Category Archives: The Canadian Press

ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm
OTTAWA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel that are built to resist bullets and...
Dec 02, 2025

Class-action lawsuit certified against CN and CP railways over Lytton, B.C., fire
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways can move ahead after a catastrophic fire in June 2021 burned most...
Dec 02, 2025

Quebec justice minister tables bill to restrict 'parasite' ticket resellers
QUBEC - The Quebec government has tabled a new bill to crack down on online ticket resales and to regulate subscription services. On Tuesday, Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette said ticket reseller...
Dec 02, 2025

Serena Williams says she is not coming back to tennis
Serena Williams threw cold water on the idea that she might be preparing to return to tennis, writing on social media Tuesday that she is "NOT coming back," after a spokesman for the International Ten...
Dec 02, 2025

B.C. requires witness for those using supply drugs to stop diversion to streets
VICTORIA - Rules are being tightened for British Columbia's overdose-prevention safer supply program to require a witness when a user takes their drugs in an effort to stop the pills from being sold o...
Dec 02, 2025

Carter Hart returns to NHL after nearly 2 years, receives warm welcome from Golden Knights fans
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Goalie Carter Hart, one of five 2018 Canada world junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault in July, made his first NHL appearance in nearly two years Tuesday night and receiv...
Dec 02, 2025

Former Canada rugby sevens coach Jack Hanratty to take over U.S. women's 15s team
Jack Hanratty, who coached the Canadian women's rugby sevens side to Olympic silver in Paris, has been named coach of the U.S. women's 15s team. Hanratty, who left Rugby Canada after the 2024 Olympics...
Dec 02, 2025

Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes claims NBA’s monthly defensive honour
TORONTO - Scottie Barnes was named the NBA's Eastern Conference defensive player of the month for October-November on Tuesday. Barnes is the first Toronto Raptor to earn the award since it was created...
Dec 02, 2025

Blue Jays and pitcher Dylan Cease agree to seven-year deal worth US$210 million
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms with right-hander Dylan Cease on the largest free-agent contract in franchise history. The seven-year deal, first reported last week, is worth US$2...
Dec 02, 2025

Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in the US, urges them to go back to their homeland and fix it
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump during a lengthy Cabinet meeting on Tuesday said he did not want Somali immigrants in the U.S., saying residents of the war-ravaged eastern African country are...
Dec 02, 2025