Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Gallant Strides: Curling double duty has its advantages at the Winter Olympics
Brett Gallant will make history at the Milan Cortina Olympics when he becomes the first Canadian curler to compete in two disciplines at the same Winter Games. It's a development that should also nega...
Dec 04, 2025

Jets' Comrie bounces back in shootout loss to Canadiens: 'Absolutely fantastic'
MONTREAL - Eric Comrie wasn't happy to be pulled during Monday's 5-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, but he also didn't sulk. The Winnipeg Jets goalie - filling the starter's role with MVP netminder Conno...
Dec 04, 2025

In the news: Food prices rise, First Nations to meet Feds, B.C. Conservative chaos
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Food prices to rise 4-6% next year: report Expect food to take up a bigger share of household budgets next ye...
Dec 04, 2025

Consultations set to begin on controversial Quebec constitution bill
MONTREAL - A draft constitution tabled two months ago by the Quebec government was supposed to be a unifying declaration of Quebecers' common values, but it has instead been denounced as ill-conceived...
Dec 04, 2025

John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader to avoid 'civil war'
VICTORIA - After a messy and confusing endgame, John Rustad's leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C. is finally over - but the battle over the ideological direction of the party that he took to ...
Dec 04, 2025

Why was 'incredible' giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.'s big-tree protection law?
Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island. The monumental cedar stood in what was one ...
Dec 04, 2025

Key ministers address Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa after Hodgson is bumped
OTTAWA - Several key federal cabinet ministers addressed the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa Thursday, including Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne. But Energy Minister Tim Hodg...
Dec 04, 2025

Dr. Roberta Bondar, 1st Canadian woman in space, turns 80
Dr. Roberta Bondar was the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist to travel to space. As she celebrates her 80th birthday on Thursday, the Sault-Ste-Marie-born Bondar reflects on the future of...
Dec 04, 2025

Arctic air, coastal flooding, and high winds forecast for parts of Atlantic Canada
Icy cold weather is sweeping into parts of Atlantic Canada starting today, while other regions begin to shake off the effects of yesterday's nor'easter. Environment Canada has issued a yellow warning ...
Dec 04, 2025
Caufield scores shootout winner, Canadiens beat Jets 3-2 to snap 2-game skid
MONTREAL (AP) - Cole Caufield scored the shootout winner after a frantic overtime period as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in a back-and-forth game on Wednesday night. Juraj Sla...
Dec 04, 2025