Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Christopher Morales Williams aims to perfect race plan, defend 400m national title
Christopher Morales Williams is searching for perfection. The 21-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., is set to defend his national title this week at the Canadian track and field championships in Ottawa. Mor...
Jun 17, 2026
Ghana, Panama set to open World Cup competition tonight at Toronto Stadium
TORONTO - Ghana and Panama will launch their prove-'em-wrong World Cup campaigns tonight at Toronto Stadium. Soccer pundits don't give either Group L side a chance to finish ahead of England or Croati...
Jun 17, 2026
Retired sociologist Reginald Bibby proposes regional American expansion plan for CFL
Quebec City is very much on the CFL's expansion radar but Dr. Reginald Bibby feels the league should again incorporate American-based franchises. Last month, veteran journalist Sylvain Bouchard divulg...
Jun 17, 2026
Retired sociology professor Bibby sees definite advantages for CFL returning to U.S.
Dr. Reginald Bibby, a retired University of Lethbridge sociology professor and author, suggests in the appendix of his book The Canadian Transformation: 1975-2025 that the CFL should expand into four ...
Jun 17, 2026
Trump delays Clayton's nomination for intelligence director to try to push Congress on voter ID bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was delaying federal prosecutor Jay Clayton's nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a ...
Jun 17, 2026
In the news today: G7 summit wraps, what to know about CUSMA, FIFA fever continues
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney says he had several talks with Trump during G7 despite no official meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney s...
Jun 17, 2026
Vancouver bars rush beer and staff to the front line of World Cup's war on thirst
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's Tyler Broers said he's never seen anything like what unfolded on Saturday. Australian World Cup fans filled his multi-level sports bar, Dublin Calling, before and after their t...
Jun 17, 2026
Vancouver bars rush beer and staff to the front line of World Cup's war on thirst
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's Tyler Broers said he's never seen anything like what unfolded on Saturday. Australian World Cup fans filled his multi-level sports bar, Dublin Calling, before and after their t...
Jun 17, 2026
Police in Quebec municipalities issued thousands of fines for insulting officers
MONTREAL - Police in some of Quebec's largest metropolitan regions have handed out thousands of fines over the past six years to citizens for allegedly hurling insults at officers or other municipal o...
Jun 17, 2026
Inside Lytton's contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire
Mayor Denise O'Connor concedes that Lytton, B.C., looks "pretty empty" these days, aside from the homes of about 75 residents and a couple other buildings. It's almost five years since a wildfire kill...
Jun 17, 2026