Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Florida man executed for killing his former manager at a convenience store
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of raping and fatal beating his manager at a Florida convenience store in 1988 was put to death Thursday evening in the state's 17th execution this year. Richard Ba...
Nov 20, 2025
Somi Lee leads LPGA Tour finale and Jeeno Thitikul takes big step toward player of the year
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Somi Lee decided to change her putting grip to be like Lydia Ko and it paid off in a big way Thursday in the CME Group Tour Championship, where the South Korean opened with an 8-un...
Nov 20, 2025
'Cocaine lawyer,' jeweller and blogger: Seven Canadians charged by U.S. authorities
WASHINGTON - Seven Canadians were charged for extradition to the United States, with U.S. law enforcement alleging they were part of Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned-fugitive Ryan Wedding's interco...
Nov 20, 2025
Cargo container removal begins on sinking barge off B.C.'s central coast
BELLA BELLA - A British Columbia First Nation says a barge sinking in waters along the central coast has been moved to a safer location, and containers on the vessel have now been scheduled to be remo...
Nov 20, 2025
Doug Ghim ties course record with a 60 at Sea Island in big step toward keeping PGA Tour card
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) - Doug Ghim narrowly missed a putt for 59 on a calm day of low scoring Thursday. He settled for a share of the course record on the Seaside course at Sea Island, posting a ...
Nov 20, 2025
Conservatives plan to try and amend asylum system rules in border security bill
OTTAWA - Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner said Thursday she plans to try and "amend the heck" out of the government's border security bill, Bill C-12, with a host of measures tar...
Nov 20, 2025
Major League Soccer's 2026 schedule to include seven-week break for FIFA World Cup
Major League Soccer has unveiled its 2026 schedule, complete with a seven-week break for the FIFA World Cup. The regular season starts on Feb. 21 with all 30 teams in action and will wrap on Nov. 7, f...
Nov 20, 2025
Judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation's capital. U.S. District Judge Jia Co...
Nov 20, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada to look at request for religious records through B.C. law
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case about applications for access to personal information held by Jehovah's Witnesses congregations. The congregations withheld information f...
Nov 20, 2025
Hosting FIFA World Cup makes for complicated 2026 MLS schedule for Toronto FC
TORONTO - Toronto FC will open the 2026 MLS season at FC Dallas on Feb. 21 with road games against Vancouver and FC Cincinnati to follow before playing nine straight games at BMO Field, starting with ...
Nov 20, 2025