Category Archives: The Canadian Press
NDP leader introduces bill that would require floor crossers to face voters first
OTTAWA - NDP parliamentary leader Don Davies has introduced a private member's bill that would compel floor crossers to face their voters before switching parties. Bill C-278 says no MP would be permi...
Jun 02, 2026
Linebacker McManis, receiver Bridges will both miss Hamilton Ticats' season opener
HAMILTON - Wynton McManis's debut with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will have to wait. The Ticats listed the veteran linebacker as being out for their regular-season opener Thursday night versus the Montre...
Jun 02, 2026
Mountie says 'dishevelled' B.C. murder suspect confessed, said he'd attempted suicide
Two Mounties at a B.C. Supreme Court murder trial told a jury that a "dishevelled" man appeared on a forest-service road as a bloodstained car was being towed away and told the officers he'd murdered ...
Jun 02, 2026
Predators hire Chris MacFarland from Avalanche to become president of hockey operations/GM
DENVER (AP) - The Nashville Predators are bringing in Chris MacFarland of the Presidents' Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche to serve as their president of hockey operations/general manager. The Predat...
Jun 02, 2026
Veteran QB Mitchell chasing third straight 5,000-yard season with Tiger-Cats
Bo Levi Mitchell isn't showing signs of slowing down. The 36-year-old quarterback is coming off consecutive 5,000-yard passing campaigns with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. And that's a first for a player w...
Jun 02, 2026
Argentina's Messi, Portugal's Ronaldo and Mexico's Ochoa highlight final FIFA World Cup rosters
A record 1,248 players representing 48 nations are on the final World Cup rosters released by FIFA on Tuesday. The rosters include Lionel Messi of Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Guillerm...
Jun 02, 2026
AFN chief rebukes Alberta separation talks in meeting with King Charles
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations rebuked the Alberta separation movement during a meeting with King Charles at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. "The King was there with us in ...
Jun 02, 2026
Two-time Grey Cup champion Dinwiddie in first season as Ottawa's head coach/GM
Ryan Dinwiddie is kind of feeling like a first-year head coach again. Dinwiddie enters his sixth CFL season as a head coach but first with the Ottawa Redblacks. He headed to the Canadian capital as he...
Jun 02, 2026
Running backs Mills, Oliveira among CFL players to watch during '26 season
The 2026 CFL season kicks off Thursday night with the Montreal Alouettes visiting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Here are some of the top players (excluding quarterbacks) worth keeping tabs on this year: Br...
Jun 02, 2026
Tempo guard Mabrey named WNBA Eastern Conference player of the week
TORONTO - Toronto Tempo guard Marina Mabrey has been named the WNBA's Eastern Conference player of the week, marking the first weekly honour of her career and the first in franchise history. Mabrey av...
Jun 02, 2026