Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Hockey coach who admitted using false COVID-19 vaccine certificate at Olympics is fired
ZURICH (AP) - A Swiss hockey coach who admitted he used a certificate falsely claiming he'd been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get around China's travel restrictions for the 2022 Winter Olympics has ...
Apr 15, 2026

B.C. tables another First Nation treaty ratification, but overlap concerns persist
VICTORIA - The Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. has reached a major milestone in its treaty process as the province tabled legislation to ratify the agreement, in the second such achievement...
Apr 15, 2026

Oh, give me a home: Alberta-raised wood bison calves safely relocated to Alaska
Dozens of Alberta-raised bison calves sent to Alaska as part of a relocation agreement with the state made it safely to their new home, but it wasn't without months of logistical work and a 40-hour tr...
Apr 15, 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps star Thomas Muller calls on fans to pack stadium for home games
VANCOUVER - Thomas Muller wants Vancouver Whitecaps fans to show their support by showing up at B.C. Place. "If I have a wish, I don't know how we can get it done, but it would be nice if the lower bo...
Apr 15, 2026

Bayern Munich beats Real Madrid 4-3 to reach Champions League semifinals
MUNICH (AP) - Luis Daz and Michael Olise scored late for Bayern Munich to beat Real Madrid 4-3 in the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. The game ended in acrimony with Ma...
Apr 15, 2026

Arsenal advances to Champions League semifinals for the second year in a row
It's back-to-back Champions League semifinals for Arsenal. A 0-0 draw with Sporting Lisbon at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday saw Arsenal advance 1-0 on aggregate to set up a clash with Atletico Mad...
Apr 15, 2026

Commitment to defence has Oilers looking like possible Cup contenders
EDMONTON - For 65 games the Edmonton Oilers were just another mediocre team struggling to find a way into the NHL playoffs in the weak Pacific Division. Trade deadline acquisitions and a new-found ded...
Apr 15, 2026

'You don't want any negativity': Why most NHL goalies don't speak on game day
Logan Thompson stepped off the ice and headed up the tunnel before turning left. The Washington Capitals goaltender made a quick right into the visitors' locker room at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto bef...
Apr 15, 2026

NDP to get $670K parliamentary funding boost despite not having official status
OTTAWA - The cash-strapped federal NDP is getting a $670,000 financial boost. Members of the other main political parties on the Board of Internal Economy have decided to grant the parliamentary funds...
Apr 15, 2026

Almost 40 kg of fentanyl, fentanyl-like products seized at Chilliwack, B.C., lab
VICTORIA - RCMP say the cleanup of an illicit drug-production superlab in British Columbia's Fraser Valley cost hundreds of thousands of dollars after the initial bust where 40 kilograms of fentanyl a...
Apr 15, 2026