Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Scheifele helps Jets soar past Blue Jackets 5-2
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele had three assists, Josh Morrissey extended his scoring streak to six games, and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Tuesday. Adam Lowry and Neal Pionk...
Nov 18, 2025
Curaçao makes history as smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Curaao salvaged a 0-0 draw with Jamaica on Tuesday to become the smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup and will be joined by CONCACAF sides Panama and Haiti...
Nov 18, 2025
Kone scores, then sees red as Canada blanks Venezuela 2-0 in final match of 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE - Canada heads into the World Cup year on the back of a win - and moving in the right direction, according to coach Jesse Marsch. Ismael Kone scored a goal in the first half and saw re...
Nov 18, 2025
Nylander scores in OT, Leafs down Blues 3-2 in OT to snap losing streak
TORONTO - William Nylander scored at 4:06 of overtime as the underperforming and injury-ravaged Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a much-needed 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues to snap an ugly five-ga...
Nov 18, 2025
Fire burning in southwestern Japan damages 170 homes and forces evacuations
TOKYO (AP) - Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire Wednesday that burned through a neighborhood of old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan, killing one person, injuring an...
Nov 18, 2025
Canada investing more than $500 million in European Space Agency programs
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says the government is ramping up its investment in European Space Agency programs by $528.5 million. Joly made the announcement at the SpaceBound 2025 Conferenc...
Nov 18, 2025
Tennessee governor to keep National Guard in Memphis while state appeals ruling
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee National Guard will keep supporting a crime-fighting task force ordered by President Donald Trump in Memphis after a judge blocked the troops from operating in the ...
Nov 18, 2025
Ottawa's budget legislation puts final nail in the coffin of the digital services tax
OTTAWA - Legislation to implement the Liberals' new federal budget will also spell the end of Canada's ill-fated digital services tax. Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne introduced legislatio...
Nov 18, 2025
DHS plans to deploy 250 border agents to Louisiana in major immigration sweep, AP sources say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Around 250 federal border agents are set to descend on New Orleans in the coming weeks for a two-month immigration crackdown dubbed "Swamp Sweep" that aims to arrest roughly 5,000 p...
Nov 18, 2025
'I wanted to be here:' O'Shea resists pull of home, remains with Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Mike O'Shea's mom didn't try to convince him to move closer to his hometown. O'Shea spoke to the media on Tuesday and explained why he signed a three-year extension last week to remain head...
Nov 18, 2025