Category Archives: The Canadian Press

A newly elected mayor in Germany is found with serious stabbing wounds
BERLIN (AP) - The newly elected mayor of a town in western Germany was found with serious stabbing wounds on Tuesday, and Chancellor Friedrich Merz said she was the victim of "an abhorrent act." Iris ...
Oct 07, 2025

Vancouver Canucks focused on bouncing back after troubled season
VANCOUVER - Adversity blanketed the Vancouver Canucks like a storm cloud last season. A constant parade of injuries, high-profile personnel issues and underperforming stars dogged the team from traini...
Oct 07, 2025

After coming oh so close, Calgary Flames seek step forward into NHL playoffs
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames need to pick up where they left off, and do more, to return to the NHL playoffs. Calgary (41-27-14) capped last season with a 15-6-6 run after February's 4 Nations Face-Of...
Oct 07, 2025

Oilers addressed big issue with McDavid extension, but questions around team remain
EDMONTON - The Oilers addressed their biggest concern heading into the 2025-26 season by signing superstar captain Connor McDavid to a short-term extension. But for a team that reached the Stanley Cup...
Oct 07, 2025

Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon on first foreign trip, says he'll bring message of peace
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) - Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday his first foreign trip, to Turkey and Lebanon next month, would provide a historic opportunity to promote Christian unity while bringing a messa...
Oct 07, 2025

Three scientists at US universities win Nobel Prize in physics for advancing quantum technology
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling that enabled the ultra-sensitive measureme...
Oct 07, 2025

These autistic Canadians say U.S. rhetoric has been unhelpful, focus should be on early diagnoses
TORONTO - By the time Moira Robertson got an official autism diagnosis at 23 years old, she had missed out on a lot of the government-funded support she desperately needed. Her childhood and adolescen...
Oct 07, 2025

Priscilla nears major hurricane status as new tropical storm forms in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Priscilla neared Category 3 status on Tuesday in the Pacific as a new tropical storm formed in the Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Just off the west coast of ...
Oct 07, 2025

In the news today: Carney to meet with Trump in Washington
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Tariff relief tempered as Carney set to have second Oval Office meeting with Trump Prime Minister Mark Carney ...
Oct 07, 2025

Smith says she's open to adjusting Alberta's industrial carbon price
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's open to adjusting aspects of Alberta's industrial carbon pricing program, including the province's industrial carbon price. The province announced la...
Oct 07, 2025