Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Mass cybersecurity breach of learning platform hits Canadian post-secondary schools
Multiple post-secondary institutions across Canada say they've been impacted by a cyberattack targeting an education system used by thousands of schools globally. Technology company Instructure said i...
May 08, 2026

Minister files partial judicial review of Ontario First Nation child welfare decision
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says her government has filed a partial judicial review of a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision for a child welfare agreement she struck wit...
May 08, 2026

Hantavirus questions and answers with Ontario's chief medical officer of health
TORONTO - Two Ontario residents are isolating at home in their rural community after disembarking late last month from a cruise ship that is now the site of a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Ontario's chi...
May 08, 2026

4 people convicted of conspiracy in US trial tied to 2021 assassination of Haiti's president
MIAMI (AP) - A Florida jury on Friday convicted four men of conspiracy in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Mose, whose death led to extraordinary turmoil in the Caribbean nation. So...
May 08, 2026

Sharks star Celebrini headlines Canada’s roster for world hockey championship
CALGARY - Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks headlines Canada's roster for the world hockey championships in Switzerland. The 19-year-old Celebrini, who helped Canada win silver at the Milan Cor...
May 08, 2026

McDavid up for fourth Hart Trophy, MacKinnon and Kucherov also named finalists
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and Tampa Bay winger Nikita Kucherov are the finalists for this season's Hart Memorial Trophy, the NHL ann...
May 08, 2026

Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurlien Tchouamni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice. The hefty fines came a day ...
May 08, 2026

Journeyman goaltender Alex Lyon stepping up for Buffalo Sabres
BUFFALO - Alex Lyon packed up his life plenty of times. The cerebral, Yale-educated goaltender's journey through hockey has been winding, one accented by big moments and plenty of disappointment. A su...
May 08, 2026

Canvas system is online after a cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools
Tens of thousands of students studying for final exams around the world Friday regained access to a key online learning system after a cyberattack knocked it offline, throwing schools and universities...
May 08, 2026

Smith sees progress on pipeline deal with Ottawa after Carney meeting
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday she was feeling far more confident about the prospects for a new pipeline following a meeting in Ottawa with Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier in t...
May 08, 2026