Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Alouettes' Alexander still hurting — physically and emotionally — from Grey Cup loss
MONTREAL - Davis Alexander shuffled up to a wall of cameras and microphones with his head down and hands tucked in his pockets, his voice still heavy from the Grey Cup loss. Less than 48 hours after f...
Nov 18, 2025

First baseman Josh Naylor agrees to $92.5 million, 5-year contract with Seattle Mariners
SEATTLE (AP) - First baseman Josh Naylor and the Seattle Mariners finalized a $92.5 million, five-year contract on Monday. Naylor gets a $6.5 million signing bonus payable within 120 days of the deal'...
Nov 18, 2025

Edmonton and Red Deer to host 2027 world junior hockey championship
CALGARY - Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., will host the 2027 world junior hockey championship after two previous plans to share the international tournament between the cities were scuttled by the COVID...
Nov 18, 2025

Joly says Canada 'didn't get enough' benefits out of F-35 procurement deal
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says the Liberal government believes Canada "didn't get enough" industrial benefits out of its contract for American-made F-35 stealth fighter jets. Talking to r...
Nov 18, 2025

Group gets trapped after elevator in new light rail station breaks down
MONTREAL - Younes Rebbouhi said he initially thought it was funny when he realized he was on an elevator that had stopped moving, late Monday afternoon. Rebbouhi says he was among about 20 people desc...
Nov 18, 2025

After years away from Washington, Saudi crown prince gets warm embrace from Trump, US business
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington on Tuesday as the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia makes his first White House visit since the 2018 killi...
Nov 18, 2025

Quebec MNA Marwah Rizqy suspended from Liberal caucus, stripped of leadership duties
QUBEC - Quebec Liberal Marwah Rizqy has been suspended from caucus and stripped of her duties in the legislature because of what the party leader is calling a breach of trust. Liberal Leader Pablo Rod...
Nov 18, 2025

Leafs GM Brad Treliving reflects on team's disappointing start: 'Too much vanilla'
TORONTO - Brad Treliving isn't planning on making a coaching change. The Maple Leafs general manager has also had plenty of sleepless nights - and knows answers for his scuffling hockey club will like...
Nov 18, 2025

'Valid' questions for CFIA but few simple answers in wake of B.C. ostrich cull
Infectious disease veterinarian Scott Weese says the hundreds of ostriches shot dead on a rainy night at a British Columbia farm this month "probably weren't infected" with avian influenza at the time...
Nov 18, 2025

Sweden and Canada sign strategic partnership as royal couple visits Ottawa
OTTAWA - Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday morning and were welcomed at Rideau Hall by a small crowd of onlookers waving Swedish flags. Chief Justice Richard ...
Nov 18, 2025