Category Archives: The Canadian Press

U Sports, Football Canada both taking time to examine CFL's proposed changes
U Sports chief executive officer Pierre Arsenault says Canadian universities have the luxury of time to decide how they'll tackle impending change in the country's football landscape. On Monday, CFL c...
Sep 23, 2025

Defence lawyer for Just for Laughs founder accuses plaintiffs of 'collusion'
MONTREAL - The women accusing Gilbert Rozon of sexual assault are guilty of collusion, the defence argued Tuesday in the Just for Laughs founder's civil trial. Defence lawyer Mlanie Morin told a Montr...
Sep 23, 2025

Edmonton Oilers sign forward Vasily Podkolzin to three-year contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Vasily Podkolzin to a three-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The deal is worth US$2.95 million annually. The six-foot-one, 19...
Sep 23, 2025

Ryan Routh is found guilty of trying to assassinate Trump at Florida golf course
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - After a two-week trial, a jury took just two hours Tuesday to convict Ryan Routh of trying to assassinate Donald Trump on a Florida golf course last year, a plot that was undo...
Sep 23, 2025

MLB will use robot umpires in 2026
NEW YORK (AP) - Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in ...
Sep 23, 2025

Robot umpires approved for MLB in 2026 as part of challenge system
NEW YORK (AP) - Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in ...
Sep 23, 2025

Alouettes QB Davis Alexander expects to start Friday after practising with first team
MONTREAL - Davis Alexander expects to be ready to return Friday. And this time, he says he's better prepared to stay on the field. In a welcome sight for the Montreal Alouettes, the starting quarterba...
Sep 23, 2025

Iran's supreme leader rejects direct nuclear talks with US as European negotiations remain unmoved
VIENNA (AP) - Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday rejected direct negotiations with the United States over his country's nuclear program, likely slamming the door shut on a last-ditch effort to halt the ...
Sep 23, 2025

Man denies trying to assassinate Trump at his Florida golf course, as jury begins deliberating
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - A man representing himself in federal court against charges of trying to assassinate Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course told jurors during his closing argument ...
Sep 23, 2025

Edmonton Oilers sign forward Vasily Podkolzin to three-year contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Vasily Podkolzin to a three-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The deal is worth US$2.95 million annually. The six-foot-one, 19...
Sep 23, 2025