Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Canada's Olympic skeleton team features 2024 world champion Clarke, veteran Channell
CALGARY - A couple of rookies and one veteran comprise Canada's skeleton team for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Hallie Clarke is a rookie, but the 21-year-old from Brighton, Ont., brings internat...
Jan 21, 2026
Miami defensive lineman Mesidor still tops CFL Scouting Bureau draft rankings
TORONTO - Miami defensive lineman Akheem Mesidor remains the top-ranked prospect for the 2026 CFL draft. The Ottawa native was ranked No. 1 in the CFL Scouting Bureau's winter edition Wednesday. The l...
Jan 21, 2026
Canada's Abigail Strate earns World Cup ski jumping bronze medal
ZA - Canada's Abigail Strate earned bronze in women's ski jumping World Cup competition on Wednesday. The Calgary native scored 222.3 points in the normal hill event for her fourth World Cup medal of ...
Jan 21, 2026
Montreal's Jacques Cartier Bridge reopened after building at foot of span caught fire
MONTREAL - Montreal police have taken over an investigation into a building fire that forced the complete closure on Wednesday of the Jacques Cartier Bridge, a major span to the city's South Shore. A ...
Jan 21, 2026
Carney to meet with cabinet in Quebec City before Parliament resumes
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Quebec City on Thursday for two days of private meetings with his cabinet to prepare for Parliament's return next week. The cabinet retreat begins the ...
Jan 21, 2026
Trump says Carney is not 'grateful' in Davos speech
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Mark Carney is not "grateful" after the prime minister warned an international audience that the world has entered a dangerous new age of g...
Jan 21, 2026
Veteran goalkeeper William Yarbrough brings more than experience to Toronto FC
TORONTO - Toronto FC got more than a healthy dollop of experience when it signed veteran goalkeeper William Yarbrough. It also acquired a boatload of energy. Yarbrough does more than whistle while he ...
Jan 21, 2026
As the planet warms, how can the Winter Olympics and Paralympics adapt?
TORONTO - Climate change is rapidly shrinking the number of reliable hosts for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, say Canadian researchers studying how to adapt the Games as a new paper floats the i...
Jan 21, 2026
As the planet warms, how can the Winter Olympics and Paralympics adapt?
TORONTO - Climate change is rapidly shrinking the number of reliable hosts for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, say Canadian researchers studying how to adapt the Games as a new paper floats the i...
Jan 21, 2026
PWHLers, NHL commissioner among fans of gay hockey drama 'Heated Rivalry'
Erin Ambrose isn't much of a reader. At least, she wasn't until she discovered "Heated Rivalry." Like millions of people around the globe, the Montreal Victoire defender was enraptured watching Crave'...
Jan 21, 2026