Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Former Senator scores winner as Prague beats Canada 5-1 in Spengler quarterfinals
DAVOS - Former Ottawa Senators forward Filip Chlapik scored the winning goal as Sparta Prague eliminated Canada from the Spengler Cup hockey tournament with a 5-1 quarterfinal win Monday. Martins Dzie...
Dec 29, 2025

Raptors add size up front by signing seven-foot centre Mo Bamba
TORONTO - Help has arrived for the Toronto Raptors and he's seven-feet tall and 231 pounds. The Raptors signed veteran centre Mo Bamba on Monday, a day after media reports of a deal with the free agen...
Dec 29, 2025

2 pilots killed after helicopters collided in New Jersey are identified
Authorities on Monday identified two pilots who died after their helicopters collided midair in southern New Jersey. Kenneth Kirsch, 65, and Michael Greenberg, 71, were friends who both lived in New J...
Dec 29, 2025

Treasury Board minister silent on details of plan to shrink federal public service
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says the federal government hasn't worked out details of its plans to cut the bureaucracy and boost the amount of time public servants spend in the office...
Dec 29, 2025

Canada poised for another run at Olympic hockey gold with NHL's return
Connor McDavid remembers feeling the intensity. A minor hockey player growing up just north of Toronto, the future NHL superstar and his teammates gathered to watch Canada and the United States battle...
Dec 29, 2025

Toronto FC signs Brazilian left back Matheus Pereira from Portugal's Santa Clara
TORONTO - Toronto FC has signed Brazilian left back Matheus Pereira from Portuguese side CD Santa Clara through the 2027-28 MLS season, with a club option for 2028-29. The 25-year-old, who can also pl...
Dec 29, 2025

Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua involved in a car accident in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer and former world heavyweight champion, was involved in a car accident that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday. The Lagos ...
Dec 29, 2025

Sharp rise in 911 calls in Montreal as wintry weather hits Eastern Canada
MONTREAL - A winter storm brought freezing rain, blowing snow and strong winds across Eastern Canada on Monday, leading to a surge in 911 calls in Montreal and leaving tens of thousands of customers w...
Dec 29, 2025

In the news: Shifting trade policies, High coffee prices, Ukraine peace-plan talks
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney's foreign policy shift to trade, security prompts questions about human rights As Prime Minister Mark ...
Dec 29, 2025
Official says 6 Islamic State militants and 3 police officers killed in clash in northwest Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Islamic State militants clashed with police in northwest Turkey on Monday, leaving three police officers and six militants dead, Turkey's interior minister said. At least eight o...
Dec 29, 2025