Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Congo reports sharp rise in Ebola cases as WHO worries about outbreak's scale and speed
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The World Health Organization director-general openly worried Tuesday over the "scale and speed" of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where authorities repor...
May 19, 2026
In the news: Habs win game 7, TTC tentative deal struck, Snowbirds announcement
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Dobes 'bounces forward' to help Habs take Game 7 Jakub Dobes had a familiar name ringing in his ears. The Can...
May 19, 2026
Americans are looking back centuries to find Canadian ancestors — and citizenship
Cody Sibley was born and raised in Louisiana, but he always felt his family shared strong ties to Canada thanks to his Acadian ancestors from Nova Scotia. Sibley said that as an eighth-generation desc...
May 19, 2026
Snowbirds aerobatic team grounded until early 2030s while new planes purchased
MOOSE JAW - Canada's famous military aerial ambassadors - the Snowbirds - will soon be grounded. Defence Minister David McGuinty announced Tuesday that after this upcoming season, the nine-jet aerobat...
May 19, 2026
Dobes 'bounces forward' to help Canadiens take Game 7 over Sabres
BUFFALO - Jakub Dobes had a familiar name ringing in his ears. The Canadiens goaltender was the focus of a rabid KeyBank Center crowd after his team's lead shrank from 2-0 to 2-1. The catcalls got lou...
May 18, 2026
1 in 5 pregnant people in Ontario not screened properly for syphilis, new study says
TORONTO - A new study says one in five pregnant people in Ontario were not properly screened for syphilis, a preventable disease that can be fatal when passed from mother to baby. The research, publis...
May 18, 2026
Wembanyama has 41 points, 24 rebounds and Spurs top Thunder 122-115 in 2OT to open West finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds, Dylan Harper finished with 24 points and a team playoff-record seven steals, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thun...
May 18, 2026
Resilient Leslie plays hero and lifesaver for Charge in 2-1 win over Victoire
OTTAWA - There was a time when Rebecca Leslie wondered if she would play professional hockey. Her performance in Game 3 of the Professional Women's Hockey League Walter Cup final on Monday showed just...
May 18, 2026
Newhook scores in OT to lift Canadiens over Sabres 3-2 in Game 7
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - First, Tampa Bay. Now Buffalo. Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Newhook keeps coming up big in Game 7s. The 25-year-old scored his second seventh-game, series-clincher of the playo...
May 18, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Canadiens beat Sabres 3-2 in Game 7 overtime, advance to East final
BUFFALO - The Montreal Canadiens are moving on to the Eastern Conference final after defeating the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime tonight to win their second-round, best-of-seven playoff series in sev...
May 18, 2026