Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Vancouver Canucks fire head coach Adam Foote after one season
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The Vancouver Canucks have fired head coach Adam Foote after a single season. The NHL team announced the news Tuesday, saying in a social media post that assistan...
May 19, 2026
Southampton expelled from English 2nd-division playoff final for spying on opponents
LONDON (AP) - Southampton was expelled from the Championship playoff on Tuesday after admitting to repeatedly spying on opponents. The English Football League reinstated Middlesbrough to play in the f...
May 19, 2026
Two people fined for fireworks after Canadiens beat Sabres in Game 7 of NHL playoffs
MONTREAL - Montreal police say two people will be fined for lighting fireworks in the city's downtown after the Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres Monday night in Game 7. Police did not give the amount...
May 19, 2026
Two people fined for fireworks after Canadiens beat Sabres in Game 7 of NHL playoffs
MONTREAL - Montreal police say two people will be fined for lighting fireworks in the city's downtown after the Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres Monday night in Game 7. Police did not give the amount...
May 19, 2026
Nigeria says its joint strikes with the US have killed 175 Islamic State fighters
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - A joint operation against Islamic State fighters by Nigeria and the United States has killed 175 of the fighters over the past few days, the Nigerian military said Tuesday. Milit...
May 19, 2026
Poll suggests many Canadians worry about sports betting turning into problem gambling
OTTAWA - Canadians worry about sports betting becoming a problem for people they know and more than one in 10 of those surveyed said they placed a wager on a sporting event in the last year, a new pol...
May 19, 2026
Poll suggests many Canadians worry about sports betting turning into problem gambling
OTTAWA - Canadians worry about sports betting becoming a problem for people they know and more than one in 10 of those surveyed said they placed a wager on a sporting event in the last year, a new pol...
May 19, 2026
Carney downplays Washington's decision to pause bilateral defence board
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has shrugged off a surprise move by the United States to suspend for review a bilateral defence board that predates the Cold War. "It has a long heritage but I woul...
May 19, 2026
Robert K. Irving, 'heart and soul' of J.D. Irving, Ltd., dies after cancer battle
FREDERICTON - Robert K. Irving, a senior member of the Irving family business empire synonymous with New Brunswick, has died at the age of 71 following a battle with cancer. Irving's family said in a ...
May 19, 2026
Quebecers love cheese — and salt — says new study aimed at encouraging healthy eating
MONTRAL - Cheese is a common fixture of nearly every meal eaten in Quebec, according to a major new study of Quebecers' eating habits. Funded by the Quebec government, the NutriQubec project collected...
May 19, 2026