Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Vancouver signs three draft picks ahead of its first-ever PWHL season
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's Professional Women's Hockey League team has signed draft picks Nina Jobst-Smith, Brianna Brooks and Madison Samoskevich to one-year contracts, the club announced Tuesday. Jobst...
Oct 28, 2025

A North Carolina man is charged with murder after telling authorities he killed his kids
ZEBULON, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man who told authorities he had killed four of his children and that the bodies were in the trunk of a vehicle at his home has been charged with murder after sher...
Oct 28, 2025

Montreal man ordered to pay $1M for falsely claiming his ex-friend had Nazi gold
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court has ordered a Montreal millionaire to pay his former business partner nearly $1 million for falsely accusing him and his wife of profiting off gold stolen by Nazis f...
Oct 28, 2025

Canada Post union asks Ottawa to butt out as talks set to resume
OTTAWA - The union representing thousands of Canada Post workers on rotating strike wants the federal government to butt out of bargaining as negotiators prepare to head back to the table with the emp...
Oct 28, 2025

Blue Jays, Dodgers' Game 3 World Series classic by the numbers
The Toronto Blue Jays fell just short on Monday night, losing 6-5 in 18 innings to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series. The Dodgers took a 2-1 series lead in a game that saw several ...
Oct 28, 2025

Halifax youth facing child porn charges related to activity in online extremist group
HALIFAX - Halifax police say a youth is facing several child pornography charges for allegedly being involved in an online extremist group whose members coerce children into harming themselves and eng...
Oct 28, 2025

Atletico Ottawa duo among five finalists for CPL's Best Canadian U-21 Player Award
Atletico Ottawa's Noah Abatneh and Gabriel Antinoro are among the five nominees for the Canadian Premier League's Best Canadian U-21 Player award. The two are joined by Vancouver FC's Thierno Bah, Hal...
Oct 28, 2025

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic ...
Oct 28, 2025

Hurricane Melissa expected to have indirect impact on Eastern Canada later this week
HALIFAX - Hurricane Melissa is forecast to stay far offshore as it accelerates northward later this week, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax says the storm is still expected to play a role i...
Oct 28, 2025

Vancouver Whitecaps star Tristan Blackmon named MLS defender of the year
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Whitecaps defender Tristan Blackmon has been named Major League Soccer's defender of the year. The 29-year-old American centre back started in 23 of his 25 regular-season appeara...
Oct 28, 2025