Category Archives: The Canadian Press

AL East race between Yankees and Blue Jays comes down to final weekend of season
NEW YORK (AP) - All even atop the AL East with three games to go. That means the division title will be determined this weekend by how the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees handle a pair of also-...
Sep 26, 2025

Concordia University celebrates 'landmark' fundraising year amid financial challenges
MONTREAL - The president of Montreal's Concordia University says the success of the school's most ambitious funding campaign ever is a heartening "statement of faith" that comes at a difficult time fo...
Sep 26, 2025

PWHL foundational player Erica Howe sees hockey parallels with her cancer journey
Erica Howe paid it forward in hockey. She wants to do the same in her cancer journey. The goaltender who has represented Canada internationally was among the foot soldiers in the movement for a viable...
Sep 26, 2025

Rugby community hopes Canada's World Cup run inspires future players
VANCOUVER - Tears rolled down Charity Williams' cheeks as she watched Canada's women's rugby team secure its spot in the World Cup final. After winning Olympic silver with Canada's rugby 7s squad in P...
Sep 26, 2025

Tropical weather in the Atlantic is slamming the Caribbean and may strike Southeast US next
MIAMI (AP) - Dangerous tropical weather brewed Friday in the Atlantic Ocean with Humberto intensifying into a powerful Category 4 hurricane and a system forecasters dubbed "Potential Tropical Cyclone ...
Sep 26, 2025

In the news today: Postal workers on strike, Carney in U.K., Chinese EV tariff review
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Unionized postal workers on strike nationwide Unionized postal workers are on a nationwide strike this morning...
Sep 26, 2025

Striking Canada Post union urges Ottawa to walk back sweeping mandate changes
OTTAWA - The union representing Canada Post workers is urging Ottawa to walk back sweeping changes to the postal service's mandate as mail carriers take to picket lines across the country. The federal...
Sep 26, 2025

Ottawa says Chinese EV tariff review is 'informal,' with no specific deadline
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is reviewing its decision to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese EVs - but it can't or won't say when the review began, or when it will end. The tariffs took...
Sep 26, 2025

Carney looks to strengthen trade, security ties in U.K. visit
LONDON - Prime Minister Mark Carney is urging "like-minded" countries to work together in the face of the economic and geopolitical "rupture" driven by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff agenda. Car...
Sep 26, 2025

Crew unravels humpback whale from rope and fishing gear off B.C.'s coast
Fader the humpback has been coming back to British Columbia's waters for the last two decades, but this time the whale was spotted with something extra - more than 130 metres of rope and fishing gear....
Sep 26, 2025