Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Riders' original Gainer the Gopher reflects on fans, fun and donning a stinky suit
One of Don Hewitt's core memories from three years as the furry, minuscule mascot of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the late 1970s can be summed up in two letters - P.U. "They'd wash the suit once at...
Nov 13, 2025

Ruling in 2026 on high-risk offender status for man in fatal Quebec daycare crash
MONTREAL - A Superior Court judge says he will rule in 2026 on whether to assign high-risk offender status to a Quebec man who killed two children and injured six others when he drove a city bus into ...
Nov 13, 2025

Carney's 1st budget wins support for infrastructure, immigration plans: poll
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney secured broad support from across party lines and provincial borders for some major items in his first federal budget, new polling suggests. But one pollster warns ...
Nov 13, 2025

Soraya Martinez Ferrada officially sworn in as mayor of Montreal
MONTREAL - Montreal can develop the ambition to become one of the world's great metropolises, Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada said Thursday as she was formally sworn in during a ceremony at city hall. M...
Nov 13, 2025

Roslovic's OT goal lifts Oilers over Flyers 2-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Edmonton's Jack Roslovic took advantage of a turnover by Cam York and scored off a 2-on-none break 1:19 into overtime, giving the Oilers a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers....
Nov 12, 2025
Truck crash in South Korea market kills 2 people and injures 18, officials say
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Two people were killed and 18 others were injured Thursday after a truck plowed into pedestrians at an outdoor market in South Korea's Bucheon city, fire and police officials...
Nov 12, 2025

Roslovic scores in OT as Oilers defeat Flyers 2-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Edmonton's Jack Roslovic took advantage of a turnover by Cam York and scored off a 2-on-none break 1:19 into overtime, giving the Oilers a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers....
Nov 12, 2025

Dabrowski and Routliffe end tennis partnership after three WTA doubles titles in 2025
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and doubles partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand have split up as a team. The pairing won three doubles titles together in 2025, winning in Stuttgart, Cincinnati and at th...
Nov 12, 2025

Guardians' Antonetti focusing on improving team as Clase and Ortiz face charges
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Cleveland Guardians executive Chris Antonetti is sticking with the same approach that he adopted when pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were placed on non-disciplinary paid leave...
Nov 12, 2025

A.J. Ouellette ready to rumble for Roughriders vs. Alouettes in Grey Cup
WINNIPEG - Saskatchewan Roughriders running back A.J. Ouellette is nicknamed 'Thor' in part because he wields a hammer associated with Norse god of thunder. "The hammer is here, yes, it's in the locke...
Nov 12, 2025