Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Winger Boeser, defenceman Buium latest Vancouver Canucks added to injured list
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have added two more names to their extensive list of injured players. The NHL team announced Monday that winger Brock Boeser and defenceman Zeev Buium have been place...
Jan 26, 2026

NHL fines Leafs' Nylander US$5,000 for flipping middle finger at broadcast camera
NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs veteran forward William Nylander has been fined US$5,000 for making an inappropriate gesture, the NHL announced Monday. Nylander flipped his middle finger at a broadcast...
Jan 26, 2026

Water damage, electrical issues force more residents from Manitoba First Nation
WINNIPEG - More residents are being asked to leave a northern Manitoba First Nation dealing with a water crisis brought on by a power outage, as crews continue to fix damaged houses and buildings. Pim...
Jan 26, 2026

Former member of Parliament Kirsty Duncan dies at age 59
TORONTO - Former cabinet minister, scientist and champion for safe sport Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59. Duncan had made public her multiple operations, radiation and chemotherapy to treat he...
Jan 26, 2026

No possession arrests without 'extenuating circumstances': head of B.C. police chiefs
VICTORIA - The president of the BC Association of Chiefs of Police says people will not be arrested for possession of small amounts of drugs after the end of decriminalization on Jan. 31, "unless ther...
Jan 26, 2026

Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to running a drug smuggling ring
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitiv...
Jan 26, 2026

Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to running a drug smuggling ring
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitiv...
Jan 26, 2026

Feds say more than 22,000 firearms reported in first week of compensation program
OTTAWA - Public Safety Canada says gun owners reported 22,251 firearms to the federal government in the first week of a program to provide compensation for banned guns. Owners of outlawed firearms hav...
Jan 26, 2026

Bovino to leave Minneapolis as Trump reshuffles the leadership of his immigration crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration reshuffles leadership...
Jan 26, 2026

Former member of Parliament Kirsty Duncan dies at age 59
TORONTO - Former cabinet minister, scientist and champion for safe sport Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59. Duncan had made public her multiple operations, radiation and chemotherapy to treat he...
Jan 26, 2026