Category Archives: The Canadian Press
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
Canada cuts three, roster at 25 players ahead of world junior championship
NIAGARA FALLS - Three players have been cut from Canada's roster as the team continues preparations for the world junior hockey championship. Hockey Canada announced Thursday that forwards Marek Vanac...
Dec 18, 2025
Santa, elves sought in alleged Montreal grocery theft described as political act
MONTREAL - In what activists have described as a Robin Hood-inspired theft at a Montreal grocery store this week, several dozen people dressed as Santa and elves allegedly shoplifted thousands of doll...
Dec 18, 2025
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash
STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A business jet crashed Thursday while trying to return to a North Carolina airport shortly after takeoff, killing all seven people aboard, including retired NASCAR driver Greg...
Dec 18, 2025
Canada Soccer reveals three men's and women's finalists for Player of the Year
Canada Soccer has announced its shortlist for its 2025 Players of the Year Award, leaving three men and three women in contention from the original list of eight nominees. The three women's finalists ...
Dec 18, 2025