Category Archives: The Canadian Press

4 family members of Illinois governor candidate killed in Montana helicopter crash, campaign says
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Four family members of a Republican running for governor in Illinois were killed in a Montana helicopter crash, his campaign said Thursday. Killed in the crash Wednesday were ...
Oct 23, 2025
Athletics Integrity Unit says marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepng'etich banned 3 years for doping violation
MONACO (AP) - Athletics Integrity Unit says marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepng'etich banned 3 years for doping violation. The Associated Press
Oct 23, 2025

CIRB rules against Canada Post union's challenge to back-to-work order
OTTAWA - The Canada Industrial Relations Board has ruled against the union at Canada Post in its challenge to Ottawa's move last year to force the postal employees back to work. The federal government...
Oct 23, 2025

NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
NEW YORK (AP) - The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operati...
Oct 23, 2025

NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
NEW YORK (AP) - The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operati...
Oct 23, 2025

Blue Jays drive home Rogers revenue growth amid World Series run
Enthusiasm for the World Series-bound Toronto Blue Jays helped boost third-quarter revenue at Rogers Communications Inc., which owns the team and broadcasts its games, nearly offsetting an overall dip...
Oct 23, 2025

British ex-soldier acquitted of murder in 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre
LONDON (AP) - A former British paratrooper was found not guilty Thursday on murder charges relating to the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland that saw 13 people killed in a flurry of bull...
Oct 23, 2025

Vance criticizes Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, says the move was an 'insult'
JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized on Thursday a symbolic vote in Israel's parliament the previous day about the annexation of the occupied West Bank, saying it amounted to an "i...
Oct 23, 2025

Blue Jays, Dodgers prepare for World Series showdown at Rogers Centre
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers meet the media today ahead of Game 1 of the World Series at Rogers Centre on Friday night. Both clubs will work out and face the cameras before ...
Oct 23, 2025

China to focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and tech in new economic plan
BEIJING (AP) - China's ruling Communist Party said Thursday it would focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology in the face of "profound and complex" changes and rising "uncertainty....
Oct 23, 2025