Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Hamilton's Alena Sharp headlines 2026 inductee class for Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
Alena Sharp figured she'd be in the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame some day, she just didn't think it would be this fast. Sharp, from Hamilton, headlined the class of inductees named to the Hall on Tuesda...
Mar 10, 2026
Minister says more than 7,000 Canadians have fled Middle East
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says more than 7,000 Canadians have left the Middle East since the latest conflict began. Anand told reporters Tuesday that includes more than 4,300 Canad...
Mar 10, 2026
Alabama governor commutes death sentence of inmate whose accomplice fired fatal shot
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim...
Mar 10, 2026
Conservatives seek to remove barriers to alcohol shipments across provincial borders
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are pushing to allow Canada Post to ship alcohol between provinces, saying the Liberals have failed to live up to their pledge to remove interprovincial trade barrie...
Mar 10, 2026
Man who shot at car didn't mean to kill Montreal teenager, his lawyer tells court
MONTREAL - The lawyer for one of the men charged in the drive-by shooting of a 15-year-old girl in Montreal told a jury on Tuesday his client should be found guilty of manslaughter, not murder. Marc L...
Mar 10, 2026
U.S. museum returns remains of 12 Canadian soldiers from the First World War
OTTAWA - After more than 100 years, an American medical museum has returned the partial human remains of 12 Canadian soldiers from the First World War. The Department of National Defence would not say...
Mar 10, 2026
Canada's Wilkie wins third medal at Paralympics with cross-country sprint bronze
MILAN - Canada's Natalie Wilkie now has a medal of every colour at the Milan Cortina Paralympics after claiming bronze in Tuesday's women's sprint classic standing cross-country skiing race. Wilkie, f...
Mar 10, 2026
Canada names 21-player roster for final CONCACAF Women's U-17 Qualifiers
Melyna Alexis, Gabriela Istocki, Lacey Kindel and Reed Tingley, who represented Canada at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, have been named to the Canadian 21-player roster for the final round of ...
Mar 10, 2026
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston apologizes and reverses some budget cuts amid outcry
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says weeks of pointed feedback forced him to recognize his government made some mistakes when it announced $130 million in cuts in his government's last budge...
Mar 10, 2026
Serial killer Allan Legere, New Brunswick's 'Monster of the Miramichi,' dead at 78
HALIFAX - Allan Legere, the serial killer known as the "Monster of the Miramichi," has died in prison at the age of 78. Legere died in the maximum security Edmonton Institution, Correctional Service C...
Mar 10, 2026