Category Archives: The Canadian Press

'Feverish fan base': Toronto Blue Jays fans set to cheer on the team in New York
As the Toronto Blue Jays head to New York City for Game 3 of the American League Division Series, some diehard Canadian fans will be cheering for the team from the Yankee Stadium stands. Among them wi...
Oct 06, 2025

Minus Mitch: Maple Leafs head into new seasons with new look after Marner's departure
TORONTO - Craig Berube heard the term over and over last season. The Toronto Maple Leafs bench boss came to town knowing a quartet of star forwards would continue to be a constant focus - even after y...
Oct 06, 2025

Oilers sign captain Connor McDavid to two-year, $25-million deal
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed superstar captain Connor McDavid to a two-year, US$25-million contract extension, the NHL team announced Monday. The short-term deal helps keep the team's ch...
Oct 06, 2025

Number of temporary worker applications fell as fine total increased, government says
OTTAWA - Ottawa ordered companies to pay almost $5 million in fines in the last fiscal year for failing to comply with the rules for temporary foreign worker permits, new government data shows. A new ...
Oct 06, 2025

Finally healthy, Canada's Stephen Gogolev finds 'new energy and love' for skating
Stephen Gogolev contemplated hanging up his skates. He was once the next big Canadian hope in men's figure skating, a prodigy landing triple axels at age 10, until a massive growth spurt and recurring...
Oct 06, 2025

Chief justice says rule of law, judicial independence protect Canada from autocracy
OTTAWA - While Canada is not a superpower in the traditional sense of the word, it's "certainly a democratic superpower," Chief Justice Richard Wagner said Monday at a ceremony to open the Supreme Cou...
Oct 06, 2025

Beleaguered Israel-Premier Tech cycling team to rebrand in wake of recent protests
In the wake of recent protests, the beleaguered Israel-Premier Tech cycling team is rebranding and "moving away from its current Israeli identity." The team did not reveal its new name in a news relea...
Oct 06, 2025

Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump’s Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois leaders went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating a clash between Democratic-led states and the Republican a...
Oct 06, 2025

Premature baby boy abandoned on porch of home on Montreal's South Shore
LONGUEUIL - Police say a premature baby boy was abandoned Sunday night outside a home on Montreal's South Shore. Longueuil police say someone left the boy on the porch of the home at around 11 p.m., r...
Oct 06, 2025

Clarification: Mideast-Wars-Gaza story
CAIRO (AP) - In a story published Oct. 6, 2025, The Associated Press reported that the 1973 war with Israel led to Egypt reclaiming the Sinai Peninsula. The story should have made clear that the war c...
Oct 06, 2025