Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Committee calls for reversal of agricultural research centre closures
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is recommending the government halt its decision to close agricultural research centres and experimental farm sites across Canada as part of its cost-cutting exer...
May 12, 2026

CFL going back to 20-second play clock in last three minutes of halves
TORONTO - The CFL will keep its 20-second play clock this season after all. CFL games will adopt a 35-second play clock in 2026 but return to a 20-second clock for the final three minutes of each half...
May 12, 2026

B.C. nurses vote for strike, as union boss raises prospect of dispute amid World Cup
VANCOUVER - Members of British Columbia's nurses union have voted overwhelmingly to strike, with union president Adriane Gear raising the prospect of a dispute while "the whole world is watching us" d...
May 12, 2026

Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez calls for new elections at club and seeks another term
MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid president Florentino Prez has called for new elections at Real Madrid and says he will seek another term after claiming he is the victim of a campaign to unseat him. He dismi...
May 12, 2026

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has a 'drone deal' with Canada in the works
OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has started preparations for a military drone deal with Canada, though the government offered no confirmation of such an agreement Tue...
May 12, 2026

Guerin, MacFarland, Verbeek up for Jim Gregory Award as top NHL general manager
NEW YORK - Bill Guerin of the Minnesota Wild, Chris MacFarland of the Colorado Avalanche and Pat Verbeek of the Anaheim Ducks are the finalists for the 2025-26 Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year ...
May 12, 2026

Teachers who created hostile environment at Montreal school have licences revoked
MONTRAL - Quebec's Education Department has revoked the teaching licences for all 11 staff members accused of creating a toxic climate at a Montreal elementary school, in a scandal that led the provin...
May 12, 2026

Sabres return to Luukkonen in goal after back-to-back blowout losses to Habs
MONTREAL - The Buffalo Sabres are making a change in the crease after back-to-back lopsided losses in their second-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen re-took his...
May 12, 2026

Cycling Canada pauses women's track cycling pursuit team, 2028 Olympics unclear
Cycling Canada applying the brakes to its women's track pursuit team has drawn criticism from a rider and a former rider. Cycling Canada will not enter a women's pursuit team in track cycling's world ...
May 12, 2026

Doug Ford says he won't attack other bids in his push for Toronto as defence bank HQ
Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday defended Toronto's bid to host a multinational defence bank, saying he did not believe in attacking rival campaigns by other Canadian cities. Ford made the comment...
May 12, 2026