Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Alouettes GM Maciocia, Bombers head coach O'Shea taking open mind into CFL meeting
Danny Maciocia and Mike O'Shea are both taking an open mind into the CFL winter meetings. Maciocia, the Montreal Alouettes general manager, and O'Shea, the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, are...
Jan 13, 2026
Manchester United hires former player Michael Carrick as head coach until end of the season
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester United has turned to former player Michael Carrick to salvage its imploding season. Carrick was hired Tuesday as head coach until the end of the season after Rube...
Jan 13, 2026
Carney off to China, Qatar and Davos to court investment, mend fences with Beijing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney left Tuesday for a nine-day trip that will see him circle the globe to drum up investment and trade in three places that have attracted the scrutiny of voters. His ...
Jan 13, 2026
Trial begins in 2021 drive-by shooting that killed Montreal teen Meriem Boundaoui
MONTREAL - An argument over parking spots between family owned businesses is at the heart of a fatal 2021 shooting that cost 15-year-old Meriem Boundaoui her life, the Crown told the start of a murder...
Jan 13, 2026
China urges Canada to break from US influence as PM Carney visits Beijing
BEIJING (AP) - As Canadian leader Mark Carney arrives in China on Wednesday, his hosts see an opportunity to peel the longtime U.S. ally away from their rival, at least a bit. China's state media is c...
Jan 13, 2026
Feds to contribute money to the fight against extortion in southern Ontario
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will give Peel Regional Police up to $1 million to support the force's efforts to fight extortion, provide services to victims and build on the work of a task f...
Jan 13, 2026
Mboko battles into Adelaide quarterfinals with marathon win over Kalinskaya
ADELAIDE - Canada's Victoria Mboko advanced to the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International tennis tournament with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (6) victory over Russia's Anna Kalinskaya on Tuesday. The 19-year-...
Jan 13, 2026
Police say person arrested following anti-regime protest at Iran's empty embassy
OTTAWA - One person was arrested on trespassing-related charges after Iran's shuttered embassy was defaced during an anti-regime protest Monday that saw the country's national emblem torn from the ent...
Jan 13, 2026
Federal bill criminalizing sexual deepfakes wouldn’t cover X images: expert
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's legislation to criminalize sexual deepfakes would not cover most of the images that have proliferated on X in recent weeks, a law professor said. Suzie Dunn, an assis...
Jan 13, 2026
Statistics Canada to cut 850 jobs, 12 per cent of executive team
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says it will be cutting around 850 of its staff along with 12 per cent of its executive team. Carter Mann, spokesperson for the national statistical agency, said Statistics ...
Jan 13, 2026