Category Archives: The Canadian Press
B.C. police report declining extortions, but combating crisis is priority: minister
British Columbia's public safety minister says that while police in the province have reported declining extortion cases in recent months, combating the crisis remains the government's top public safe...
May 12, 2026
Walls lifts Rays over Blue Jays 7-6 in 10 innings after Toronto erases 5-0 lead
TORONTO - Taylor Walls hit a single up the first-base line to score Cedric Mullins as the Tampa Bay Rays salvaged a 7-6 10-inning win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Jonathan Aranda added anoth...
May 12, 2026
Poulin's power-play goal lifts Victoire past Frost, Montreal to play Ottawa in final
LAVAL - The Montreal Victoire are heading to their first Walter Cup final as they defeated the two-time defending champion Minnesota Frost 2-1 at Place Bell on Tuesday in the fifth and deciding game o...
May 12, 2026
$4.8M settlement reached over Louisiana traffic stop death, AP sources say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana officials have agreed to a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who died during a violent 2019 roadside arrest carried out ...
May 12, 2026
Calgary Wild FC ownership changes, Alyssa Mitchell buys majority stake
CALGARY - Alyssa Mitchell has invested in a majority stake of the Northern Super League's Calgary Wild. Mitchell is an American-based entrepreneur with family roots in Winnipeg, the women's soccer clu...
May 12, 2026
B.C. nurses vote for strike, as union boss raises prospect of dispute amid World Cup
VANCOUVER - Members of British Columbia's nurses union have voted overwhelmingly to strike, with union president Adriane Gear raising the prospect of a dispute while "the whole world is watching us" d...
May 12, 2026
B.C. government delays release of World Cup hosting costs until month’s end
VANCOUVER - An army of giant UV lights has assembled on the field at B.C. Place and been given a critical task - nurture the grass below ahead of next month's FIFA World Cup. The B.C. government unvei...
May 12, 2026
Howitzers to fall silent when avalanche control deal in Rogers Pass ends in 2027
ROGERS PASS - The military has decided to end its role in avalanche control along a major British Columbia transportation route that has seen it fire artillery shells to set off slides in Rogers Pass ...
May 12, 2026
Retired Olympian Meghan Agosta declares for 2026 PWHL draft
TORONTO - Meghan Agosta has entered the Professional Women's Hockey League draft six years after she last played for Canada internationally. The 39-year-old forward from Ruthven, Ont., represented Can...
May 12, 2026
Tempo turn the page from WNBA debut, look ahead to improve through experience
TORONTO - Toronto Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello said there was nervousness, and some excitement. But with Game 1 out of the way, it's time to settle in. The league's first team outside of the Unite...
May 12, 2026