Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Golden Knights promote Ryan Craig to head coach from AHL
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Vegas Golden Knights have promoted Ryan Craig to head coach, replacing John Tortorella, the club announced Wednesday. Craig has been the organization's American Hockey League coac...
Jun 17, 2026

Military officials identify all 8 victims of fiery B-52 crash at California Air Force base
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The eight men killed in this week's fiery crash of a B-52 during a test flight at California's Edwards Air Force Base included four active duty airmen, a reservist and three civilia...
Jun 17, 2026

Fernandez, Starodubtseva advance to Nottingham doubles quarterfinals
NOTTINGHAM - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva advanced to the doubles quarterfinals at the Nottingham Open with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Taiwan's Wu Fang-Hsien and Japan's Eri H...
Jun 17, 2026

Groups launch constitutional challenge of Safe Third Country Agreement
OTTAWA - Amnesty International Canada and the Canadian Council for Refugees have filed a new Federal Court challenge to the constitutionality of the Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S. that say...
Jun 17, 2026

Auger-Aliassime overcomes tough test against Tien, reaches Halle quarterfinals
HALLE - Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime narrowly avoided an upset at the Terra Wortmann Open, rallying for a 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5) win over Learner Tien of the United States in second-round action Wed...
Jun 17, 2026

Trump administration to buy back another energy company's offshore wind leases for 4 more projects
The Trump administration said Wednesday it's buying back another energy company's U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, as it seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor...
Jun 17, 2026

Quebec bar to hold summit ahead of election on erosion of trust in institutions
QUBEC - Warning about the public's growing skepticism toward institutions, Quebec's bar association says it will hold a summit on the rule of law ahead of October's provincial election. The summit, de...
Jun 17, 2026

Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet to leave politics at end of term
QUBEC - Another Coalition Avenir Qubec cabinet minister is leaving politics. Labour Minister Jean Boulet said today in his riding of Trois-Rivires that he won't run for another term in the Oct. 5 prov...
Jun 17, 2026

More Canadians now report being affected by extreme weather, poll suggests
OTTAWA - The number of Canadians reporting having been directly affected by extreme weather events has increased since a year ago, a new poll suggests. An online poll by Leger of 1,512 Canadians from ...
Jun 17, 2026

U.S. Homeland Security secretary calls out 'fracturing' relationship with Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the "fracturing" relationship between Canada and the United States needs to be restored to ensure security in both countries, making...
Jun 17, 2026