Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Trader, brewer, newspaper: With Hudson's Bay no more, what's Canada's oldest company?
When Hudson's Bay closed its department stores for good last year, it left behind more than the wreckage of a once-mighty retail giant. A lofty title is also up for grabs: Canada's oldest company. The...
May 02, 2026

Carney says his stance on Iran war shifted as Trump's goals 'evolved'
OTTAWA - Canada's initial position supporting Washington's war in Iran shifted over the subsequent days as U.S. President Donald Trump's objectives became more clear, Prime Minister Mark Carney told T...
May 02, 2026

Canada looking to wrap a trio of trade deals this year: minister
OTTAWA - Canada's international trade minister says the government is looking to sign three major trade deals before the end of the year - with Mercosur, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and...
May 02, 2026

Lightning pull out 1-0 overtime road win over Montreal to send series back to Florida
MONTREAL - A glance at the boxscore from Tampa Bay's 1-0 win over Montreal in Game 6 of their first-round NHL playoff series wouldn't come close to capturing what unfolded at Bell Centre on Friday. Wh...
May 02, 2026

Humpback whale 'Timmy' released in the North Sea after weeks stranded off Germany
BERLIN (AP) - A rescue team on Saturday released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said. Nicknamed Timmy by Ge...
May 02, 2026
Goncalves scores in OT, Lightning beat Canadiens to force Game 7
MONTREAL (AP) - Gage Goncalves scored off his own rebound at 9:02 overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in the first-round series. Gonc...
May 01, 2026

Mitch Marner scores twice to help Golden Knights eliminate Mammoth with Game 6 win
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Mitch Marner had two goals and an assist, Carter Hart made 21 saves and Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 5-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to wrap up the first-round series...
May 01, 2026

Okamoto goes deep twice, Sosa and Pinango each have three hits; Blue Jays beat Twins 7-3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Kazuma Okamoto homered twice, Yohendrick Pinango had three hits in just his fifth career game, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 Friday night. Lenyn Sosa also h...
May 01, 2026

Sabres beat Bruins 4-1 in Game 6 to reach 2nd round for 1st time since 2007
BOSTON (AP) - Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson scored in the first period, Zach Benson added another early in the third and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to a...
May 01, 2026

Barrett sinks game-winning overtime three as Raptors stun Cavaliers to force Game 7
TORONTO - RJ Barrett's faith was never shaken. Even as he missed all four of his shots in the fourth quarter of the Toronto Raptors' pivotal Game 6 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, even as his three-p...
May 01, 2026