Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Vancouver Canucks could be without all-star goalie Thatcher Demko for weekend games
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks may be without goalie Thatcher Demko for a pair of back-to-back home games this weekend. The 29-year-old all-star netminder was not on the ice with his teammates at p...
Nov 07, 2025
Conditions are of no concern to Cavalry FC, Atlético Ottawa entering CPL final
OTTAWA - Controlling the controllable looks to be a theme for Sunday's Canadian Premier League championship game. Atltico Ottawa (16-2-11) will host Cavalry FC (13-8-9) in the nation's capital where w...
Nov 07, 2025
Carney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is 'going to happen'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney came close to telling a Bay Street audience Friday that he will secure a new pipeline for Alberta, offering his strongest endorsement of the idea yet. During an arm...
Nov 07, 2025
Israel says another set of remains of a hostage has been turned over in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Red Cross transferred the remains of a hostage to Israeli troops in Gaza, the prime minister's office said Friday, hours after hundreds of mourners flocked to the funeral of a sol...
Nov 07, 2025
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97. The...
Nov 07, 2025
Family of Ottawa mass murder victims calls on immigration department for help
OTTAWA - The brother and father of an Ottawa man whose wife and four children were killed in a gruesome mass stabbing last year are asking the federal government for help as they face immigration chal...
Nov 07, 2025
Roughriders, Lions prepare to square off in chilly West Division final
REGINA - November weather is often an issue once the CFL division finals come around. Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Jameer Thurman would prefer to focus on the things his team can control. The R...
Nov 07, 2025
Poilievre lays out market-first opposition to Carney's federal budget in speech
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre needled Prime Minister Mark Carney over the size of the federal deficit Friday in a speech offering his critique of the Liberal budget tabled on Nov. 4. P...
Nov 07, 2025
Montreal police adopt new practices to support victims of strangulation
MONTREAL - Montreal police are expanding a pilot project meant to provide better support for victims of strangulation in relation to domestic violence. The 18-month pilot launched in May 2024 in Montr...
Nov 07, 2025
Montreal transit agency says there's been progress in talks with one striking union
MONTREAL - The CEO of Montreal's public transit agency says there is progress in negotiations with one of two unions whose walkouts have disrupted service across the network. Marie-Claude Lonard says ...
Nov 07, 2025