Category Archives: The Canadian Press

McDavid stretches point streak to 17 as Oilers take advantage of reeling Jets
WINNIPEG - The Edmonton Oilers took advantage of a team that was riding an inglorious 10-game winless streak. Evan Bouchard scored a power-play goal midway through the third period to give the Oilers ...
Jan 09, 2026

Alexandre Texier continues to turn heads on the Montreal Canadiens top line
MONTREAL - Expectations might have been low among Montreal Canadiens fans when the team signed Alexandre Texier as a free agent this past November. After all, the Frenchman had just seen his contract ...
Jan 09, 2026

Canada women's hockey team to bring experience and grit to Milan Olympics
TORONTO - Canada looked to experience, while adding some grit, in choosing its 23-player women's hockey roster for the Milan Cortina Olympics. Captain Marie-Philip Poulin, headed to her fifth Olympics...
Jan 09, 2026

Separatist group in southern Yemen announces dissolution after its leader flees to the UAE
CAIRO (AP) - Yemen's main separatist group and its institutions will be dismantled effective Friday, the group's secretary-general said, following weeks of unrest in areas of southern Yemen and a day ...
Jan 09, 2026

In the news today: Minneapolis shooting, Freeland's resignation, December jobs data
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Minnesotans continue to grapple with fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis Demonstrations and vigils are expected ...
Jan 09, 2026

Minnesotans continue to grapple with fatal ICE shooting
MINNEAPOLIS - Drivers in a line of vehicles blared their horns Friday afternoon in a trendy Minneapolis neighbourhood as cyclists racing down nearby sidewalks blew on whistles. It was a warning for th...
Jan 09, 2026

Knock, knock, who's there? B.C. biologists identify unique sounds of 8 fish species
There are grunts and growls, knocks and croaks - but the wild sounds detected by a team of British Columbia researchers don't belong to any of the province's famous forest creatures. The noises are ma...
Jan 09, 2026

Longtime Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland's resignation takes effect today
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland's resignation as a member of Parliament takes effect today as she takes up a new voluntary role advising the Ukrainian government. Freeland's absence...
Jan 09, 2026

Unemployment rate jumps to 6.8% as more workers look for jobs
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada said a surge in workers rejoining the labour force pushed the unemployment rate higher to end the year. The unemployment rate rose to 6.8 per cent in December, StatCan said,...
Jan 09, 2026

Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile in major attack on Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people. For only the second...
Jan 09, 2026