Category Archives: The Canadian Press
World Cup lodging shortfall in Vancouver predicted, Airbnb bids to loosen regulations
VANCOUVER - A new report that forecasts a significant lodging shortage in Vancouver next summer during the 2026 World Cup games is being used as a pitch by Airbnb for governments to loosen regulations...
Oct 01, 2025
Nesbitt first Canadian golfer to level up for 2026 season - but maybe not the last
Fall is the last gasp before winter shuts golf down for recreational players, but it's also when professional players have a chance to move up to the next level of the sport. Drew Nesbitt was the lone...
Oct 01, 2025
Quebec man sentenced to five years for trying to overthrow Haitian government
MONTREAL - A Quebec man found guilty of attempting to foment an armed revolution to overthrow the government of Haiti has been sentenced to five years in prison. Grald Nicolas was sentenced at the Que...
Oct 01, 2025
Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist and conservationist, has died
Jane Goodall, the intellectual, soft-spoken conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking, immersive chimpanzee field research in which she documented the primates' distinct personalities and use of...
Oct 01, 2025
Quebec man convicted of four murders in 1994 may not have had fair trial, Crown says
MONTREAL - The lawyer for a Quebec man who was convicted of four murders in 1994 is pushing for a new trial for his client after the provincial Crown prosecutor's office concluded a miscarriage of jus...
Oct 01, 2025
NHL fines Senators' Cousins, Hodgson after chippy pre-season game against Canadiens
NEW YORK - The NHL issued fines to Ottawa Senators forwards Nick Cousins and Hayden Hodgson on Wednesday after a heated 5-0 pre-season loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday in Quebec City. Cousins...
Oct 01, 2025
Activists say Israeli navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla
JERUSALEM (AP) - Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza said late Wednesday that the Israeli navy had intercepted at least 19 of its boats as they approached the besieged Palesti...
Oct 01, 2025
Canadian FIFA VP pushes back on Trump comments about moving World Cup games from 'dangerous' cities
LONDON (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump was reminded Wednesday that FIFA, not any government, ultimately decides which cities will host 2026 World Cup games. Trump suggested last week he could decla...
Oct 01, 2025
Canadian FIFA VP pushes back on Trump comments about moving World Cup games from 'dangerous' cities
LONDON (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump was reminded Wednesday that FIFA, not any government, ultimately decides which cities will host 2026 World Cup games. Trump suggested last week he could decla...
Oct 01, 2025
Sole possession of second in West Division up for grabs when Lions host Stampeders
Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions appear to be making their late-season push. B.C. (8-7) has won three straight and five-of-seven games overall to climb into a three-way tie for second in the West Divi...
Oct 01, 2025