Category Archives: The Canadian Press

TORONTO - The Ottawa Redblacks have selected Purdue offensive lineman Giordano Vaccaro first overall in tonight's CFL draft. More coming. The Canadian Press

NEW YORK (AP) - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman offered his unequivocal support Tuesday for the ruling that upheld the Anaheim Ducks' overtime goal against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of their first-r...

TORONTO - Health Canada has approved the first generic version of brand-name Ozempic. The department says Canada is the first G7 country to authorize generic semaglutide. The injectable medication is ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators last week that medical assistance in dying is the leading cause of death in Canada. Canada's national statistics agency does not record MAID a...

PARIS (AP) - Titleholder Paris Saint-Germain held on for a pulsating 5-4 win over Bayern Munich in a roller-coaster Champions League semifinal first leg on Tuesday. The highest scoring semifinal match...

TORONTO - Jamal Shead enjoyed a moment of appreciation from his former head coach at the University of Houston, Kelvin Sampson. The second-year guard made one of the biggest plays in Toronto's 93-89 w...

Freestyle Canada chief executive officer Peter Judge faced a choice between his organization running a deficit of over half a million dollars or hosting no World Cups in Canada next year. The federal ...

OTTAWA - The federal government is adding $755 million in sport funding as part of its spring economic update. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the money's purpose is to expand access...

OTTAWA - The federal government plans to ban cryptocurrency ATMs as part of a suite of measures in its spring economic statement targeting financial crimes. The government says scammers use the ATMs t...

OTTAWA - The federal government is promising $4.3 billion for First Nations education, Inuit food security and Indigenous child welfare in its spring economic update. Much of the funding cited in the ...