Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Parti Québécois takes riding of Chicoutimi, continuing byelection win streak
SAGUENAY - The Parti Qubcois has won a byelection in the riding of Chicoutimi, less than eight months before Quebec's next general election. Preliminary results showed PQ candidate Marie-Karlynn Lafla...
Feb 23, 2026

Soldiers keep up clash with cartel gunmen a day after Mexico's military killed top drug lord
TAPALPA, Mexico (AP) - A day after the Mexican army killed the country's most powerful drug lord, the picturesque town where it happened was a study in contrasts. Children whose classes had been suspe...
Feb 22, 2026
Scores and schedule for Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026
Sunday's Scoreboard NBA Toronto 122 Milwaukee 94 Oklahoma City 121 Cleveland 113 Atlanta 115 Brooklyn 104 Golden State 128 Denver 117 Dallas 134 Indiana 130 Charlotte 129 Washington 112 Boston 111 L.A...
Feb 22, 2026

Partial U.S. government shutdown blamed for NEXUS closure at Canadian airports
Canadian airports are warning travellers that NEXUS and Global Entry pre-clearance programs for U.S.-bound flights are suspended, with Vancouver's airport linking the news with a partial U.S. governme...
Feb 22, 2026

Lakers unveil statue of Pat Riley, the coaching mastermind of their 1980s Showtime era
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers have unveiled a statue of Pat Riley outside their downtown arena to honour the head coach who masterminded their Showtime championship era. Riley was in atten...
Feb 22, 2026

Jacob Bridgeman holds on at Riviera for first PGA Tour title
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jacob Bridgeman heard cheers all day long for everyone but himself Sunday at Riviera until the final ovation. He made a nervy par putt on the 18th hole for a 1-over 72 and a most na...
Feb 22, 2026

Ottawa launching countrywide survey in buildup toward formal men's health strategy
OTTAWA - The federal government is taking its first steps toward developing a national men's health strategy, launching a survey for Canadians to weigh in. As previously reported by The Canadian Press...
Feb 22, 2026

Raptors snap Bucks' three-game streak with 122-94 road win
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Immanuel Quickley scored 32 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped the Milwaukee Bucks' three-game win streak with a 122-94 victory Sunday. Toronto's Brandon Ingram had 22 points, and...
Feb 22, 2026

Ukraine Olympian's banned skeleton helmet a rallying symbol at Ottawa demonstration
OTTAWA - As the Winter Olympics drew to a close on Sunday in Milan, Ukrainian slider Vladyslav Heraskevych's disqualification for wearing a helmet commemorating fallen Ukrainian athletes and coaches w...
Feb 22, 2026

Blue Jays rally falls short in 11-10 Grapefruit League loss to Red Sox
FORT MYERS - The Toronto Blue Jays fell 11-10 to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, scoring three times in the ninth before coming up short in their second Grapefruit League game of the spring. The Blue Ja...
Feb 22, 2026