Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Grey Cup victory is top priority for veteran Calgary receiver Dominique Rhymes
At this point in his CFL career, the Grey Cup trumps regular-season accomplishments for Dominique Rhymes. Three times over eight seasons the veteran receiver has cracked the 1,000-yard plateau and bee...
Oct 31, 2025
Forge, Cavalry renew playoff rivalry with place in CPL championship game on the line
Two familiar foes square off Sunday when Forge FC hosts defending CPL champion Cavalry FC with a berth in the Nov. 9 championship game against Atletico Ottawa on the line. The matchup is a repeat of t...
Oct 31, 2025
Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown
BOSTON (AP) - Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using emergenc...
Oct 31, 2025
Devon White to throw out first pitch at Game 6 of World Series, Grenon to sing anthem
TORONTO - Former Blue Jays outfielder Devon White will throw out the first pitch, while singer-songwriter David Grenon will perform the Canadian national anthem before Game 6 of the World Series betwe...
Oct 31, 2025
Clocks turning back won't make up for a World Series worth of late nights: expert
TORONTO - Bleary-eyed Blue Jays fans may be looking forward to an extra hour of sleep when they turn the clocks back on Sunday, but an expert says it won't be enough to make up for a World Series wort...
Oct 31, 2025
Alabama man charged with threatening rabbis, imam and others in multiple Southern states
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Federal prosecutors have charged an Alabama man with making threatening calls and texts to multiple rabbis, an imam and others in the South, including telling one that "I want ...
Oct 31, 2025
Analysts say Carney-Xi meeting set right tone, urge caution on next steps
OTTAWA - Some analysts say Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping might set the right tone in moving the bilateral relationship forward, though they also urge caution. ...
Oct 31, 2025
Forge FC's Bobby Smyrniotis up for CPL top coach for a seventh straight year
Forge FC's Bobby Smyrniotis has been nominated for Canadian Premier League coach of the year for a seventh straight season. Smyrniotis finally won the award last year after missing out his first five ...
Oct 31, 2025
Vaccine records aren't up to date for more than half of Ottawa, Toronto students assessed: public health
TORONTO - Public health records for Ottawa and Toronto schools show that among the cohorts assessed this year, more than half of the students did not have up-to-date immunization records, which expert...
Oct 31, 2025
Canadians Fernandez, Mboko to meet in semifinals of Hong Kong Open
HONG KONG - Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Victoria Mboko are set to clash in the semifinals of the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament after cruising to quarterfinal wins on Friday. Fernandez, the secon...
Oct 31, 2025