Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Canadiens embrace chance to close out series before home crowd: 'Going to be loud'
TAMPA - Kaiden Guhle and several of his teammates are about to enter uncharted territory. The Montreal Canadiens can close out their first-round series and eliminate the experienced Tampa Bay Lightnin...
Apr 30, 2026
Complainant in Nikolaj Sorensen sexual assault case reveals identity
The woman who has alleged Canadian-Danish figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen sexually assaulted her has publicly identified herself, saying she hopes doing so will help create a safer environment in the s...
Apr 30, 2026
Alberta's Smith lauds new major Canada-U.S. oil pipeline permit, citing advocacy
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a key approval for a cross-border oil pipeline project to deliver more of the province's crude to the United States is coming after years of advocacy fro...
Apr 30, 2026
Florida man executed for the killing of his brother's teenage stepdaughter nearly 50 years ago
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man convicted of beating and choking his brother's 13-year-old stepdaughter to death nearly 50 years ago was executed Thursday evening. James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, was pr...
Apr 30, 2026
Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, searching landfills for their remains
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government said Thursday it has officially decommissioned the search site at a landfill where the remains of two slain First Nations women were found last year. The search cont...
Apr 30, 2026
Minister says B.C. expects billions from feds for forestry if U.S. talks fail
VICTORIA - British Columbia's forests minister says he expects billions in additional federal support for the timber sector if future trade talks with the United States don't benefit the softwood lumb...
Apr 30, 2026
FIFA leader Infantino starts race for re-election in 2027 vote hosted by African ally Morocco
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The FIFA presidential vote in 2027 that is set to give Gianni Infantino a final four-year term in office will be hosted by Morocco - the soccer body's second straigh...
Apr 30, 2026
Jets defenceman Salomonsson undergoes surgery, will be sidelined five to six months
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Jets defenceman Elias Salomonsson underwent shoulder surgery on Thursday and will be sidelined for five to six months, the NHL team said. The best-case scenario of Salomonsson's re...
Apr 30, 2026
Ottawa will wait for OpenAI info on Tumbler Ridge before regulating: Solomon
OTTAWA - The federal government will weigh information provided by OpenAI on the Tumbler Ridge, B.C. shooting before taking action, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Thursday. Solomon...
Apr 30, 2026
Congress approves short-term extension of divisive US surveillance program hours before expiration
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has approved a short-term extension of a critical surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies, staving off a Friday expiration as disputes over a longer reauthorization r...
Apr 30, 2026