Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Chandler Simpson's hot streak continues as Baz, Rays blank the Blue Jays
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Chandler Simpson had his second straight three-hit game and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 Thursday to split their series. Toronto's magic number to clinch a post...
Sep 18, 2025

'Uncle Osama': Iran-born B.C. RCMP officer not offended by terrorist jokes
A British Columbia RCMP officer who was born in Iran says he wasn't offended when fellow officers made jokes about terrorism and referred to him as "Uncle Osama." Coquitlam RCMP Const. Mersad Mesbah h...
Sep 18, 2025

Montreal Canadiens forward Laine arrives at camp healthy and confident
BROSSARD - Patrik Laine heard Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis say that we "might" see his best version this season. The Finnish winger prefers to drop the qualifier. "We will see the best ve...
Sep 18, 2025

Former Argo Bethel-Thompson leads Alouettes into BMO Field on Friday night
TORONTO - A familiar face stands in the way of Wynton McManis and the Toronto Argonauts moving into a tie for second place in the CFL's East Division standings. Toronto (5-8) hosts Montreal (6-7) in a...
Sep 18, 2025

No tsunami threat to B.C. after 7.8-magnitude quake off Russia
VANCOUVER - Authorities have announced there was no tsunami risk to British Columbia's coast after a brief scare triggered by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, in the same ...
Sep 18, 2025

Alberta professor put on leave as ripple effects of Charlie Kirk's death continue
EDMONTON - The ripple effects of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk's killing continued to be felt across Canada on Thursday as an Alberta university confirmed it was facing threats, and a major TV ...
Sep 18, 2025

US once again vetoes Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire, hostage release
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States once again vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday that had demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages after s...
Sep 18, 2025

Fraser says request for limits on notwithstanding clause not just about Quebec
OTTAWA - The federal government's request to Canada's top court for limits on the notwithstanding clause isn't only about Quebec's secularism law, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said on Thursday. In a m...
Sep 18, 2025

Fact File: Bay of Fundy 'tide-millers' little more than a tall tale
A Facebook post recounting the ahead-of-its-time ingenuity of so-called "tide-millers" in Nova Scotia in the 18th century caught the attention of readers in early September. The post, which included a...
Sep 18, 2025

U.S. ambassador to Canada disappointed by 'anti-American' rhetoric, 'elbows up'
HALIFAX - The U.S. ambassador to Canada took aim at those who use the term "trade war" to describe economic tension between the two countries at an event in Halifax Thursday, saying he was frustrated ...
Sep 18, 2025