Category Archives: The Canadian Press
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
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., a move tha...
Dec 02, 2025
Nathan MacKinnon named NHL's first star of month as Avalanche dominate November
NEW YORK - Colorado centre Nathan MacKinnon has been named the NHL's first star of the month after leading the league-leading Avalanche to an 11-0-2 record in November. MacKinnon tied for first in the...
Dec 02, 2025
Man charged in National Guard shooting pleads not guilty during court appearance from hospital bed
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to murder and assault charges during his first appearance before a judge via vi...
Dec 02, 2025
Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defending follow-on strike on alleged drug boat
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday cited the "fog of war" in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in early September. During a Ca...
Dec 02, 2025