Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Canada's Fernandez falls to Andreeva in Madrid Open quarterfinals
MADRID - Canada's Leylah Fernandez was eliminated from the Madrid Open clay-court tournament with a 7-6 (1), 6-3 loss to ninth-seeded Mirra Andreeva in Tuesday's quarterfinals. Andreeva saved three se...
Apr 28, 2026
2030 Winter Olympics organizers weigh Paris or Lyon for ice hockey after Nice impasse
PARIS (AP) - French organizers of the 2030 Winter Olympics are looking at alternative locations for ice hockey outside of Nice, including in Paris and Lyon, because of a political deadlock involving t...
Apr 28, 2026
Belarus frees prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut in a 10-person prisoner swap
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been released from jail in Belarus in a swap with Poland that saw a total of 10 people freed as the authoritarian leader of Belarus seek...
Apr 28, 2026
89-year-old man arrested for allegedly wounding at least 4 people with a shotgun in Greek capital
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Police in Greece on Tuesday arrested an 89-year-old man who allegedly opened fire with a shotgun in a social security office and a courthouse in central Athens, wounding at least...
Apr 28, 2026
In the news today: Economic update, OPP officer dead, Parents on social media ban
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Prime Minister Mark Carney promises 'good news' in spring economic update Prime Minister Mark Carney is sugge...
Apr 28, 2026
Fires, drought and water woes to begin B.C.'s wildfire season
VANCOUVER - A cluster of wildfires are burning in British Columbia, many of them on land that is already parched, marking the beginning of a season that has some officials planning for how to conserve...
Apr 28, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney promises 'good news' in spring economic update
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Liberals are "good fiscal managers" - and he'll have the chance to prove it when the federal government tables its spring economic update Tuesday afternoon...
Apr 28, 2026
Theodore's overtime goal lifts Golden Knights to 5-4 win over Mammoth; series tied 2-all
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Shea Theodore scored on a snap shot from the high slot with 51.5 seconds left in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 5-4 on Monday night after squandering...
Apr 27, 2026
OPP officer dead after crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg: police
COBOURG - Sgt. Brandon Malcolm was a respected police officer whose life was "taken far too soon" while on duty in a highway crash east of Toronto, said Ontario Provincial Police commissioner Thomas C...
Apr 27, 2026
Rescuers recover last victims from Indonesia train wreck that killed 15 and injured dozens
BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) - Rescuers finished removing victims from a damaged commuter train car Tuesday, confirming that the crash outside Indonesia's capital killed 15 people, all of whom were women. T...
Apr 27, 2026