Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Junta leader is declared the winner of Guinea’s presidential election
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - Junta leader Gen. Mamdi Doumbouya was declared the winner of Guinea's presidential election held over the weekend, according to incomplete results released late on Tuesday, the ...
Dec 30, 2025

Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes
President Donald Trump's administration announced on Tuesday that it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years. Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Serv...
Dec 30, 2025

Drastic course correction led Canada's Keaton Verhoeff to world juniors
MINNEAPOLIS - Braeden Cootes remembers a very different Keaton Verhoeff. The pair from just outside Edmonton crossed paths at rinks growing up. Cootes was a forward. Verhoeff suited up as a goaltender...
Dec 30, 2025

Martone setting the tone for Canada ahead of NYE clash win Finland at world juniors
MINNEAPOLIS - Porter Martone stood up and faced the music. The Canadian captain at the world junior hockey championship was issued a warning by a disciplinary committee for crossing the red line in wa...
Dec 30, 2025

Part of Ottawa's Rideau Canal skateway set to open on Dec. 31
OTTAWA - A section of Ottawa's historic Rideau Canal skateway is set to open the morning of Dec. 31. Beginning at 8 a.m., skaters will be able to make their way down a 3.4-kilometre section from the S...
Dec 30, 2025
ECHL players ratify new labor deal, ending strike that had postponed games
The Professional Hockey Players' Association announced Tuesday that its membership had ratified a new, five-year collective bargaining agreement with the ECHL following a strike that forced the postpo...
Dec 30, 2025

Person found injured after shootout involving police in Quebec Far North has died
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog says one of two people who were found injured after an exchange of gunfire involving the Nunavik Police Service on Dec. 20 has died. The Bureau des enqutes indpenda...
Dec 30, 2025

Iran lists Canada's navy as terrorist organization in response to move by Ottawa
OTTAWA - Tehran has designated Canada's navy as a terrorist organization in response to Ottawa's decision to add an Iranian military branch to its list of extremist groups. In a statement, the Iranian...
Dec 30, 2025

Bamba ready to get to work with Raptors as Toronto prepares for Jokic-less Nuggets
TORONTO - Mo Bamba knows he fits in well in the Toronto Raptors' locker room. Now he just has to find his place with them on the court. The seven-foot centre signed with Toronto on Sunday and made his...
Dec 30, 2025

Violinist undeterred by Vancouver orchestra's legal threat over sexual assault claim
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver violinist who was threatened with legal action by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra after breaking a non-disclosure agreement and speaking out about an alleged sexual assault by...
Dec 30, 2025