Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Canadian QB Elgersma says ‘it was time to come home’ after signing with Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Taylor Elgersma doesn't view coming to the CFL and signing with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this week as a consolation prize. The Canadian quarterback from London, Ont., told reporters in a v...
Apr 17, 2026
Last-place Vancouver Canucks looking to move past difficult season
VANCOUVER - The last four months haven't been easy for Thatcher Demko. Season-ending hip surgery and gruelling rehab have been tough on the Vancouver Canucks goaltender. Being sidelined for a second s...
Apr 17, 2026
Woodbine jockey Pietro Moran looking to build upon his stellar 2025 campaign
TORONTO - Pietro Moran has a tough act to follow. His own. The 20-year-old jockey will have two mounts when Woodbine Racetrack's 2026 thoroughbred meet opens Saturday. Last year as an apprentice, Mora...
Apr 17, 2026
Fernandez falls in three-set thriller to top seed Rybakina in Stuttgart quarterfinal
STUTTGART - Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., fell 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (6) to top seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in a quarterfinal Friday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Rybakina improved to 3-2 aga...
Apr 17, 2026
Senators look to build off recent playoff experience against top-seeded Hurricanes
OTTAWA - Ottawa captain Brady Tkachuk says the Senators have achieved their goal coming into the season by returning to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Now comes the next step, as the Senators open their fi...
Apr 17, 2026
Dobes embraces showdown with Vasilevskiy as Canadiens prepare to face Lightning
BROSSARD - Jakub Dobes is well aware of the massive gap in experience. The Montreal Canadiens goaltender is a fresh-faced rookie with fewer than 60 games under his belt. Andrei Vasilevskiy, meanwhile,...
Apr 17, 2026
Coast Guard searches for 6 people after losing contact with boat following Typhoon Sinlaku
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard was searching for six people after losing contact with their disabled boat off the coast of Guam following Typhoon Sinlaku. The crew of the 145-foot (44-meter...
Apr 17, 2026
'They suck': Lutnick criticizes Canada's trade strategy
OTTAWA - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick attacked Canada's trade strategy on Friday, adding, "They suck." Lutnick was responding to a report in the Financial Post quoting Canada's former chief ...
Apr 17, 2026
Judge declines to dismiss case in 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz, setting up 3rd trial
NEW YORK (AP) - The murder case surrounding the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz is on track for a third trial, after a judge declined Friday to dismiss charges against the onetime New York ...
Apr 17, 2026
NHLPA poll has Crosby as top coaching candidate, Nylander most stylish
TORONTO - Sidney Crosby is seen by his peers as the NHL player most likely to become a head coach, according to the National Hockey League Players' Association's annual player poll released Friday. Th...
Apr 17, 2026