Category Archives: The Canadian Press
'Lives have been divided': Teen who set girl on fire at Saskatoon school gets 3 years
SASKATOON - Two teen girls who were once friends came to court Monday for a final chapter after one set the other's scalp on fire in a school hallway - but they never locked eyes. The victim, now 16, ...
Mar 16, 2026
Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - The federal government is putting $200 million toward a Canadian-owned launch pad so it can send satellites into orbit without the assistance of other nations or other foreign third parties. ...
Mar 16, 2026
Man who drove bus into Quebec daycare, killing 2 children, labelled high-risk accused
MONTREAL - The Quebec man found not criminally responsible for killing two children after driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has been labelled by a judge a high-risk accused, a designatio...
Mar 16, 2026
Asian Football Confederation says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A leading soccer official in Asia says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup which kicks off in June in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Also on Monday in Tehra...
Mar 16, 2026
Here's a list of February inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely bec...
Mar 16, 2026
Here's a list of February inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.8 per c...
Mar 16, 2026
The PWHL is riding a post-Olympic boost in ticket sales and marketing opportunities
Sarah Fillier spent her first two seasons with the New York Sirens accustomed to staring at empty blocks of seats across the bench during home games. Because of poor turnouts, the PWHL team - for prac...
Mar 16, 2026
Canadiens searching for 'best hockey' as defensive woes prove costly
MONTREAL - Martin St. Louis saw two young, talented teams - one from the East, the other from the West - trading blows in a thrilling, evenly matched game he felt was destined for overtime on Sunday. ...
Mar 16, 2026
Oilers optimistic injured Draisaitl will return soon for playoff pursuit
EDMONTON - It was both a big win and hopefully not too big of a loss for the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Connor McDavid had three assists as the Edmonton Oilers picked up a pair of valuable points with...
Mar 16, 2026
Foegele making a positive first impression with surging Senators
OTTAWA - Five games in, two goals and an assist have been enough to make a strong first impression. Just over a week ago the Ottawa Senators acquired Warren Foegele from the Los Angeles Kings and desp...
Mar 16, 2026