Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Vancouver Canucks goalie Demko nears return from injury
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks could get a key player back in the lineup this week as goalie Thatcher Demko inches closer to recovering from a lower-body injury. Demko practised with teammates on T...
Dec 09, 2025

Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., resigning next year
OTTAWA - Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., said Tuesday she will end her tenure in Washington, D.C., in the new year. In a statement posted to social media, Hillman said it's the right...
Dec 09, 2025

Shooting at Kentucky State University leaves 1 dead, 1 hurt and a suspect in custody, officials say
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - At least one student was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting near a residence hall at Kentucky State University on Tuesday, and a suspect was in custody, offi...
Dec 09, 2025

NHL cautiously optimistic of Olympic participation despite smaller rink size and ice safety concerns
The NHL said Tuesday it remains cautiously optimistic about sending the world's best hockey players to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in February amid issues with a smaller-than-expected rink size ...
Dec 09, 2025

B.C. announces new measures to combat intimate partner violence
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general has announced further provincial measures aimed at combating intimate partner violence, while calling newly tabled federal legislation "a step toward ju...
Dec 09, 2025

San Diego officials approve $30M settlement for family of teen killed by police
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego City Council on Tuesday approved a $30 million payment to the family of a 16-year-old youth killed by police in one of the largest such settlements in the U.S. The settl...
Dec 09, 2025

Quebec tables bill to help speed up major projects, mirroring Ottawa, other provinces
QUBEC - Quebec tabled its own bill Tuesday to expedite large-scale projects in the province, one that would allow the province to amend some 30 laws to allow the realization of projects deemed of nati...
Dec 09, 2025

Canadians Nikola Markovic, Marcus Caldeira among 15 semifinalists for Hermann Trophy
Canadian defender Nikola Markovic and forward Marcus Caldeira are among the 15 semifinalists for the 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy, which goes to the top U.S. college soccer player. The 15 come from a midse...
Dec 09, 2025

Academics call on immigration minister to get Palestinian students out of Gaza
OTTAWA - A group of academics and activists wants the federal government to help Palestinians accepted for postgraduate studies in Canada get out of Gaza - but the immigration minister says she can't ...
Dec 09, 2025

Roughriders sign star offensive lineman Jermarcus Hardrick to one-year extension
REGINA - Reigning CFL outstanding offensive lineman Jermarcus Hardrick has signed a one-year contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the CFL club announced Tuesday. Hardrick led an offen...
Dec 09, 2025