Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Wilkie wins Canada's first gold medal at Milan Cortina Paralympics
PREDAZZO - Natalie Wilkie won Canada's first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Paralympics on Sunday with a first-place finish in the women's standing para-biathlon competition. Wilkie, from Salmon Arm,...
Mar 08, 2026

Atle Lie McGrath wins first World Cup slalom since his Olympic exit into the forest
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) - From Olympic despair in a course-side forest to a joyous win in the World Cup. Atle Lie McGrath 's emotions came full circle Sunday when he protected his first-run lead ...
Mar 08, 2026

Roaring crowd of 8,992 sets a new Para ice hockey attendance record at Milan Cortina for US vs Italy
MILAN (AP) - The opening Para ice hockey match at the Milan Cortina Winter Games set a new record attendance for the sport at a major tournament. The preliminary round match between four-time defendin...
Mar 08, 2026

Even Japanese Emperor Naruhito and the royal family are Ohtani fans, make appearance at Tokyo Dome
TOKYO (AP) - Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko arrived at the Tokyo Dome for Japan's critical game Sunday against Australia at the World Baseball Classic. Even the royal family are fa...
Mar 08, 2026

Prime Minister Carney announces three byelections for April 13
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced three byelection for ridings in Ontario and Quebec which could result in the governing Liberals securing a razor-thin majority in the House of Commons...
Mar 08, 2026

The Honourable Rechie Valdez is set to lead Canada at the 70th session of the UNCSW
OTTAWA - Valdez, Canada's Minister for Women and Gender Equality, will highlight Ottawa's commitment to gender equality and share best practices with international partners. This year's priority theme...
Mar 08, 2026

Debate over a foreign spy service for Canada influenced by allies, money: study
OTTAWA - The decades-long debate over whether Canada should create a CIA-style foreign spy agency has been coloured by pressure from allies, budgetary restraint and internal federal rivalries, a new s...
Mar 08, 2026

Clock change marks progress for some Canadians, but is a pain for others
For some Canadians the twice-a-year changing of clocks is a welcome marker of progress through the seasons, but for many it's just a nuisance that comes with fatigue, confused pets and even safety iss...
Mar 08, 2026

Newcomers add energy in Flames 5-4 win over Hurricanes
CALGARY - The departures of Nazem Kadri and MacKenzie Weegar has created opportunity in Calgary and embracing it on Saturday were Joel Farabee and newly acquired Ryan Strome. Farabee scored twice as p...
Mar 08, 2026

Morrissey makes his presence felt in return to Jets
WINNIPEG - Josh Morrissey didn't just return to the Winnipeg Jets lineup on Saturday - he made history, skating into the franchise's record books. Playing his first game since suffering an upper-body ...
Mar 08, 2026