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The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press is Canada's trusted news source and leader in providing real-time, bilingual multimedia stories across print, broadcast and digital platforms.
Diaz’s ninth inning homer snuffs out Blue Jays’ late rally as Astros win 3-2
TORONTO — Yainer Diaz’s home run in the ninth inning helped the Houston Astros eke…
Schneider sticks with Hoffman as Blue Jays’ closer despite giving up another homer
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays were once again mounting a late comeback on Wednesday…
Tensions between police and prosecutors spill out in Edmonton manslaughter plea deal
EDMONTON — An Edmonton woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the killing of an…
Canadian politicians condemn shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk
OTTAWA — Politicians in Canada are speaking out about political violence after Charlie Kirk, a…
B.C. stabbing suspect didn’t think he’d avoid criminal responsibility: prosecutor
VANCOUVER — A prosecutor says the man accused of stabbing three people at a Vancouver…
Young child dead, nine injured after SUV smashes through window of Ontario daycare
RICHMOND HILL — A young child died after an SUV smashed through the window of…
Tensions flare inside and outside TIFF theatre showing Oct. 7 documentary
TORONTO — Tensions flared both inside and outside a Toronto International Film Festival screening of…
‘Culture of skepticism’: B.C. election report cites weather manipulation claims
VICTORIA — A recent report on British Columbia’s 2024 election found no evidence of foreign…
Quebec premier shuffles cabinet, promises ‘shock treatment’ in year before election
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault, one year away from the general election and deeply…
Carney plans to announce the first series of major projects on Thursday
EDMONTON — The first major industrial projects under the federal government’s strategy to reduce Canada’s…
World Cup ticket draw off to frustrating start, but plenty of time left in pre-sale
It was clear would-be ticket-buyers were going to need a big dose of luck to…
Ottawa names Indigenous advisory council on major projects
OTTAWA — Eleven Indigenous leaders from across the country were named to the federal government’s…
Vancouver festival attack suspect faces 31 more charges as he is ruled fit for trial
VANCOUVER — The suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack has been declared…
New analysis indicates higher lethality of avian flu at B.C. ostrich farm: CFIA vet
An affidavit by Canada’s deputy chief veterinarian says new analysis has confirmed ostriches at a…
Alleged murder plotters face B.C. court, in case stemming from jailbreak probe
VANCOUVER — A man accused of helping gangland killer Rabih Alkhalil break out of a…
Vancouver’s Leah John within reach of LPGA Tour card as Epson Tour season winds down
Vancouver’s Leah John isn’t 100 per cent sure what it will take to reach the…
Drake may have surprised himself with his memories of ‘Degrassi,’ say doc makers
TORONTO — Getting Drake to participate in a new Degrassi documentary was not easy. But…
One of three suspects charged after 44 migrants found near border in Quebec gets bail
MONTREAL — One of three men charged with human smuggling after 44 migrants were found…
Anand says Canada is ‘evaluating the relationship with Israel’ after Qatar strike
OTTAWA — Canada is “evaluating the relationship with Israel”, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said…
Halifax activists urge CBC to cancel livestream of Canada vs. Israel tennis matches
HALIFAX — Halifax activists are calling on the CBC to cancel its planned livestream of…
Citing illness, Canadian rider Mike Woods pulls out of his swansong race in Montreal
Citing illness, Canadian rider Mike Woods has pulled out of Sunday’s Grand Prix Cycliste de…
Carney says temporary foreign worker program needs a ‘focused approach’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday the temporary foreign worker program needs a…
PM Carney calls for heightened pressure on Russia after drone incursion into Poland
OTTAWA — Canada’s defence minister won’t say whether Canada played a role in taking down…
Study estimates 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke caused 82,000 premature deaths globally
VANCOUVER — Smoke from record-breaking Canadian wildfires in 2023 caused an estimated 5,400 acute deaths…