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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.
Elks defeat Argos 28-20 for second straight win
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks appear to be poised for a second-half surge. Steven Dunbar…
Toronto Tempo to play two WNBA games in Vancouver next season
VANCOUVER — The Toronto Tempo are set to play two games in Vancouver during their…
Kirk plays hero, steals first career base in Blue Jays’ 6-5 win over Rangers
TORONTO — Alejandro Kirk’s late-game heroics resulted in three deafening ovations from the 42,260 inside…
Kirk’s heroics lead Blue Jays to 6-5 comeback win over Rangers
TORONTO — Alejandro Kirk followed a two-run homer in the seventh inning with a game-winning…
As memories fade, Canadians mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War
OTTAWA — Relatives of war veterans gathered at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on…
Jimenez, Alker share lead after opening round at Rogers Charity Classic
CALGARY — Having already won four PGA Tour Champions events this season, Spain’s Miguel Angel…
Jobs Minister Hajdu calls on union, airline to return to table to ‘finish this deal’
OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is urging Air Canada and the union representing its…
How a Vancouver blood trail ended with Canada’s first unexplained wealth order
It was a trail of blood after a double shooting that led police to an…
B.C. legislator enraged by American state senator’s ‘nonsense’ pitch to join U.S.
VICTORIA — A British Columbia legislator said he went from “disappointed” to “enraged” after receiving…
Those in Bamfield, B.C., support each other as wildfire cuts power, main road access
Mark Lawrence says residents of Bamfield, B.C., are used to relying on their generators for…
First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar at school site
SECHELT — An 18-month investigation at a former residential school site in British Columbia’s Sunshine…
‘Screaming into silence’: Parents of serial killer victim address special hearing
WINNIPEG — The father of a First Nations woman who died at the hands of…
Amy Schumer, Howie Mandel among 1,000 signees of petition condemning TIFF’s handling of Oct. 7 doc
Amy Schumer, Howie Mandel and Debra Messing are among more than 1,000 entertainment figures who…
United States tops Canada 4-3 in shootout in semifinal of Hlinka Gretzky Cup
BRNO — Joseph Salandra, Nikita Klepov and Blake Zielinksi scored in the shootout as the…
‘The same country’: Canada often seen as extension of U.S., Indo-Pacific experts say
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s Indo-Pacific strategy has yet to give Canada adequate visibility or distinguish it…
Ottawa’s Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Routliffe advance to Cincinnati Open final
CINCINNATI — Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe have advanced to the final…
B.C. to fund upgrades to reduce avian flu risk for Fraser Valley poultry farms
ABBOTSFORD — British Columbia says it will be providing $2.5 million in funding that will…
Concordia University students launch rocket from northern Quebec
MONTREAL — Students at Concordia University in Montreal have pulled off what they’re calling the…
Evacuation order lifted for St. John’s suburb; wildfire destroys Newfoundland school
ST. JOHN’S — There was a very happy chicken in a suburb of St. John’s,…
Operation begins to free ship run aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal
VERCHÈRES — Authorities began unloading thousands of tonnes of sugar from a cargo vessel run…
Thomas Muller set to make Vancouver Whitecaps debut vs. Houston Dynamo
VANCOUVER — German soccer legend Thomas Muller will step onto the field as a Vancouver…
Ottawa voices its resolve for Ukraine as Trump-Putin talks underway in Alaska
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government said Canada’s support for Ukraine remains resolute ahead…
Canada didn’t push for plastic production cap in talks on global treaty
OTTAWA — Canadian officials negotiating a global treaty to end plastic pollution at the United…
Vancouver’s Little Mountain blanked by Venezuela 4-0 at Little League World Series
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — Canada’s run at the Little League World Series started on a sour…