Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Judge orders jailed Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora returned to house arrest
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - A judge ordered Thursday that Guatemalan journalist Jos Rubn Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in his latest stin...
Feb 12, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Canada's Courtney Sarault earns bronze in 500m short-track speedskating
MILAN - Canada's Courtney Sarault has earned Olympic bronze in the women's 500-metre event in short-track speedskating. More coming. The Canadian Press
Feb 12, 2026

Fact File: No evidence of trans shooter 'epidemic' in Canada, U.S.
Social media posts claiming a "pattern" or "epidemic" of transgender mass shooters spread online after a fatal shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., this week. Transgender people do not disproportionately ...
Feb 12, 2026

Some MPs alarmed by plan to allow cabinet to exempt entities from certain laws
OTTAWA - Some members of Parliament are slamming the Liberal government's plan to give new powers to cabinet to temporarily exempt individuals or corporations from some federal laws. The exemptions ar...
Feb 12, 2026

Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan war orphan will stand
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a U.S. government decision to reunite her with her Afghan family. ...
Feb 12, 2026

Canada's Victoria Mboko upsets Elena Rybakina to reach Qatar Open semifinals
DOHA - It's off to the semifinals at the Qatar Open tennis tournament for Canadian tennis star Victoria Mboko following yet another upset victory. The 19-year-old from Toronto earned a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 q...
Feb 12, 2026

Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign veteran receivers Kurleigh Gittens Jr. and Shemar Bridges
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed veteran receivers Kurleigh Gittens Jr. and Shemar Bridges on Thursday. Both players became CFL free agents Tuesday. Gittens Jr. spent the last two seasons wit...
Feb 12, 2026

Berrios apologizes to teammates, fans for absence during Blue Jays' post-season run
DUNEDIN - Jose Berrios is sorry he missed the Toronto Blue Jays' World Series appearance last year. Berrios formally apologized to his Blue Jays teammates after arriving at spring training and was con...
Feb 12, 2026

Feds say $20M loss at emergency stockpile was caused by open freezer door
OTTAWA - Federal public health officials say an open freezer door caused the loss of medication worth $20 million at the national emergency stockpile in December 2024, and the Conservative health crit...
Feb 12, 2026

‘You’re making this up,’ Miller tells Tory MP over media producers' group comments
OTTAWA - Culture Minister Marc Miller accused a Conservative MP Thursday of misleading a Parliamentary committee by claiming a comment from the head of an independent producers' group in support of th...
Feb 12, 2026