Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Highest proportion of people since 2017 say Canada is on the right track: poll
OTTAWA - The number of Canadians who believe the country is heading in the right direction has hit its highest percentage since 2017, according to a new poll from Abacus Data. The poll published Sunda...
May 24, 2026
West Ham relegated from Premier League and Spurs stay up as Guardiola, Salah make emotional exits
West Ham was relegated and Tottenham survived on an emotional final day of the Premier League season when Pep Guardiola and Mohamed Salah made their exits after record-breaking spells in English socce...
May 24, 2026
Western Canadian premiers set to meet in Alberta as province grapples with separatism
Premiers from Western Canada and the northern territories are set to gather in Alberta to discuss business, trade and their neighbouring relationships, all while the host province stews over a monumen...
May 24, 2026
Helmet worn by Canadian F1 great Gilles Villeneuve sells for record US$1.25M
MONTREAL - Gilles Villeneuve's helmet from his final Formula One race in 1982 has sold for a record US$1.25 million ($1.727 million), according to a motorsports memorabilia collector. Darren Jack, pre...
May 24, 2026
Carney welcomes World Cup to Ottawa as Canada prepares to host matches next month
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney may have been the first Canadian to ever hoist the FIFA World Cup trophy - an honour typically reserved for tournament winners - as he welcomed FIFA president Giann...
May 24, 2026
Carney welcomes World Cup to Ottawa as Canada prepares to host matches next month
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney may have been the first Canadian to ever hoist the FIFA World Cup trophy - an honour typically reserved for tournament winners - as he welcomed FIFA president Giann...
May 24, 2026
'Owe it to our fans': Canadiens keen for better home-ice effort in Game 3
RALEIGH - Nick Suzuki trudged off the ice hoping it wasn't his team's closing act at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens were embarrassed 8-3 by the Buffalo Sabres in Game 6 of their second-round playoff s...
May 24, 2026
Canada's Gabriel Diallo retires due to injury in opening match at French Open
PARIS - Gabriel Diallo is out of the French Open. The Montreal native retired due to injury from his opening-round match against Australian James Duckworth on Sunday at the tennis Grand Slam event. Du...
May 24, 2026
Turkish police storm offices of main opposition CHP party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets
ANKARA (AP) - Police stormed the offices of Turkey's main opposition CHP party on Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials who had been holed up inside for three da...
May 24, 2026
Best of times, worst of times: Montreal clinic cares for pregnant women with cancer
MONTREAL - On May 15, 2024, Habalet Andre Loblegnon learned she was pregnant for the fourth time. Two weeks later, she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. She had noticed a lump under her ri...
May 24, 2026