Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Mavericks president Masai Ujiri says it was his decision to remove Jason Kidd as coach
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Mavericks president Masai Ujiri says it was a difficult decision, and his alone, to remove Jason Kidd as the team's coach after five seasons. A day after the Mavericks announced K...
May 20, 2026
Alex Newhook fans turn N.L. bars into 'mini Bell Centres' during Habs playoff games
ST. JOHN'S - Hockey fans in Alex Newhook's home province have gathered in bars and set aside politics as their hometown hero has helped secure the Montreal Canadiens a spot in the Eastern Conference f...
May 20, 2026
Anand says joining SAFE defence borrowing pact will help Canadian firms compete
OTTAWA - The European Parliament formally welcomed Canada into the defence borrowing and procurement agreement known as SAFE on Wednesday - making it the only non-European country to join. The Europea...
May 20, 2026
Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar to miss Game 1 of Western Conference Final against Vegas
DENVER (AP) - Colorado defenseman Cale Makar will miss Game 1 of the Western Conference Final against Vegas on Wednesday night with an upper-body injury. Coach Jared Bednar announced after the morning...
May 20, 2026
Carney lays out pipeline conditions before talks with Eby on B.C.'s priorities
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Columbia Premier David Eby have agreed to enter negotiations on B.C.'s economic priorities and Ottawa's role in national development projects. Carney...
May 20, 2026
Conservative MP Michael Chong meets with Taiwan president as China dials up pressure
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong said his meeting with Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday was meant to assert Canadian sovereignty in the face of Beijing's warnings to Canadian lawmake...
May 20, 2026
Progress, but work left to do in reform to Quebec youth protection system: minister
MONTRAL - Fewer than half of the recommendations from a landmark public inquiry into Quebec's youth protection services have been fully or largely implemented, says a five-year progress report release...
May 20, 2026
Jaques, Keller and Winn shortlisted for PWHL's defender of the year award
TORONTO - Sophie Jaques of the Vancouver Goldeneyes is one of three players on the shortlist for the PWHL's defender of the year award. The 25-year-old from Toronto is up against Megan Keller and Hale...
May 20, 2026
Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of Trump supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone - including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters - from receivin...
May 20, 2026
Quebec jail guards protest expired contract, growing use of drones to move contraband
MONTREAL - Quebec's corrections officers protested across the province today to bring attention to their expired collective agreement. Union members affiliated with the CSN federation gathered outside...
May 20, 2026