Category Archives: The Canadian Press
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
Canadian striker Marcus Caldeira wonders what's next as time at West Virginia ends
As more than 430 athletes awaited the outcome of Thursday's MLS SuperDraft, Canadian striker Marcus Caldeira faced a different deadline. After being taken in the first round (20th overall) by Minnesot...
Dec 18, 2025
Canada to begin formal talks with U.S. in January on review of free trade deal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will enter into formal discussions with the United States in January to review their free trade agreement. A statement late Thursday from the Prime Mini...
Dec 18, 2025
Pablo Rodriguez says he's stepping down as Liberal leader with his 'head held high'
MONTREAL - Pablo Rodriguez says he's standing tall and has no regrets after stepping down as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party amid allegations of wrongdoing during the leadership race he won in June...
Dec 18, 2025
Ontario, Ottawa agree to speed up project approvals, including Ring of Fire mining
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford signed an agreement Thursday to speed up approval of major projects in the province under a "one project, one process, one decision" m...
Dec 18, 2025
Swiss ski star Odermatt wins foggy downhill to match Tomba's 50 in World Cup races
VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) - Marco Odermatt found moments of clarity on a foggy day in the Italian Dolomites to race to victory in a World Cup downhill on Thursday. A 50th career World Cup win for the Sw...
Dec 18, 2025
Brian Walshe is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife, whose body was never found
BOSTON (AP) - A Boston-area man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for the grisly murder of his wife, who disappeared nearly three years ago and whose body has never been found. Brian Walshe, 50...
Dec 18, 2025
Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made his most important U.S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses...
Dec 18, 2025
Muller mania: German star's addition to Vancouver Whitecaps a boon for club, fans
VANCOUVER - Thomas Muller came to the Vancouver Whitecaps to win. While the German soccer legend has yet to capture a Major League Soccer title, he's won the hearts of diehard fans and casual observer...
Dec 18, 2025