Category Archives: The Canadian Press

CF Montréal fires head coach Marco Donadel after ugly start to season
MONTRAL - CF Montral fired head coach Marco Donadel on Sunday after an ugly start to the Major League Soccer season. Montreal lost for the sixth time in seven games to begin the 2026 campaign Saturday...
Apr 12, 2026

Canadiens' Noah Dobson out with upper-body injury, to be re-evaluated in two weeks
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens will start the playoffs with a major hole on their blue line. Defenceman Noah Dobson will be re-evaluated in two weeks after suffering an upper-body injury in Saturda...
Apr 12, 2026

Think big: Canada should be open to risks as it invests in space, professor says
Canadians passionate about their country's role in space say investments in homegrown astronauts and businesses are vital in inspiring the nation's future steps to the stars - and the benefits that co...
Apr 12, 2026

'We weren't ready to go': Jets' playoff hopes take heavy hit in ugly loss to Flyers
WINNIPEG - In the moments after the final horn, for those Winnipeg Jets fans who stuck around to the bitter end of a 7-1 beatdown by the Philadelphia Flyers, the sounds of Bob Marley playing over the ...
Apr 12, 2026

Fréchette to be Quebec's next premier after winning CAQ leadership
DRUMMONDVILLE - Coalition Avenir Qubec members have named Christine Frchette as the new party leader and Quebec's 33rd premier. She will be sworn in before the Quebec legislature resumes on May 5. Frc...
Apr 12, 2026

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