Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Trump says he's called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because "serious negotiations" are underway. Trump's announcement in a social media pos...
May 18, 2026
Maduro ally is charged in Venezuela bribery case after deportation to US
MIAMI (AP) - A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro was charged Monday with bribing top officials to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from lucrative contracts to import food at...
May 18, 2026
An American doctor is among the newest cases in rare Ebola outbreak in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - An American doctor in Congo is among the newly confirmed cases in an outbreak of a rare variant of the Ebola virus with no approved vaccines or therapeutics, Congolese officials...
May 18, 2026
Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trump's immigration crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota county prosecutor on Monday announced charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump admini...
May 18, 2026
'Leave it all out there': Canadiens poised for another Game 7 showdown
BUFFALO - Kaiden Guhle and his teammates would have gladly accepted their current predicament eight months ago. The Canadiens were coming off a breakthrough 2024-25 campaign - one that saw them emerge...
May 18, 2026
Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trump's immigration crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota prosecutor on Monday announced charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administratio...
May 18, 2026
A humanitarian aid ship from Mexico docks in Havana as US-Cuba tensions escalate
HAVANA (AP) - A ship laden with humanitarian aid from the governments of Mexico and Uruguay arrived Monday in Havana to help ease Cuba's spiraling crises. The ship, which departed from a Mexican port,...
May 18, 2026
Nearly all Canadians on Gaza-bound flotilla detained by Israeli military: organizer
Nearly all the Canadian activists who were on a Gaza-bound flotilla aiming to break Israel's naval blockade of the Palestinian territory have been detained, organizers said Monday. Global Sumud Canada...
May 18, 2026
Canada catches fire in third to beat Denmark 5-1, remain perfect at hockey worlds
FRIBOURG - Porter Martone had a goal and an assist, Sidney Crosby had four assists and Canada defeated Denmark 5-1 for its third straight win at the ice hockey world championship on Monday. Gabriel Vi...
May 18, 2026
Lebanon death toll reaches 3,000 in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) - The death toll in the latest round of fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon surpassed 3,000, Lebanon's health ministry said Monday. The ministry said the to...
May 18, 2026