Category Archives: The Canadian Press
First Nation looks to develop 'wealth fund' for major projects investments
OTTAWA - A First Nation in Ontario is looking to create what it's calling a "sovereign wealth fund" to bypass government and move major projects forward faster with Indigenous participation. The First...
Nov 24, 2025

Mitchell steps in to guide Canada’s men’s basketball team for World Cup qualifiers
TORONTO - Nathaniel Mitchell will return as head coach of the Canadian men's senior basketball team for the opening qualifying window of the 2027 FIBA Men's World Cup. Basketball Canada announced its ...
Nov 24, 2025

Lions to host Elks, Stampeders in Kelowna, B.C., as Vancouver hosts FIFA World Cup
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions will face the Edmonton Elks and Calgary Stampeders in Kelowna, B.C., next season while their home stadium of B.C. Place hosts the FIFA World Cup. The Lions will battle the S...
Nov 24, 2025

Justice Department renews bid to unseal Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials
NEW YORK (AP) - The Justice Department on Monday renewed its request to unseal grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking cases, arguing they should be made pu...
Nov 24, 2025

Carissa Norsten named captain of Canadian women's rugby sevens side
Carissa Norsten, named U-Sports' women's rugby player of the year last month, will captain Canada in the opening events of the HSBC SVNS season in Dubai and Cape Town. The 22-year-old from Waldheim, S...
Nov 24, 2025

Decorated ski crosser Marielle Thompson bides her time in race return post-injury
CALGARY - Marielle Thompson has Plans A, B, C and pretty well the whole alphabet for her return to ski cross. The 2014 Olympic gold medallist and 2022 silver medallist is juggling her desire to race a...
Nov 24, 2025

U.S. directs its embassies in Western nations to scrutinize 'mass migration'
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department has directed its embassies in Canada and other Western nations to scrutinize the impacts of "mass migration" - the Trump administration's latest push to reshape ...
Nov 24, 2025

Colorado Rockies promote Warren Schaeffer to full-time manager
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rockies announced Monday they've promoted Warren Schaeffer to full-time manager. Schaeffer assumed the role on an interim basis after the Rockies fired Bud Black, the winnin...
Nov 24, 2025

Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson named NHL's first star of the week
NEW YORK - Calgary defenceman Rasmus Andersson has been named the NHL's first star of the week after helping the Flames post their first three-game winning streak of the season. Andersson led the NHL ...
Nov 24, 2025

MPs swipe at Carney's claim that Canada has no feminist foreign policy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's claim that Canada does not have a "feminist foreign policy" spilled into the political arena Monday, drawing both criticism and praise. "Prime Minister Carney is ...
Nov 24, 2025