Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Most Canadians want social media, AI chatbot ban for kids under 16, poll indicates
OTTAWA - More than two-thirds of Canadians support banning access to social media and AI chatbots for children under 16, a new poll indicates. Seventy per cent of respondents to the Leger poll said th...
May 07, 2026
Pierre Poilievre urges conservatives to keep fighting in networking conference speech
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's message to fellow Tories at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference on Thursday was to keep fighting. The annual event in Ottawa is billed as the ...
May 07, 2026
3 Australian women returning from Syria are arrested on suspicion of slavery and terrorism offenses
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Three women who were among 13 Australians returning home from Syria were arrested at airports on Thursday on allegations of slavery and terrorism inside the Islamic State g...
May 07, 2026
British voters cast ballots in local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer's leadership
LONDON (AP) - British voters cast ballots Thursday in local and regional elections that could shake up the country's politics and deliver a heavy blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Starmer...
May 07, 2026
Polls open in UK local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer's leadership
LONDON (AP) - Polls have opened for midterm local and regional elections on Thursday that could deliver a heavy blow to embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Starmer's center-left Labour Part...
May 07, 2026
'Way different': Canadiens fall to Sabres in wide-open Game 1 after tight first round
BUFFALO - Nick Suzuki and his teammates have been used to grinding playoff games with almost zero margin for error this spring. The Canadiens emerged from a razor-thin, seven-game slugfest with the ba...
May 06, 2026
Byram, McLeod score to revive Sabres power play in 4-2 win over Montreal in 2nd round playoff opener
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Bowen Byram and Ryan McLeod scored on consecutive power-play opportunities in reviving Buffalo's anemic special-teams unit, and the Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in G...
May 06, 2026
CF Montreal tops Calgary Blizzard SC 5-0 to advance to Canadian Championship quarters
MONTREAL - CF Montreal booked their ticket to the quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship with a 5-0 rout of Alberta Premier League side Calgary Blizzard SC at Stade Saputo on Wednesday evening. Iv...
May 06, 2026
Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia’s Fulton County, judge rules
ATLANTA (AP) - The federal government can keep the 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County that were seized by the FBI from a warehouse near Atlanta, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District ...
May 06, 2026
Joe Veleno makes NHL playoff debut for Canadiens in Game 1
BUFFALO - Joe Veleno made his NHL playoff debut for the Canadiens on Wednesday night. The Montreal native took the spot of veteran winger Brendan Gallagher in the lineup for Game 1 of the club's secon...
May 06, 2026