Category Archives: The Canadian Press
B.C. minister says local group plans to bid for Vancouver Whitecaps
British Columbia Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says the provincial government has been approached by a local group that wants to buy the Vancouver Whitecaps. The potential B.C.-based bid for the Major Lea...
May 06, 2026
Road closures, drones, and new stadium rules for World Cup in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver have unveiled details of preparations that include the closure of a major downtown road artery for more than two months. Taunya Geelhoed, chie...
May 06, 2026
Road closures, drones, and new stadium rules for World Cup in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver have unveiled details of preparations that include the closure of a major downtown road artery for more than two months. Taunya Geelhoed, chie...
May 06, 2026
Vancouver Starbucks murder suspect was still taking schizophrenia meds: prosecutor
VANCOUVER - A prosecutor in the murder trial of a man who stabbed a Vancouver Starbucks patron to death says the evidence doesn't establish that the suspect had stopped taking his schizophrenia medica...
May 06, 2026
Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer to seek additional medical opinions on forearm
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer is not making progress in recovering from right forearm tendinitis and will seek additional medical opinions. A 41-year-old right-hander, the ...
May 06, 2026
Do more for Iran activists and Canada diaspora threatened by regime, groups urge
OTTAWA - Iranian-Canadian groups are calling on Ottawa to do more to protect democracy activists inside Iran and to weed out transnational repression within Canada. "Unfortunately since the January ma...
May 06, 2026
Dembélé scores to send PSG back to the Champions League final by eliminating Bayern Munich
MUNICH (AP) - Ousmane Dembl scored early and Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Bayern Munich with a 1-1 draw to reach the Champions League final again on Wednesday. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia raced clear afte...
May 06, 2026
Carney says he'll consult Trudeau's committee on Senate picks
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney said he will consult with an independent advisory board set up under former prime minister Justin Trudeau before he moves to fill a growing list of Senate vacanci...
May 06, 2026
Whale in Vancouver Sea-Doo crash seen feeding, in good condition, next day: officials
VANCOUVER - Canada's Fisheries Department says a grey whale that was hit at high speed by a Sea-Doo in front of a horrified Vancouver crowd on Monday appeared in "good condition" the next day. The Fis...
May 06, 2026
Rookie running back Smith on familiar ground at Toronto Argonauts rookie camp
GUELPH - Isaiah Smith has plenty to get acclimated to in his first pro football camp, but the Toronto Argonauts' training facility isn't one of them. The six-foot-one, 230-pound running back was among...
May 06, 2026