Category Archives: The Canadian Press

High-speed rail construction could begin in four years, LeBlanc says
MONTREAL - The federal government wants construction on a planned high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City to begin within four years. On Thursday, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBla...
Sep 12, 2025

Rested Vancouver Whitecaps prepared for tough test against MLS-leading Union
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Whitecaps fans understand why Jesper Sorensen considers himself lucky. After all, the first nine months of Sorensen's tenure as the team's head coach have brought some big milest...
Sep 12, 2025

New addition Latifah Abdu making an impact with Vancouver Rise
VANCOUVER - Latifah Abdu wasted no time making her presence felt with the Vancouver Rise. The Canadian forward scored just 14 minutes into her first game with the Northern Super League club last week,...
Sep 12, 2025

'He's sick out there': Ivan Demidov makes noise at Canadiens rookie camp
BROSSARD - Ivan Demidov's name jumped off the page when the Montreal Canadiens released their rookie camp roster. The 19-year-old Russian phenom - pencilled in for a top-six role in the NHL - made sur...
Sep 12, 2025

Ministers ask senior officials to review procurement contracts, find savings
OTTAWA - Canada's ministers of finance and procurement have given officials in charge of most federal contracting 45 days to come up with a plan to review all existing and planned federal contracts to...
Sep 12, 2025

In the news today: Canada Post union to give update on negotiations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada Post union to give update on negotiations The union representing Canada Post workers is set to give an ...
Sep 12, 2025

Some public service jobs will be cut as Ottawa adopts AI: chief data officer
OTTAWA - Ottawa's chief data officer says he thinks the introduction of artificial intelligence to federal government operations will lead to "some" job cuts in the public service. In a recent intervi...
Sep 12, 2025
Tutu the humpback whale is freed from 150 metres of fishing gear off Vancouver Island
A juvenile humpback whale nicknamed Tutu is swimming freely again after a multi-day mission to disentangle it from more than 150 metres of fishing gear off Vancouver Island. Paul Cottrell, a marine ma...
Sep 12, 2025
Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025
Thursday's Scoreboard MLB American League Toronto 6 Houston 0 Chicago White Sox 5 Tampa Bay 1 N.Y. Yankees 9 Detroit 3 Cleveland 3 Kansas City 2 Seattle 7 L.A. Angels 6 National League Miami 5 Washing...
Sep 12, 2025