Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Palestinian militants hand over remains of two more hostages to Red Cross in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - Hospital officials in Gaza say that Israel has handed over the bodies of 30 Palestinians. Friday's handover comes a day after Palestinian militants in Gaza turned over the remains of ...
Oct 30, 2025
Canada helms G7 talks on critical mineral alliance after U.S.-China détente
TORONTO - Canada is heading up talks to establish a G7 critical mineral production alliance in what's widely seen as a bid to check China's reign over a supply chain key to everything from wind turbin...
Oct 30, 2025
Quarterbacks Bo Levi Mitchell, Nathan Rourke finalists for CFL top player honour
TORONTO - Bo Levi Mitchell again looks to join very select company. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback was named the East Division nominee for the CFL's George Reed most outstanding player award Thur...
Oct 30, 2025
Canada's Auger-Aliassime rallies past Altmaier to reach Paris Masters quarterfinals
PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the Paris Masters quarterfinals Thursday with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Germany's Daniel Altmaier. The ninth-seeded Montreal native recovered after dr...
Oct 30, 2025
Ottawa Rapid striker DB Pridham named Northern Super League player of the year
TORONTO - Ottawa Rapid forward Delaney Baie (DB) Pridham, who led the league in scoring in its inaugural season, has been named Northern Super League player of the year. The 28-year-old scored 18 goal...
Oct 30, 2025
Croden fight shifted to December, adding a third Canadian to UFC Fight Night show
Calgary bantamweight Melissa (Scare) Croden is getting more time to prepare for her second UFC outing, with her short-notice Nov. 8 date with Brazil's Luana Santos pushed back to Dec. 13. Croden will ...
Oct 30, 2025
Halloween party planners hustle to add World Series Game 6 to the agenda
TORONTO - When Toronto Blue Jays fans pile into The Cat's Cradle Sports and Spirits to watch Game 6 of the World Series on Friday night, they may get a little more than they bargained for: namely, fak...
Oct 30, 2025
Legault stands firm on doctor payment reform, despite minister's resignation
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault insists he will not back down on controversial changes to how the province's physicians are paid, despite a court challenge by a doctors' union and the resignati...
Oct 30, 2025
From parrots to chemists, the world is captivated by baseball superstar Ohtani
TOKYO (AP) - "Ohtani. Home run. Awesome. Ohtani. Home run." Cocochan Hayakawa, a chatty parrot with nearly 48,000 followers on Instagram, is one of millions of admirers of Shohei Ohtani, the baseball ...
Oct 30, 2025
McGuinty has 'every confidence' fall budget will pass through minority Parliament
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty said Thursday he has "every confidence" the Liberal government will pass its fall budget through the current minority Parliament, despite his colleague's conce...
Oct 30, 2025