Category Archives: The Canadian Press
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
B.C. minister says local group plans to bid for Vancouver Whitecaps
British Columbia Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says the provincial government has been approached by a local group that wants to buy the Vancouver Whitecaps. The potential B.C.-based bid for the Major Lea...
May 06, 2026
Road closures, drones, and new stadium rules for World Cup in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver have unveiled details of preparations that include the closure of a major downtown road artery for more than two months. Taunya Geelhoed, chie...
May 06, 2026
Road closures, drones, and new stadium rules for World Cup in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver have unveiled details of preparations that include the closure of a major downtown road artery for more than two months. Taunya Geelhoed, chie...
May 06, 2026
Vancouver Starbucks murder suspect was still taking schizophrenia meds: prosecutor
VANCOUVER - A prosecutor in the murder trial of a man who stabbed a Vancouver Starbucks patron to death says the evidence doesn't establish that the suspect had stopped taking his schizophrenia medica...
May 06, 2026
Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer to seek additional medical opinions on forearm
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer is not making progress in recovering from right forearm tendinitis and will seek additional medical opinions. A 41-year-old right-hander, the ...
May 06, 2026
Do more for Iran activists and Canada diaspora threatened by regime, groups urge
OTTAWA - Iranian-Canadian groups are calling on Ottawa to do more to protect democracy activists inside Iran and to weed out transnational repression within Canada. "Unfortunately since the January ma...
May 06, 2026
Dembélé scores to send PSG back to the Champions League final by eliminating Bayern Munich
MUNICH (AP) - Ousmane Dembl scored early and Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Bayern Munich with a 1-1 draw to reach the Champions League final again on Wednesday. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia raced clear afte...
May 06, 2026