Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Fans cheer for the Blue Jays, even in Canada's northernmost city
Baseball fever has reached the Arctic. In Canada's northernmost city, fans are packing The Storehouse Bar and Grill in Iqaluit to cheer on the Toronto Blue Jays' playoffs and World Series run. Valerie...
Oct 27, 2025
Whale watch firm 'devastated,' says its boat could have hit humpback later found dead
A British Columbia whale watching company says it is "devastated" by the discovery of a dead humpback whale that it believes could have been struck by one of its vessels. Fisheries and Oceans Canada s...
Oct 27, 2025
FIFA opens new draw for World Cups, with fans from co-host countries getting an edge
The 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket window is open again. And this time residents in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the co-host countries, are getting a bit of a leg up in the lottery to get tickets...
Oct 27, 2025
B.C. Lions ride six-game win streak into West Division semifinal vs. Stampeders
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions didn't have the smoothest start to the 2025 CFL season. The team lost three of its first four games. Star quarterback Nathan Rourke was sidelined by injury. The defence look...
Oct 27, 2025
Health Canada authorizes long-awaited drug to slow early-stage Alzheimer's disease
TORONTO - Health Canada has authorized a drug shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Lecanemab is the first medication approved in Canada that targets the buildup of amyloid plaque in t...
Oct 27, 2025
Canada coach Casey Stoney wants to win but has her eye on the bigger picture
After a 1-0 loss to No. 24 Switzerland and on the eve of a date with the 11th-ranked Dutch, Canada coach Casey Stoney offered a dose of perspective Monday. Coupled with a 3-0 loss to the United States...
Oct 27, 2025
Eby says he'll keep lobbying for slain woman's family, who wanted more from bail law
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government was not done yet advocating for the family of Kelowna woman Bailey McCourt, whose ex-husband was charged with murdering her hours afte...
Oct 27, 2025
Blue Jays drop 6-5 decision to Dodgers after Freeman walkoff ends 18-inning marathon
LOS ANGELES - Never mind the instant classic references and hyperbolic descriptions of Game 3 on Monday night. It will go down as the marathon game at the 2025 World Series, with Freddie Freeman's wal...
Oct 27, 2025
Alouettes starter Alexander's record-setting mark not impacted in playoffs
TORONTO - Davis Alexander's record-setting start to his CFL career won't be affected by the league playoffs. The Montreal quarterback is 11-0 as a starter, the best mark in league history by a quarter...
Oct 27, 2025
David Eby says British Columbia's anti-tariff ads, aimed at Americans, will go ahead
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said the province plans to push ahead with anti-tariff advertisements aimed at the American public, days after U.S. President Donald Trump blamed a campai...
Oct 27, 2025