Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Fisheries Department grants authorization for port expansion in Contrecoeur, Que.
MONTRAL - Fisheries and Oceans Canada has granted authorization to the Montreal Port Authority to expand a container port terminal northeast of the city in the habitat of an endangered fish species. T...
Jan 08, 2026

'The ultimate goal': Goldeneyes forward Gardiner striving for Canadian Olympic team
VANCOUVER - Jenn Gardiner still remembers the sights and sounds of the Vancouver Olympics. She wasn't in the building when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal for Canada in 2010 or when Marie-Philip ...
Jan 08, 2026

FanDuel fined $350k after suspicious betting activity in table tennis games: AGCO
Ontario's alcohol and gaming regulator says FanDuel Canada is facing a $350,000 fine after it accepted bets on table tennis games that showed warning signs of suspicious betting and match-fixing then ...
Jan 08, 2026

Winger Jacob Shaffelburg slated for surgery, will miss Canada camp in California
Canadian winger Jacob Shaffelburg will undergo surgery Friday "to address a degenerative condition," according to Los Angeles FC. The MLS side said the recovery timeline is approximately eight weeks, ...
Jan 08, 2026

Conservative MP accuses students of free speech attack after campus event cancelled
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Garnett Genuis accused a student group at York University of attacking free speech after he was denied permission to hold an event there - but the university's student centre ...
Jan 08, 2026

Protesters, ICE face off with tensions high in Minneapolis after fatal shooting
MINNEAPOLIS - Protesters in Minneapolis shouted during a tense standoff with masked federal agents Thursday as public anger over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Jan 08, 2026

New charges against man with al-Qaida ties as lawyer raises mental health concerns
MONTREAL - A homeless man who had attended al-Qaida training camps and is charged with allegedly threatening to bomb public transit in Montreal is now also accused of issuing a threat from jail to blo...
Jan 08, 2026

Venezuela says it's releasing a 'significant number' of prisoners as gesture to 'seek peace'
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela is releasing a "significant number" of citizens and foreigners from its prisons in a decision that the head of the country's legislature described Thursday as a ges...
Jan 08, 2026

Argonauts head coach Mike Miller unveils his 2026 coaching staff
TORONTO - Mike Miller and Chris Miller are together again. Chris Miller will serve as the Toronto Argonauts quarterback coach under new head coach Mike Miller, the CFL club announced Thursday. The two...
Jan 08, 2026

Judge disqualifies federal prosecutor in investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A judge disqualified a Trump administration federal prosecutor from overseeing investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling Thursday that he is not lawfully ...
Jan 08, 2026