Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Forward Mason Flesch to captain Canada against Fiji in Pacific Nations Cup rugby
Forward Mason Flesch will lead Canada against No. 9 Fiji in Sunday's Pacific Nations Cup rugby semifinal in Commerce City, Colo. The 25-year-old from Cobourg, Ont., has been named captain for the rema...
Sep 12, 2025
Canadian rugby men have taken their lumps in past meetings with high-flying Fijians
History and the rankings are against Canada when it meets Fiji on Sunday in the Pacific Nations Cup men's rugby semifinal at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. RANKINGS: Fiji is No. 9,...
Sep 12, 2025
Former environment minister details abuse she endured in politics in new memoir
OTTAWA - Former environment minister Catherine McKenna says federal security agencies initially refused to offer her protection - and wouldn't even show her the risk assessment they'd completed - as s...
Sep 12, 2025
Former climate minister McKenna describes struggles over carbon pricing in new book
OTTAWA - Former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says the Justin Trudeau government's efforts to explain the consumer carbon price to Canadians were "half-hearted" - and just getting a m...
Sep 12, 2025
Wannasaen maintains Queen City lead, with fellow Thai star Thitikul, Hull making big moves
MAINEVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Chanettee Wannasaen maintained a two-shot lead Friday in the Kroger Queen City Championship, with top-ranked fellow Thai star Jeeno Thitikul and Charley Hull making big moves. ...
Sep 12, 2025
Aaron Judge hits his 362nd career homer, passing Joe DiMaggio for 4th in New York Yankees history
BOSTON (AP) - New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his 362nd career home run on Friday night, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio and taking sole possession of fourth place on the franc...
Sep 12, 2025
Ottawa pitched extending refugee sponsor pause to late 2028 to fix backlog: records
OTTAWA - The federal department of immigration last year, suggested freezing most private refugee sponsorship applications until 2028 to clear backlogs in the system, documents obtained by The Canadia...
Sep 12, 2025
School bus fire: Quebec pulls all 1,200 Lion electric buses off roads for inspection
MONTREAL - Schools across Quebec have been forced to cancel bus service after the government pulled all of the roughly 1,200 Lion electric buses in the province off the roads. The provincial governmen...
Sep 12, 2025
Protests outside, silence inside as Canada faces Israel in an empty arena
HALIFAX - It was a surreal scene in Halifax on Friday as Canada kicked off its Davis Cup tennis tie against Israel behind closed doors at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. Save for athletes and staff of t...
Sep 12, 2025
Logging firm wins injunction to halt Walbran Valley blockade on Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has granted an injunction to a forestry company to halt a blockade against old-growth logging in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island, in a ruling that has been ha...
Sep 12, 2025