Category Archives: The Canadian Press
NBA confirms that the All-Star Game will feature a U.S. vs. the World format this season
It's happening: The U.S. vs. the World is finally a done deal and will be the format for this season's NBA All-Star Game. The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association unveiled the long-awai...
Nov 12, 2025
UN watchdog hasn't been able to verify Iran's stockpile of near-weapons grade uranium in months
VIENNA (AP) - The International Atomic Energy Agency has not been able to verify the status of Iran's near weapons-grade uranium stockpile since Israel and the United States struck the country's nucle...
Nov 12, 2025
6 people die in a stampede during military recruitment in Ghana
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Six people died in a stampede during a military recruitment event in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on Wednesday, according to the country's military. The military said the stampede ...
Nov 12, 2025
In the news today: Federal budget falls flat: poll; G7 meeting in southern Ontario
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Federal budget falls flat on affordability: poll New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the...
Nov 12, 2025
Affordability gap leaves Liberal budget with middling reviews: Leger poll
OTTAWA - New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the federal budget released last week - leading one pollster to argue all parties should think twice before mounting an election camp...
Nov 12, 2025
Federal prison service 'ill-equipped' for long-term mental health care: watchdog
OTTAWA - Weak policies, insufficient training and a lack of specialized treatment are hindering the Correctional Service of Canada's efforts to deliver mental health care, the federal prison ombudsman...
Nov 12, 2025
Canada-U.S. trade negotiations not addressed in Anand's G7 meeting with Rubio
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE - Top diplomats from the Group of Seven nations gathered in the Niagara region this week to discuss global crises - but Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she did not broach...
Nov 12, 2025
Fondue and dead bread: Roughrider and Alouette superfans prep for Grey Cup Sunday
EDMONTON - Lance Hackewich loves his Saskatchewan Roughriders -- and he's got a 75-year-old desiccated, positively inedible piece of history to prove it. It's a loaf of bread from 1951. It sits among ...
Nov 12, 2025
Fondue and dead bread: Roughrider and Alouette superfans prep for Grey Cup Sunday
EDMONTON - Lance Hackewich loves his Saskatchewan Roughriders -- and he's got a 75-year-old desiccated, positively inedible piece of history to prove it. It's a loaf of bread from 1951. It sits among ...
Nov 12, 2025
'You want to be the guy': Canucks goalie Lankinen ready if Demko injury lingers
VANCOUVER - Thatcher Demko's return to the Vancouver Canucks' lineup was woefully short-lived. After missing three games for maintenance last week, the 29-year-old goalie started in net against the Wi...
Nov 12, 2025