Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Bank of Canada governor says AI could be both good and bad for Canada's economy
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says it doesn't know how new artificial intelligence products will affect the Canadian economy. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the technology has the potential f...
Oct 29, 2025

Forge's Nimick and Rama, Ottawa's Abatneh up for CPL top defender award
Forge FC's Daniel Nimick and Rezart Rama and Atletico Ottawa's Noah Abatneh are the finalists for the Canadian Premier League's Defender of the Year award. Abatneh is also nominated for the league's B...
Oct 29, 2025

Sportsnet apologizes for World Series streaming disruption as fans outraged
Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Sportsnet is apologizing to customers after its Sportsnet+ streaming service crashed during Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday. "Some Sportsnet+ customers experienced ...
Oct 29, 2025

Inter Miami's Messi continues to lead MLS salary ranks, LAFC's Son comes in second
Djordje Mihailovic's move to Toronto FC came with a $503,000 bump in pay (all figures in U.S. dollars), according to the latest salary figures released by the MLS Players Association. The 26-year-old ...
Oct 29, 2025

CFL passing leaders Mitchell, Rourke top CFL's division all-star squads
TORONTO - Quarterbacks Bo Levi Mitchell and Nathan Rourke, the CFL's leading passers this season, headline the Divisional All-CFL teams. Both teams were unveiled Wednesday. Voting was conducted by the...
Oct 29, 2025

Protests erupt after police raid in Brazil leaves 119 dead and draws accusations of excessive force
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left at least 119 people dead drew protests for excessive force Wednesday and cal...
Oct 29, 2025

Federal officials are not sure when immigration levels plan is coming
OTTAWA - Immigration department officials do not know if Prime Minister Mark Carney's promise to include Canada's new immigration plan in the federal budget next week will be the full scope of the ann...
Oct 29, 2025

Judge says $510M in fees for lawyers in treaty case was unreasonable
OTTAWA - An Ontario court judge has ruled a $510-million legal fee for lawyers who worked on a First Nations treaty rights case was unreasonable - and has ordered the fee scaled back to $23 million. "...
Oct 29, 2025

Budget to include funding for women, LGBTQ initiatives: Champagne
OTTAWA - The federal government says the upcoming budget will include new money to support women's participation in leadership roles and to provide security for LGBTQ communities during Pride events. ...
Oct 29, 2025

Auger-Aliassime extends tiebreak hot streak, outlasts Muller at Paris Masters
PARIS - Needing every point possible to advance to the year-end ATP Finals, Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the Round of 16 at the Paris Masters on Wednesday with a razor-thin 5-7, 7-6 (5...
Oct 29, 2025