Category Archives: The Canadian Press

CP NewsAlert: Marner scores in OT, Canada beats Czechia 4-3
MILAN - Mitch Marner has scored in overtime as Canada defeats Czechia 4-3 in their Olympic men's hockey quarterfinal. More to come. The Canadian Press
Feb 18, 2026

Hall of Fame defenceman Paul Coffey to make return to Oilers bench
EDMONTON - Paul Coffey is back behind the Edmonton Oilers bench. The former Oilers defenceman and Hall of Famer returns to the coaching staff after a previous two-year stint leading the club's defensi...
Feb 18, 2026

Canada names 24-player roster for SheBelieves Cup
Cloe Lacasse will return to Canada's national women's soccer team for the SheBelieves Cup next month. She hasn't laced her boots for Canada since October 2024 after she ruptured her ACL and sprained h...
Feb 18, 2026

Quebec father who drowned his children tells jury he has no memory of killings
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who drowned his two children in October 2022 in their family home near Montreal told a jury on Wednesday he doesn't have any memories from the day they died. Kamaljit Arora was...
Feb 18, 2026

Winter mix delivers Ontario freezing rain, blowing Prairie snow and East Coast wallop
Old Man Winter doled out a medley of punishment across Canada on Wednesday as freezing rain encased southern Ontario, cold and snow swept across the Prairies, and heavy snow blanketed the East Coast. ...
Feb 18, 2026

New report says youth should help guide Ottawa's campaign against online exploitation
OTTAWA - The federal government should listen to young people as it takes on the problem of online harms, a group of youth advocates told reporters on Parliament Hill Wednesday. The John Humphrey Cent...
Feb 18, 2026

Carney one step closer to majority government as Jeneroux crosses floor to Liberals
OTTAWA - Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux is now the third Conservative to cross the floor to the Liberal caucus in recent months - and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is accusing him of betraying voter...
Feb 18, 2026

In the news: P.M. fundraises in B.C., Polievre speaks for the Tories, Ramadan arrives
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney returning to B.C. week after mass shooting Prime Minister Mark Carney is returning to B.C. today, less...
Feb 18, 2026

B.C. budget 'lands in the middle' between cuts and safeguarding core services: Bailey
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister started to sell her "tough" budget Wednesday to business leaders who describe her deficit numbers as "scary," while other groups are tabulating the losse...
Feb 18, 2026

Carney's closed-door fundraisers a 'step back' for ethics in politics: expert
OTTAWA - The Liberal party's decision to hold closed-door fundraisers under Prime Minister Mark Carney's leadership is being criticized by experts in political ethics, with one calling the move a "ste...
Feb 18, 2026