Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Curling Canada to look at timing of national championships in Olympic seasons
With a new quadrennial set to begin, one of many things on Curling Canada's to-do list is tackling a glaring inequality with its Olympic teams in 2026. Rachel Homan's team was unable to defend its Sco...
Apr 30, 2026
Camp Mystic drops summer reopening plan over outrage by families and Texas lawmakers
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Camp Mystic on Thursday halted plans to reopen this summer on the Texas river where floodwaters killed 25 girls and two teenage counselors, backing down in the face of outraged fa...
Apr 30, 2026
Seattle Kraken say assistant coach Jessica Campbell will not return next season
SEATTLE (AP) - Jessica Campbell, the first woman to be an on-bench assistant coach in NHL history, will not return to the Seattle Kraken next season, the team said Thursday. General manager Jason Bott...
Apr 30, 2026
Immigration minister says she's accountable after former IRGC official granted a visa
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she's accountable after a former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official was granted a visa to visit Canada. But she says she didn't know about the deci...
Apr 30, 2026
Iran to play 2026 World Cup games in United States: FIFA president
VANCOUVER - FIFA president Gianni Infantino says Iran will play World Cup games in the United States this summer, despite an ongoing war between the two nations. Infantino made the remarks at the 76th...
Apr 30, 2026
Donskov to coach Canada at next two men's world championships, 2027 world juniors
CALGARY - Misha Donskov will serve as head coach for Canada's teams at the next two men's world championships and the 2027 world junior championship, Hockey Canada announced Thursday. The 49-year-old ...
Apr 30, 2026
Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump swiftly signed bipartisan legislation Thursday funding much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, after it wo...
Apr 30, 2026
UK raises national terror threat level after the stabbing of 2 Jewish men
LONDON (AP) - The U.K. government on Thursday said that the country is facing an antisemitism emergency and pledged to increase security for Jewish communities after a string of arson attacks and a do...
Apr 30, 2026
Trump pulls nomination for stalled surgeon general nominee Means and says he'll put forth Saphier
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday he's nominating Fox News Channel contributor and radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Casey Means' path forward stalled in th...
Apr 30, 2026
Caufield, Sanderson and Kopitar named finalists for 2025-26 Lady Byng Trophy
NEW YORK - Montreal Canadiens right-wing Cole Caufield, Ottawa Senators defenceman Jake Sanderson and Los Angeles Kings centre Anze Kopitar are the finalists for the 2025-26 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy....
Apr 30, 2026