Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Gov. Gen. Simon launches mental health project for North, Indigenous communities
OTTAWA - Outgoing Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has launched a project to fund community-based mental health services in Northern and Indigenous communities. The legacy project will be run with support from th...
May 29, 2026

Poilievre says Carney's policies to blame for Canada dipping into recession territory
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is blaming Prime Minister Mark Carney's policies for Canada entering recession territory. Statistics Canada released a report Friday that said the economy...
May 29, 2026

Louisiana’s Legislature has passed a new congressional map to give the GOP another seat
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers passed a new congressional map Friday designed to help Republicans pick up a seat while eliminating one of the state's two majority-Black House districts, b...
May 29, 2026

Spurs-Thunder will be record-tying 5th Game 7 in the NBA so far in these playoffs
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - It is the year of Game 7. For the fifth time in this year's playoffs, a series is coming down to the ultimate game. San Antonio will visit Oklahoma City on Saturday night in Game ...
May 29, 2026

Game 7 awaits Spurs and Thunder, with NBA Finals berth against Knicks going to the winner
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The last time Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder played a Game 7 it was the ultimate game of ultimate games, one that decided last season's NBA championship. An...
May 29, 2026

Quebec lawyers finding creative ways to reach potential opioid class-action members
MONTREAL - When Caroline Rivest broke her ankle a few years ago, a doctor prescribed her a powerful opioid for three months to help with the pain. She was hooked in no time. After her prescription ran...
May 29, 2026

Bondi refuses to answer lawmakers' questions about Trump's involvement in Epstein files release
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions Friday on President Donald Trump's involvement in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files as she defended the Trum...
May 29, 2026

Ottawa's Dabrowski, Brazil's Stefani advance to doubles third round at French Open
PARIS - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani advanced to the third round of the French Open women's doubles tournament with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win over China's Qianhui Tang and Russia's...
May 29, 2026

Canadian, Ukrainian drone firms forge pact to supply Ukraine's military
OTTAWA - Drones made in Canada could be headed for the battlefield in Ukraine, thanks to a new corporate partnership between Canadian and Ukrainian drone makers. The defence ministers of Canada and Uk...
May 29, 2026

Bryan Adams, Wyclef Jean and more to headline FIFA countdown concert in Toronto
Bryan Adams is set to kick off the summer of '26 for the World Cup. The "Cuts Like a Knife" singer will headline a "countdown concert" in Toronto to launch the tournament alongside Haitian hitmaker Wy...
May 29, 2026