Category Archives: The Canadian Press
'Don’t have any excuse not to win this game': CF Montréal eye strong home opener
MONTREAL - After six consecutive games on the road, CF Montral is limping back to Stade Saputo for their home opener on Saturday against the Philadelphia Union with just three points in tow. A single ...
Apr 10, 2026
Former CFL quarterback Michael O'Connor chasing Olympic dream in flag football
After going unsigned as a CFL free agent in 2023, quarterback Michael O'Connor figured he was done with football. Three years later, the 30-year-old Ottawa native is chasing the Olympic dream. O'Conno...
Apr 10, 2026
Ingram, Raptors focused on getting into playoffs with two regular-season games left
TORONTO - All season, the Toronto Raptors have insisted that they don't check the standings, the schedule, or the out-of-town scoreboard. As the regular season started to wind down, however, a handful...
Apr 10, 2026
'Chabby's a warrior': Chabot makes early return from injury for surging Senators
OTTAWA - Two weeks to the day after undergoing surgery for a broken arm Thomas Chabot was back in the Ottawa Senators lineup on Thursday night. Chabot, the longest serving member of the Senators, suff...
Apr 10, 2026
US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire
ISLAMABAD (AP) - With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. Vice President JD Vance headed Friday to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah militants traded fi...
Apr 10, 2026
In the news today: Foreign spy agency, March job numbers, Artemis II returns to Earth
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals meet for second day of confab in Montreal Liberals are meeting in high spirits on the second day of t...
Apr 10, 2026
Canadian Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II crew splash down in Pacific after moon trip
LONGUEUIL - Emotions ran high Friday evening at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters as Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his American crewmates returned from the moon, ending the first human lun...
Apr 10, 2026
Olé, Olé or Nay? Some say Jelly Roll's World Cup tune falls flat, but Canadians are making their own anthems
TORONTO - If World Cup songs are meant to sound like the world linking arms, Jelly Roll's entry for 2026 is striking a more divisive chord. Last month, FIFA released "Lighter," the first official trac...
Apr 10, 2026
Progressive Liberals welcome Gladu and other Conservative floor crossers
MONTREAL - High-profile progressive Liberal MPs attending the party's national convention in Montreal on Friday welcomed and defended former Conservatives who have crossed the floor to their caucus. F...
Apr 10, 2026
Internal memo flags the promise and pitfalls of expanding CSIS's foreign spy role
OTTAWA - An internal Canadian Security Intelligence Service memo says allowing the spy agency to collect foreign intelligence overseas would capitalize on its "existing footprint and expertise," but m...
Apr 10, 2026