Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Drug crimes up for first time in 12 years, bucking long-term national trend: StatCan
Statistics Canada says the rate of police-reported drug crime is up for the first time in 12 years but remains well below a "historic peak" recorded in 2011, with cannabis legalization being a major f...
Oct 29, 2025

Former teammates Rourke, Adams., to square off in West Division semifinal
Former teammates Nathan Rourke and Vernon Adams Jr. will square off Saturday for the third time this season. Rourke and Adams will be under centre for their respective teams when the B.C. Lions host t...
Oct 29, 2025

Melissa partly to blame for wet, windy Halloween in Maritimes, Quebec and Ontario
HALIFAX - Residents of the Maritimes, Quebec and southern Ontario can expect wet, blustery weather this weekend, but a senior meteorologist says Hurricane Melissa is only partly to blame. The latest f...
Oct 29, 2025

Milan-Cortina reaches 100-day countdown with ice hockey arena still under construction
MILAN (AP) - With 100 days to go until the start of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, preparations are going right down to the wire. The ice hockey arena that is set to welcome back NHL players to th...
Oct 29, 2025

'Call 1-800-Doug-Ford': Ontario, N.B. courting Quebec doctors unhappy with pay law
MONTREAL - Ontario and New Brunswick are openly courting Quebec doctors upset over a recent provincial law that imposes a new method of remuneration on physicians. While Premier Franois Legault critic...
Oct 29, 2025

Bank of Canada governor says AI could be both good and bad for Canada's economy
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says it doesn't know how new artificial intelligence products will affect the Canadian economy. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the technology has the potential f...
Oct 29, 2025

Forge's Nimick and Rama, Ottawa's Abatneh up for CPL top defender award
Forge FC's Daniel Nimick and Rezart Rama and Atletico Ottawa's Noah Abatneh are the finalists for the Canadian Premier League's Defender of the Year award. Abatneh is also nominated for the league's B...
Oct 29, 2025

Sportsnet apologizes for World Series streaming disruption as fans outraged
Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Sportsnet is apologizing to customers after its Sportsnet+ streaming service crashed during Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday. "Some Sportsnet+ customers experienced ...
Oct 29, 2025

Inter Miami's Messi continues to lead MLS salary ranks, LAFC's Son comes in second
Djordje Mihailovic's move to Toronto FC came with a $503,000 bump in pay (all figures in U.S. dollars), according to the latest salary figures released by the MLS Players Association. The 26-year-old ...
Oct 29, 2025

CFL passing leaders Mitchell, Rourke top CFL's division all-star squads
TORONTO - Quarterbacks Bo Levi Mitchell and Nathan Rourke, the CFL's leading passers this season, headline the Divisional All-CFL teams. Both teams were unveiled Wednesday. Voting was conducted by the...
Oct 29, 2025