Category Archives: The Canadian Press
In the news today: Interest rates, Manitoba First Nation lockdown, Missing N.S. kids
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Bank of Canada expected to keep benchmark rate at 2.25% amid Iran war oil price spike The Bank of Canada is w...
Apr 29, 2026
Davis Schneider's brother died of an overdose. The Blue Jay says naloxone can save others
TORONTO - To Davis Schneider, his older brother Steven was "kind of like a Superman." "He worked as a nurse up until he died. He worked every single day to help people in need," the Toronto Blue Jays ...
Apr 29, 2026
Davis Schneider's brother died of an overdose. The Blue Jay says naloxone can save others
TORONTO - To Davis Schneider, his older brother Steven was "kind of like a Superman." "He worked as a nurse up until he died. He worked every single day to help people in need," the Toronto Blue Jays ...
Apr 29, 2026
A timeline of key events in the Nova Scotia missing kids investigation
HALIFAX - Four-year-old Jack Sullivan and his six-year-old sister Lilly were reported missing from their home in Lansdowne Station, N.S., on May 2, 2025. Almost a year later, the investigation continu...
Apr 29, 2026
One year later, RCMP saying little about disappearance of two Nova Scotia children
HALIFAX - Almost a year after RCMP began investigating the sudden disappearance of two children from their rural Nova Scotia home, the Mounties still say there is no evidence of an abduction or crimin...
Apr 29, 2026
Scottie Barnes fuels Raptors heading into Game 5 against Cavaliers
CLEVELAND - The Toronto Raptors look to build on a two-game push when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 tonight. Raptors forward Scottie Barnes has set the tone, averaging a series-best 25....
Apr 29, 2026
Canadiens seek top-six production against host Lightning in Game 5
TAMPA - The Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning are tied 2-2 as their first-round series resumes tonight in Florida for Game 5. The matchup opened with three straight overtime games before Tamp...
Apr 29, 2026
Myles Gray death hearing delayed as lawyer for officer appointed provincial judge
VANCOUVER - A public hearing in Vancouver into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 has again been delayed after a lawyer representing one of the seven Vancouver officers under investigatio...
Apr 29, 2026
Higher, lower or hold? Bank of Canada says direction for key rate is up in the air
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady for a fourth consecutive time Wednesday, but officials warned uncertainty over the war in Iran and the future of U.S. tariffs could ...
Apr 29, 2026
Draisaitl ignites desperate Oilers in clutch 4-1 win over Ducks
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers took a lead - and finally held it. Leon Draisaitl scored a pair of goals, and Evan Bouchard had three assists as the Oilers dug deep to stave off elimination, defeating ...
Apr 28, 2026