Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Over 80 migrants are missing from a boat that capsized after leaving Libya, UN says
CAIRO (AP) - More than 80 migrants went missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean, the U.N. migration agency said Tuesday. The bodies of at least t...
Apr 07, 2026

Iran has allowed two French former detainees to leave the country, Macron says
PARIS (AP) - Iran has allowed two French former detainees, Ccile Kohler and Jacques Paris, to leave the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday. They had been holed up in French diploma...
Apr 07, 2026

Jets' Scheifele connects with Connor to earn 900th NHL point: 'It's just instinct'
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele's 900th career NHL point came exactly how one might expect: setting up Kyle Connor, his longtime linemate. The veteran centre reached the milestone with a second-period assis...
Apr 07, 2026

These patients without drug coverage are eagerly awaiting generic Ozempic in Canada
TORONTO - Anne Welch worked a physically demanding job at her local SPCA - lifting pets, cleaning kennels and walking dogs - until she retired at age 71. With the loss of that physical activity, coupl...
Apr 07, 2026

Gunmen attack building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul
ISTANBUL (AP) - Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said....
Apr 07, 2026

Dodgers pound Blue Jays, Scherzer makes early exit in World Series rematch
TORONTO - The Los Angeles Dodgers picked up where they left off in their return to Rogers Centre. Teoscar Hernandez and Freddie Freeman hit two-run homers, Dalton Rushing went deep twice and Shohei Oh...
Apr 07, 2026

In the news today: Gibbons on Artemis, N.S. solar power, Alberta separation hearing
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... 'Payoff day': Jenni Gibbons on watching Artemis II crew make lunar history Canadian astronaut Jenni Gibbons i...
Apr 07, 2026

'Tyranny of the minority': Court hears injunction bid on Alberta separation petition
EDMONTON - A court hearing began Tuesday for an Alberta First Nation's request to at least temporarily put on ice a petition to force a vote on whether the province should quit Canada. Sturgeon Lake C...
Apr 07, 2026

‘Payoff day’: Jenni Gibbons on watching Artemis II crew make lunar history
The Artemis II mission has at times left Jenni Gibbons feeling tense - and tired. But the sometimes bated breath and fatigue aren't hindering the Calgary-born astronaut from taking in the historic mis...
Apr 07, 2026

Eight years after Humboldt Broncos crash, Green Shirt Day encourages organ donation
Eight years after the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the legacy of one junior hockey player continues with an annual reminder for Canadians to register as organ donors. Green Shirt Day is a nation...
Apr 07, 2026