Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Raptors pick up team options on Dick, Walter rookie contracts
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors exercised the fourth-year team option on the rookie contract of guard-forward Gradey Dick and the third-year team option on the rookie contract of guard Ja'Kobe Walter, t...
Oct 21, 2025
Crews rescue 80 miners trapped in the Dominican Republic with no injuries or deaths reported
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Crews in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday rescued 80 miners who became trapped after a mine partially collapsed. No one was injured or killed, according to th...
Oct 21, 2025
Cricket Canada suspends CEO, citing 'negativity' around fraud charge
Cricket Canada has suspended chief executive officer Salman Khan effective immediately, albeit "with full pay and benefits." "This step is non-disciplinary and has been taken solely to preserve the in...
Oct 21, 2025
How B.C. man rescued himself from jaws of grizzly that ripped off his lips and scalp
Joe Pendry used his experience as a boxer to fight for his life when a mother grizzly attacked him, grabbed him by the head and inflicted horrific injuries in British Columbia's East Kootenay region t...
Oct 21, 2025
Humpback calf seen with deep gash after reported ferry strike off Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A group representing whale-watching operators has shared a photo of a young humpback with a deep gash in its back, which it said was likely inflicted by a ferry in waters off Vancouver las...
Oct 21, 2025
Styles Clash: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays makes 2025 World Series a study of contrasts
TORONTO - The 2025 World Series will be a clash of styles as the Toronto Blue Jays face the Los Angeles Dodgers for Major League Baseball's championship. How the two teams play and how their rosters w...
Oct 21, 2025
Blue Jays post-season success on the field encouraging Canadian youth to play ball
MONTREAL - Does the success of the Toronto Blue Jays have an impact on amateur baseball in Canada? Absolutely, according to Baseball Canada and Baseball Quebec. "Definitely, every time the Jays are su...
Oct 21, 2025
B.C. Mountie's lawyer admits messages broke RCMP code, but calls investigation biased
The decision from an RCMP conduct board about comments made by British Columbia police officers in a private group chat will have implications for officers across the country, a lawyer for a Coquitlam...
Oct 21, 2025
Fuel truck explodes in Nigeria and kills at least 31 people, police say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A tanker truck laden with gasoline exploded Tuesday in north-central Nigeria, killing at least 31 people, police said. The explosion occurred in the Bida area of Niger State afte...
Oct 21, 2025
Deion Sanders marvels at Shohei Ohtani's 'unbelievable' performance as LA returns to World Series
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Count Deion Sanders as impressed with the spectacular show that Shohei Ohtani staged in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series. "Can they just hand him the MVP during the game?" th...
Oct 21, 2025