Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Vancouver Canucks trade winger Kiefer Sherwood to San Jose Sharks
VANCOUVER - Kiefer Sherwood stepped off the ice to life-altering news on Monday. Still dressed in Vancouver's colours, the bruising winger learned he was no longer a Canuck. The NHL team dealt him to ...
Jan 19, 2026

Layoff notices sent to thousands of federal government workers
OTTAWA - Thousands of workers across the federal public service have received notices that their jobs may be cut, many of them landing in the last week. The Public Service Alliance of Canada said 1,77...
Jan 19, 2026

Bombers sign veteran kicker Sergio Castillo to two-year contract extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have re-signed American kicker Sergio Castillo and Australian punter Jamieson Sheahan, the CFL club announced Monday. Castillo's extension is for two years, while ...
Jan 19, 2026

Bulgaria’s left-leaning president Rumen Radev says he is stepping down
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Bulgaria's left-leaning president Rumen Radev announced on Monday that he is stepping down. In a televised address, Radev said that he will formally submit his resignation to th...
Jan 19, 2026

Dingo pack surrounded Canadian found dead on beach, Australian police say
BRISBANE - Australian police are investigating the death of a Canadian woman, whose body was found on a beach surrounded by a pack of dingoes, on an island off the country's east coast popular with ba...
Jan 19, 2026

Ottawa Charge, Vancouver Goldeneyes make six-player PWHL swap
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Charge and Vancouver Goldeneyes have executed a six-player trade in the Professional Women's Hockey League. The Charge acquired Canadian centre Michela Cava, forward Brooke McQuigg...
Jan 19, 2026

40-year-old woman dies east of Montreal following argument with man inside home
ROUGEMONT - Quebec provincial police say a 40-year-old woman died on Sunday east of Montreal following an argument with a man that had escalated. Police spokesperson Batrice Dorsainville says officers...
Jan 19, 2026
Gunmen abduct over 150 worshippers from 3 churches in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen abducted more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three separate churches in northwest Nigeria, a state lawmaker told The Associated Press on Monday. The attac...
Jan 19, 2026

Bills fire coach Sean McDermott after 9 seasons of falling short of reaching the Super Bowl
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Sean McDermott arrived in Buffalo in 2017, envisioning the day of looking out his office window and seeing a throng of fans celebrating a Super Bowl victory. That possibility...
Jan 19, 2026

Bills fire Sean McDermott after 9 seasons of falling short of reaching Super Bowl, AP sources say
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills fired Sean McDermott on Monday, two people with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The move came two days after the Bills were elim...
Jan 19, 2026