Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Feminists urge continuing fight of slain Iraqi-Canadian, Yanar Mohammed
OTTAWA - Gender-equality activists say a Toronto woman who was killed this month after decades pushing for women's rights in her native Iraq would not want Canadians to give up the fight for equality....
Mar 28, 2026

Gausman fans 11, Gimenez drives in Okamoto to give Jays a walkoff 3-2 win over A's
TORONTO - On a night when the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated their past, the team showed why the future looks bright too. Kevin Gausman had 11 strikeouts and Andres Gimenez drove in Kazuma Okamoto with ...
Mar 28, 2026

'Just give her the damn thing': Fleet coach makes PWHL MVP case for Frankel
TORONTO - There isn't a need to make a case for Aerin Frankel to win PWHL MVP if you ask Boston Fleet head coach Kris Sparre. The star goaltender recorded her third consecutive shutout and seventh of ...
Mar 28, 2026

Red Wings snap 2-game skid, beat Sabres 5-2
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Alex DeBrincat's power-play goal scored 4:02 in sparked Detroit's three-goal first period, and the Red Wings rolled to a 5-2 win over the Atlantic Division-leading Buffalo Sabres ...
Mar 27, 2026

Scottie Barnes's 27th double-double of the season leads Raptors past Pelicans 119-106
TORONTO - Scottie Barnes had a double-double as the Toronto Raptors routed the New Orleans Pelicans 119-106 on Friday. Barnes had 23 points, 12 assists and six rebounds for Toronto (41-32). Jakob Poel...
Mar 27, 2026
5 killed after a train and a van collide in a train crossing in rural Mississippi
WIGGINS, Miss. (AP) - Five people were killed when a train and van collided in rural Mississippi, authorities said Friday. All five killed were in the van, Stone County Coroner Wayne Flurry said. The ...
Mar 27, 2026

Nelly Korda hits her stride and builds 2-shot lead in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) - Nelly Korda was just as good in the tougher afternoon conditions Friday, posting a 7-under 65 for the lowest 36-hole score of her LPGA Tour career and building a two-shot lead at the ha...
Mar 27, 2026

Gausman fans 11, Okamoto scores winning run in ninth as Blue Jays beat Athletics 3-2
TORONTO - Kazuma Okamoto scored the winning run in his Blue Jays debut and Kevin Gausman had 11 strikeouts as Toronto opened its 50th anniversary season with a 3-2 walkoff victory over the Athletics o...
Mar 27, 2026

Site C work camp moved to support nation-building project in northern B.C.
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says it's relocating and repurposing the majority of its work camp for building the Site C hydroelectric dam to support the construction of the North Coast Transmission Line proje...
Mar 27, 2026

Aerin Frankel earns third straight shutout as Fleet take 4-0 win over Sceptres
TORONTO - Aerin Frankel made 18 saves for her third straight shutout and seventh of the season as the Boston Fleet topped the Toronto Sceptres 4-0 on Friday in the Professional Women's Hockey League. ...
Mar 27, 2026