Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Skate Canada to stop hosting events in Alberta due to sports gender law
EDMONTON - Canada's governing body for figure skating says Alberta is now a no-go zone for national and international events because of its law on transgender athletes. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith ...
Dec 16, 2025
Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced
VANCOUVER - An environmental charity says it has reached an agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments as well as other private and public sector partners to conserve 45,000 hectares ...
Dec 16, 2025
FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash
MIAMI (AP) - FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams' most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185. FIF...
Dec 16, 2025
FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash
MIAMI (AP) - FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams' most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185. FIF...
Dec 16, 2025
Duncan McDonald named Canada Soccer Para Player of the Year for second time
Duncan McDonald has been named Canada Soccer's 2025 Para Player of the Year. The 25-year-old defender-midfielder from Powell River, B.C., also won the award last year. The winner is decided by Canadia...
Dec 16, 2025
Blue Bombers sign Canadian DB Redha Kramdi to two-year extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed Canadian defensive back Redha Kramdi to a two-year extension, the CFL club announced Tuesday. Kramdi was scheduled to become a free agent in February. ...
Dec 16, 2025
Penny Boudreau, convicted of 2008 murder of daughter in Nova Scotia, gets day parole
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia woman sentenced to life in prison for strangling her 12-year-old daughter is being granted six months of day parole. Penny Boudreau killed her daughter Karissa in 2008, claim...
Dec 16, 2025
Woman killed by fallen tree branch amid rain, wind warnings in parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER - A woman has been killed by a fallen tree limb in British Columbia's Fraser Valley during what police described as severe and unpredictable weather. RCMP said they were called to Island 22 ...
Dec 16, 2025
Canadiens send goalie Sam Montembeault to AHL Laval for conditioning
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens sent Sam Montembeault, who began the season as the team's No. 1 goalie, to the American Hockey League's Laval Rocket on a conditioning assignment Tuesday. The Rocket ...
Dec 16, 2025
'Buy Canadian' policy takes effect, changing rules for federal procurement
OTTAWA - The federal government's 'Buy Canadian' policy took effect Tuesday and Ottawa says it will fundamentally change the way it purchases goods and services. Announced earlier in the fall, the str...
Dec 16, 2025