Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Yesavage strikes out 9 in impressive debut, Blue Jays beat Rays 2-1 in 11 innings, open 5-game lead
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Trey Yesavage struck out nine to set a Toronto record for a major league debut, and George Springer hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning as the Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay R...
Sep 15, 2025

No injuries reported after plane crash near sports pitch at Toronto high school
TORONTO - Emergency officials in Toronto say no one was injured when a small plane crashed near a school in the city's East York area on Monday night. Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop posted a photo of t...
Sep 15, 2025

Yesavage strikes out 9 in debut, Blue Jays beat Rays 2-1 in 11 innings
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Trey Yesavage struck out nine to set a Toronto record for a major league debut, and George Springer hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning as the Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay R...
Sep 15, 2025

B.C., federal governments support huge LNG facility, opposed by some First Nations
VICTORIA - The British Columbia and federal governments have announced their support for a massive LNG export facility floating in waters off the province's northwest, despite opposition from some Fir...
Sep 15, 2025

US designates Colombia as failing to cooperate in the drug war for first time in nearly 30 years
MIAMI (AP) - The Trump administration on Monday added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in almost 30 years, a stinging rebuke to a traditional U.S. ...
Sep 15, 2025

Jays shortstop Bo Bichette seeks second opinion on injured knee, might return at DH
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette sought a second opinion Monday on his injured knee and could initially return to the lineup at designated hitter. Sidelined since Sept. 7 wit...
Sep 15, 2025

A timeline of B.C. ostrich farm's battle to prevent cull of 400 birds
Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has spent months fighting a cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that would result in the deaths of nearly 400 birds. Here are some of the key...
Sep 15, 2025

Five takeaways from the first day of the fall sitting of Parliament
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament returned to the House of Commons on Monday -- the first day of what's expected to be a busy fall session. Here is a look at five key moments from what MPs refer to as th...
Sep 15, 2025

Brendan Allen steps in to fight Reinier de Ridder in main event of UFC Vancouver show
VANCOUVER - An injury has forced American Anthony (Fluffy) Hernandez to drop out of his middleweight main event with Reinier (The Dutch Knight) de Ridder at the UFC's Fight Night show next month in Va...
Sep 15, 2025

Lion school bus woes should make Quebec revisit electrification plan, critics say
MONTREAL - The abrupt withdrawal of 1,200 Lion electric school buses from the roads in Quebec is prompting renewed criticism of the provincial government's approach to electrification - and of its dec...
Sep 15, 2025