Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Wannasaen maintains Queen City lead, with fellow Thai star Thitikul, Hull making big moves
MAINEVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Chanettee Wannasaen maintained a two-shot lead Friday in the Kroger Queen City Championship, with top-ranked fellow Thai star Jeeno Thitikul and Charley Hull making big moves. ...
Sep 12, 2025

Aaron Judge hits his 362nd career homer, passing Joe DiMaggio for 4th in New York Yankees history
BOSTON (AP) - New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his 362nd career home run on Friday night, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio and taking sole possession of fourth place on the franc...
Sep 12, 2025

Ottawa pitched extending refugee sponsor pause to late 2028 to fix backlog: records
OTTAWA - The federal department of immigration last year, suggested freezing most private refugee sponsorship applications until 2028 to clear backlogs in the system, documents obtained by The Canadia...
Sep 12, 2025

School bus fire: Quebec pulls all 1,200 Lion electric buses off roads for inspection
MONTREAL - Schools across Quebec have been forced to cancel bus service after the government pulled all of the roughly 1,200 Lion electric buses in the province off the roads. The provincial governmen...
Sep 12, 2025

Protests outside, silence inside as Canada faces Israel in an empty arena
HALIFAX - It was a surreal scene in Halifax on Friday as Canada kicked off its Davis Cup tennis tie against Israel behind closed doors at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. Save for athletes and staff of t...
Sep 12, 2025

Logging firm wins injunction to halt Walbran Valley blockade on Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has granted an injunction to a forestry company to halt a blockade against old-growth logging in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island, in a ruling that has been ha...
Sep 12, 2025

From Northern Ireland to Canada, Peter Nelson relishes chance to wear the Maple Leaf
After a successful club career across the Atlantic, veteran back Peter Nelson has added a new chapter to his rugby career with Canada. Nelson, who makes his home in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, qualif...
Sep 12, 2025

Canadian men's and women's flag football teams competing at IFAF event
PANAMA CITY - It's an important step for Canada's flag football Olympic aspirations. The Canadian men's and women's teams are competing in the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Cont...
Sep 12, 2025

Toronto FC looking to the future as Major League Soccer season winds down
TORONTO - Elimination from playoff contention is on the line again Saturday as Toronto FC visits the New England Revolution after the international break. But Toronto (5-13-10) is already looking to t...
Sep 12, 2025

Ottawa discussing future of emissions cap with Alberta, oil companies: minister
OTTAWA - The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and the oil industry about the future of the sector's emissions cap, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Friday. At a news conference in Win...
Sep 12, 2025