Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Calgary Flames extend head coach Ryan Huska for two seasons
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames extended head coach Ryan Huska's contract for two additional years on Thursday, keeping him signed through the 2027-28 season. Huska became the franchise's 24th head coach...
Oct 02, 2025

Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s bid for asylum, but he has 30 days to appeal
A U.S. immigration judge on Wednesday denied a bid for asylum from Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a proxy for the partisan power struggle over immigration policy. The judge in the Baltimo...
Oct 02, 2025

'If you like fashion, go ahead': NHL entering era of relaxed player dress code
William Nylander has been known to ride the subway to work. The Toronto Maple Leafs winger usually fades into the crowd on his way to Scotiabank Arena, the stylish Swede's slick and fashionable busine...
Oct 02, 2025

Budget watchdog says home affordability is getting better — but not everywhere
OTTAWA - Ottawa's fiscal watchdog is reporting significant progress in closing Canada's housing affordability gap - but the picture looks very different across the country. Interim Parliamentary Budge...
Oct 02, 2025

New defence procurement office will deliver equipment, not more bureaucracy, MP vows
OTTAWA - Ottawa launched a new Defence Investment Agency on Thursday with the aim of centralizing defence procurement and purchasing equipment for the Canadian Armed Forces at a faster pace. "We're go...
Oct 02, 2025

Canada's RJ Barrett unfazed by trade rumours and evolving role with Toronto Raptors
RJ Barrett isn't fazed by his ever-changing role on the Toronto Raptors or even the rumours that he might be traded this season. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., led the Raptors with 21.1 points per g...
Oct 02, 2025

Man kills 2 and wounds 4 in car ramming and stabbing at English synagogue on Jewish holy day
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - An assailant drove a car into people outside a synagogue Thursday in northern England and then began stabbing them, killing two and seriously wounding four in a terrorist at...
Oct 02, 2025

In the news today: Ottawa eyeing Quebec LNG project, Israeli envoy critical of Carney
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ottawa expressed interest in Quebec LNG project Senior federal officials touted a proposed liquefied natural g...
Oct 02, 2025

'No one of her stature': Conservationist Jane Goodall remembered in Canada
TORONTO - Jane Goodall's friend Dax Dasilva says one of the most remarkable things about the conservationist was an ability to draw animals towards her. Dasilva, a Vancouver-born entrepreneur and envi...
Oct 02, 2025

Former Vancouver police officer awarded $30,000 after years-long grievance process
A labour arbitrator has awarded a former Vancouver police officer $30,000 in her years-long grievance process over how the Vancouver Police Department handled sexual harassment and discrimination comp...
Oct 02, 2025