Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Northern mine lands $115M federal loan as global diamond prices face tariff hit
OTTAWA - The owner of a mine in Northwest Territories will receive a $115 million loan from the federal government to keep operations running as U.S. tariffs depress the global diamond market. Arctic ...
Dec 18, 2025
Arizona jury sentences man to death in string of killings in metro Phoenix during 2017
PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona jury on Thursday sentenced a man to death in a string of killings in metro Phoenix during a three-week span in 2017, marking the end of a seven-month trial over attacks that ...
Dec 18, 2025
Blue Bombers re-sign star receiver Demski, veteran defensive back Nichols
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed two big parts of their team Thursday, signing Canadian receiver Nic Demski to a two-year deal and veteran American defensive back Deatrick Nichols to a one-year ext...
Dec 18, 2025
Manitoba wildfires, Arctic Ocean storm among Canada's top weather events for 2025
Behemoth wildfires forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes across Canada, making it the most impactful weather event in Environment Canada's top 10 list this year. An estimated 89,000 s...
Dec 18, 2025
About half of Medicaid's $18B in claims paid to Minnesota programs may be fraudulent, official says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - About half or more of the roughly $18 billion in claims paid out by Medicaid to Minnesota-run programs may have been fraudulent, and at least 14 programs were likely exploited, a fe...
Dec 18, 2025
Grand Slam of Curling continues to tweak shootout, extra end experiment
The Grand Slam of Curling continues to tinker with a draw-to-the-button shootout to replace extra ends, but the latter is making a comeback in Saskatoon this week. A shootout was implemented for the p...
Dec 18, 2025
Musqueam chief says talks may be way out of Cowichan Aboriginal title dispute
VANCOUVER - The chief of the Musqueam Indian Band says the nation is ready to go to the Supreme Court of Canada as it fights the landmark Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title ruling - but he also see anot...
Dec 18, 2025
B.C. Mountie ordered to resign or be fired after vulgar group chats
A British Columbia Mountie convicted of discreditable conduct for making sexist comments in group chats has been ordered to resign within 14 days, or he will be fired. RCMP adjudicator Louise Morel sa...
Dec 18, 2025
Whitecaps re-sign all-star goalkeeper Takaoka, trade Nelson to Austin FC, draft four
The Vancouver Whitecaps were busy Thursday, re-signing goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka, trading Canadian winger Jayden Nelson to Austin FC and taking four players in the MLS SuperDraft. Takaoka finished thir...
Dec 18, 2025
Former NHL forward Lucic joins Fife Flyers of British Elite League, drawing backlash
KIRKCALDY - Former NHL forward Milan Lucic has signed with the Fife Flyers of Britain's Elite Ice Hockey League, the club announced Thursday, a move that has prompted backlash in Scotland. The 37-year...
Dec 18, 2025