Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Palestinian man who donated a kidney in 2023 may be ineligible for refugee claim
OTTAWA - Mohammed Al Hindi is a Palestinian refugee claimant whose application is now at risk because of Ottawa's new border law, C-12. Before fleeing the Gaza Strip with his family to escape the Isra...
Apr 12, 2026

Panthers, Maple Leafs limping to finishing line of forgettable NHL season
TORONTO - Craig Berube stood behind a stunned and bitterly disappointed Maple Leafs' bench last spring. As the clock wound down and the Panthers started to celebrate their emphatic Game 7 victory in t...
Apr 12, 2026

US military says it will blockade Iranian ports after ceasefire talks ended without agreement
ISLAMABAD (AP) - President Donald Trump said Sunday the U.S. Navy would swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the strategic Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakista...
Apr 11, 2026

The Canucks deal a blow to the slim playoff hopes for the Sharks with a 4-3 shootout win
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Linus Karlsson scored in the sixth round of the shootout and the Vancouver Canucks put the San Jose Sharks on the brink of playoff elimination with a 4-3 win on Saturday night....
Apr 11, 2026

Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is ejected after 16 years in a European electoral earthquake
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbn after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he e...
Apr 11, 2026

Canadiens' Noah Dobson 'being evaluated' after exiting loss against Blue Jackets
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens are facing a potential blue-line setback one week before their second straight trip to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Head coach Martin St. Louis said defenceman Noah Dobs...
Apr 11, 2026

Minister approves Canadian Rangers to help Nunavut hamlet amid power problems
GJOA HAVEN - Canada's emergency management minister says she has approved a request from the Nunavut government to urgently deploy the Canadian Rangers to the Hamlet of Gjoa Haven to help distribute d...
Apr 11, 2026
Lina Ljungblom scores a goal, Victoire beat Fleet 1-0, widen PWHL lead over Boston
BOSTON (AP) - Lina Ljungblom scored a goal in the third period Saturday night, Ann-Rene Desbiens had 20 saves, and the Montreal Victoire beat the Boston Fleet 1-0 in a battle between the top-two teams...
Apr 11, 2026

Rory McIlroy stumbles at the Masters and now shares the lead with Cameron Young
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - That one-man show at the Masters gave way to a wide-open chase for the green jacket with a stunning turn of events that forced Rory McIlroy to remind himself where he was at the en...
Apr 11, 2026

Couturier, Cates' three-point efforts lead Flyers in 7-1 thumping of Jets
WINNIPEG - Sean Couturier had two goals and an assist and Noah Cates added a short-handed goal and two helpers to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 7-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets in front of a sold-ou...
Apr 11, 2026