Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Thousands rally in Toronto to support Iran uprising, call for regime change
TORONTO - Thousands of people gathered in downtown Toronto on Sunday to protest Iran's Islamic Republic and voice support for Iranians killed during weeks of countrywide unrest. Demonstrators filled S...
Feb 01, 2026

Oilers place goaltender Calvin Pickard on waivers
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have placed goaltender Calvin Pickard on waivers. The 33-year-old from Moncton had a 5-6-2 record this season with a 3.68 goals-against average and .871 save percentage....
Feb 01, 2026

Conservatives, Poilievre seek to carry convention momentum back into Parliament
OTTAWA - Political analysts say the federal Conservatives and leader Pierre Poilievre have momentum coming off a unifying convention in Calgary but the party still has a hill to climb in Parliament to...
Feb 01, 2026

Oilers' Bouchard named NHL's third star of the month
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard has been named the NHL's third star of the month. Bouchard topped all defencemen and ranked fourth among all skaters with 23 (eight goals, 15 assist...
Feb 01, 2026

No shortage of agreements in principle with CFL negotiation window opening
TORONTO - The CFL's free-agency process opened with quite a bang Sunday. The CFL negotiation window - the time when teams can contact pending free agents - opened at noon ET on Sunday. And roughly 16 ...
Feb 01, 2026

Dawson Creek RCMP announce charges against three people in 2023 homicide
DAWSON CREEK - Police in Dawson Creek, B.C., say three people have been charged with first-degree murder more than two years after a 37-year-old man was found dead in a vehicle on New Year's Eve in 20...
Feb 01, 2026

Montrealers protest Trump immigration crackdown, call out Canadian ‘complicity’
MONTREAL - Demonstrators gathered in Montreal on Sunday to protest the controversial crackdown by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, calling out ICE tactics as well as Canadian "complicity" in ...
Feb 01, 2026

5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father return to Minnesota from Texas detention facility
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held at an ICE facility in Texas, have been released following a judge's order. They have ret...
Feb 01, 2026

Russian drones kill at least 12 in Dnipro as Zelenskyy says more Russia-Ukraine talks next week
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro hit a bus carrying mineworkers and killed at least a dozen people, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday, hours after President ...
Feb 01, 2026

Swiss Alpine bar fire claims 41st victim, an 18-year-old Swiss national
ZURICH (AP) - An 18-year-old Swiss national has died in a Zurich hospital from injuries sustained in the Swiss Alpine bar fire, bringing the death toll to 41 a month after the tragedy. The victim died...
Feb 01, 2026