Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Carney names former cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson as next EU ambassador
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen MP and former cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson to serve as Canada's next ambassador to the European Union. "It's an important job right now for Canada...
Apr 30, 2026
Iran’s supreme leader vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader said Thursday that the Islamic Republic will protect its "nuclear and missile capabilities" as a national asset, likely seeking to draw a hard ...
Apr 30, 2026
Oilers set for must-win Game 6 against Ducks in Anaheim
ANAHEIM - The Edmonton Oilers are set for another must-win game tonight. Edmonton is visiting the Anaheim Ducks for Game 6 in their first-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Anaheim holds a 3-2 ...
Apr 30, 2026
In the news today: GDP numbers, High-speed rail, Regulating AI chatbots
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release GDP figures for February and early estimate for Q1 today Statistics Canada is expected to r...
Apr 30, 2026
Young Canadians want AI companies to make their chatbots less addictive: report
OTTAWA - A new report focusing on the perspectives of young people says the government should order AI companies to take steps to curb the addictive aspects of their AI chatbots. It's one of a series ...
Apr 30, 2026
Canadiens' Gallagher goes from press box to blue paint in Game 5 win: 'That's Gally'
TAMPA - Brendan Gallagher stepped out of the press box and went straight back to his office. The blue paint. In his first shift of the playoffs, the veteran winger crashed the crease and opened the sc...
Apr 29, 2026
‘Will not remember this game because of basketball’: Tempo soak in pre-season opener
TORONTO - In the hours and minutes leading up to the first Toronto Tempo game ever on Wednesday at Coca-Coliseum, normalcy reigned. Well before the Tempo fell 83-78 against the Connecticut Sun, fans w...
Apr 29, 2026
Cam York scores in OT as Flyers beat Penguins 1-0 in Game 6, reach Round 2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cam York scored 17:32 into overtime and chucked his stick into the crowd in a wild celebration to send the Philadelphia Flyers into the second round for the first time in six years...
Apr 29, 2026
Schroder, Mobley rally Cavaliers in 4th quarter for 125-120 win over Raptors to take 3-2 series lead
CLEVELAND (AP) - Dennis Schroder scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Evan Mobley hit a pair of pivotal 3-pointers in the final period and finished with 23 points, and the Cleveland Caval...
Apr 29, 2026
New Zealand court rejects appeal by mosque gunman to abandon his guilty pleas
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - The white supremacist who shot and killed 51 Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, lost an attempt to undo his guilty pleas in a Court of Appeal ruling Th...
Apr 29, 2026