Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Canadians Leah John, Maude-Aimee Leblanc join Brooke Henderson on LPGA Tour in 2026
Leah John couldn't stop calling friends and family members, screaming. The Vancouver native was working her phone non-stop after qualifying for the LPGA Tour on Tuesday through the final qualifying to...
Dec 10, 2025

Expansion Canadian Premier League side FC Supra announces first player signings
After seven successful seasons with Forge FC, David Choiniere is going home. The 28-year-old winger joins Loic Kwemi and Sean Rea as the first signings announced by expansion FC Supra, the Canadian Pr...
Dec 10, 2025

Flooding severs B.C.'s Lower Mainland from Interior, as cross-border flows rival 2021
VANCOUVER - Flooding and rock slides have cut off British Columbia's Lower Mainland from the Interior as a series of atmospheric river weather systems drench the province, with emergency officials say...
Dec 10, 2025
Ewa Pajor nears Champions League benchmark after latest goal in Barcelona win
Ewa Pajor put Barcelona on course for a 3-1 win against Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday and moved within sight of Sam Kerr's scoring record. Pajor's opening goal in the 29th minute at Est...
Dec 10, 2025

Former B.C. premier Clark says Conservatives cannot be 'kooky' if they want to govern
VICTORIA - Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says "nobody wants to elect a government that is kooky" as the B.C. Conservatives embark on a leadership contest, urging them to focus on econo...
Dec 10, 2025

Former chief coroner describes years of calls for changes to help toxic drug crisis
VANCOUVER - The former chief coroner for British Columbia says the provincial government didn't seem influenced by evidence or expert advice on how to prevent overdoses after it ignored multiple recom...
Dec 10, 2025

Toronto Blue Jays select right-hander Spencer Miles from Giants in Rule 5 Draft
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays selected right-hander Spencer Miles from the San Francisco Giants in the major-league portion of the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday. The 25-year-old returned to the Arizona ...
Dec 10, 2025

Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicols Maduro. Usi...
Dec 10, 2025

Canada adds Maniac Murder Cult, Terrorgram Collective to list of extremist entities
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has added three extremist networks and an armed insurgent group to its list of terrorist entities. Public Safety Canada says the groups 764, Maniac Murder Cult ...
Dec 10, 2025

Blues sign Dillon Dube, who was acquitted in Hockey Canada sexual assault case, to AHL tryout
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Dillon Dube, the only remaining unsigned player among the five members of Canada's 2018 world junior team who were acquitted of sexual assault in the high-profile case, has agreed to ...
Dec 10, 2025