Category Archives: The Canadian Press

A look at some potential candidates for the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership
MONTREAL - After more than seven years in power, Quebec Premier Franois Legault announced on Jan. 15 that he would step down after the Coalition Avenir Qubec chooses his replacement. The upcoming lead...
Jan 20, 2026

Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canadian freestyle ski team into Milan Cortina Games
TORONTO - Star moguls skier Mikal Kingsbury heads to the Milan Cortina Winter Games looking for two medals as part of Canada's freestyle skiing team. Freestyle Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committe...
Jan 20, 2026

Agriculture minister says first exports of canola seed and beef soon going to China
China is moving quickly to import Canadian canola and beef after Ottawa struck a deal with Beijing to reduce tariffs, Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said Tuesday. MacDonald told reporter...
Jan 20, 2026

Man City loses to tiny Bodø/Glimt 3-1 in Champions League stunner
Manchester City slumped to one of the most humiliating upsets in Champions League history, losing to a 3-1 at tiny Norwegian club Bod/Glimt on Tuesday. The second-half sending-off of Rodri completed a...
Jan 20, 2026

Veteran harness driver Doug McNair earns 5,000th career racing victory
He's won Breeders Crown events and been named Canada's best driver, but achieving 5,000 career wins might rank as Doug McNair's top harness-racing accomplishment. The 36-year-old Guelph, Ont. resident...
Jan 20, 2026

Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal prosecutors served grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded law enforcement during a sweeping ...
Jan 20, 2026

Westlake heads to sixth Paralympic Games as Canada's Para hockey team named
CALGARY - Veteran forward Greg Westlake heads to his sixth Paralympic Games as Canada's Para hockey team looks for its first Olympic gold medal in 20 years at the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics. Wes...
Jan 20, 2026

Mexico sends 37 cartel members to US in latest offer to Trump administration
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's security minister said Tuesday that it had sent another 37 members of Mexican drug cartels to the United States, as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on governm...
Jan 20, 2026

Ottawa, provinces ask Supreme Court to uphold law that allows routine traffic stops
MONTREAL - Lawyers representing the attorneys general of Canada and several provinces asked the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday to uphold a Quebec law allowing police to make routine traffic stops ...
Jan 20, 2026

Phillies president Dombrowski says losing prized free agent Bo Bichette to Mets a gut punch
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bo Bichette spurning the Phillies for the National League East rival New York Mets was akin to a gut punch for the NL East champions. A two-time All-Star shortstop with the Toronto...
Jan 20, 2026