Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Daughters relieved as trio convicted of murdering parents in B.C. home invasion
ABBOTSFORD - Arnold and Joanne De Jong spent their last night alive surrounded by family, not knowing that three men who had done cleaning work on their property in of Abbotsford, B.C., would later in...
May 08, 2026
'Never felt it like this': Famous Montreal barber sees new level of Canadiens fever
MONTREAL - Domenico Perrazino, the famous Montreal barber better known as "Mnick," still remembers when Maurice Richard won five straight Stanley Cups with the Canadiens in the late 1950s. Years later...
May 08, 2026
Parade of ghostly icebergs brings joy and wonder to Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S - At the top of Signal Hill in St. John's, N.L., on Tuesday afternoon, a steady stream of people walked around a rocky cliff and gasped. Some cheered, some took out their phones to capture ...
May 08, 2026
Canadiens look to even second-round series with Sabres before shifting to Montreal
BUFFALO - The Montreal Canadiens look to earn a split of the first two games of their second-round series with the Buffalo Sabres when the Atlantic Division rivals clash tonight at the KeyBank Center....
May 08, 2026
Former U.S. president Barack Obama in Toronto for keynote speech
TORONTO - Former U.S. president Barack Obama is in Toronto today to deliver a keynote speech at a Canadian think tank. The 44th president is set to headline Canada 2020's gala at the Fairmont Royal Yo...
May 08, 2026
Emergency rooms are getting some relief during Habs games in Stanley Cup playoffs
MONTREAL - For some Quebecers, watching the Montreal Canadiens take to the ice during the Stanley Cup playoffs is more urgent than seeking medical care. Hospital officials in the Montreal area say the...
May 08, 2026
Emergency rooms are getting some relief during Habs games in Stanley Cup playoffs
MONTREAL - For some Quebecers, watching the Montreal Canadiens take to the ice during the Stanley Cup playoffs is more urgent than seeking medical care. Hospital officials in the Montreal area say the...
May 08, 2026
Struggling Québec solidaire inspired by socialist policies of New York City mayor
MONTREAL - Qubec solidaire, a leftist sovereigntist party struggling in the polls, says it's taking inspiration from New York's democratic socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, ahead of the October provinc...
May 08, 2026
Canada loses 18,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate rises to 6.9%
OTTAWA - Canada's economy took an unexpected hit on the job market in April, while unemployment also crept up, raising concerns about the strength of the economy ahead of the Bank of Canada's rate dec...
May 08, 2026
Partial results show losses for Starmer’s Labour and wins for Reform UK in local elections
LONDON (AP) - Partial results Friday from local elections in England showed big losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer's governing Labour Party and gains for the hard-right party Reform U.K. The votes...
May 07, 2026