler, Pérez lead Tigers past Guardians 6-3 and into the AL Division Series against Mariners
CLEVELAND (AP) - Dillon Dingler homered in the sixth inning, Wenceel Prez drove in a pair of runs in a four-run seventh and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 Thursday to advance ...
Oct 02, 2025
PGA president Don Rea finally apologize for Bethpage Black behavior at Ryder Cup
PGA of America president Don Rea Jr., who initially compared vitriolic comments at the Ryder Cup with what could be heard at a youth soccer game, finally apologized Thursday in an email to the 30,000-...
Oct 02, 2025
Terrebonne one-vote win: postal code error on envelope unreported for three weeks
MONTREAL - An election employee noted a discrepancy in the postal codes of special ballot return envelopes in Terrebonne nearly three weeks before the election, but the error wasn't reported to superi...
Oct 02, 2025
Redblacks' playoff hopes hanging by a thread as Roughriders come to TD Place
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks, stuck at the bottom of the CFL standings, will face their toughest test this of the season Friday night when they host the league-leading Saskatchewan Roughriders. Not o...
Oct 02, 2025
Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges
The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of lewd and indecent a...
Oct 02, 2025
Yukoners going to the polls Nov. 3, territory's premier says
The next Yukon territorial election will happen on Nov. 3, the last possible day allowed under the territory's fixed election legislation. Yukon Premier Mike Pemberton told supporters Thursday that he...
Oct 02, 2025
Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta after pregnant mother contracts disease
EDMONTON - A newborn in Alberta has died of measles marking the province's first death from the disease this year, the government said Thursday. Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said the child...
Oct 02, 2025