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The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press is Canada's trusted news source and leader in providing real-time, bilingual multimedia stories across print, broadcast and digital platforms.
Vancouver Whitecaps ink reigning MLS defender of the year Blackmon to extension
VANCOUVER — Major League Soccer’s reigning defender of the year is sticking with the Vancouver…
Newsweek ranks UHN’s Toronto General the second-best hospital in the world
TORONTO — An annual hospital ranking by Newsweek magazine has deemed Toronto General the second-best…
Sluggish, volatile start to spring could give way to hot, dry ending: Weather Network
TORONTO — Spring is set for a sluggish and volatile start over parts of Canada,…
RJ Barrett keeps Toronto Raptors struggles against NBA’s top teams in perspective
TORONTO — RJ Barrett is keeping the Toronto Raptors’ struggles against the NBA’s top-tier teams…
In the news: Trump’s state of the union, and immigration issues making headlines
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Almost half of Toronto-area immigrant settlement services expect program closures
OTTAWA — Nearly half the immigrant service organizations in the Greater Toronto Area are braced…
Federal officials express ‘disappointment’ after OpenAI meeting over B.C. shooting
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says federal officials expressed “disappointment” to representatives of OpenAI after…
Trump defends tariff regime in State of the Union address after top court blow
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump remained committed to realigning global trade through tariffs in…
Wallace leads Thunder past Raptors 116-107; Gilgeous-Alexander misses hometown game
TORONTO — Cason Wallace led all scorers with 27 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder…
Nashville SC eliminates Atletico Ottawa from Champions Cup with 5-0 win
NASHVILLE — Nashville SC scored twice in the first half and kept Atletico Ottawa out…
Report details B.C. First Nation, Vancouver Police Board collaboration breakdown
VANCOUVER — A man who was handcuffed by police along with his 12-year-old granddaughter after…
B.C. launches $400M fund to directly invest in private projects
VICTORIA — British Columbia has launched a $400 million fund to directly invest in private-sector…
Vancouver councillor retracts Chinese video calling rivals drug users, distributors
VANCOUVER — Several Vancouver municipal councillors say they want a review and “unequivocal censure” of…
Canadian official says Cuban regime ‘quite stable’ as U.S. oil blockade tightens grip
OTTAWA — Cuba’s envoy to Ottawa says the U.S. is trying to overthrow his country’s…
Number of Canadians registered in Mexico rising as airlines resume flights
OTTAWA — The number of Canadians in Mexico who have registered with Ottawa continued to…
Alberta challenge to federal project review law being heard in court, again
CALGARY — Alberta is taking another run at having a court strike down federal project…
Motivation not hard to find for struggling Vancouver Canucks as Olympic break ends
VANCOUVER — Finding motivation on the ice is never hard for Jake DeBrusk. Even as…
Ottawa spending $3.7 billion to boost military housing stock
OTTAWA — The federal government will spend $3.7 billion to build 6,000 more housing units…
Survivors call on Ottawa to pass bill to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization
OTTAWA — Parliament must pass legislation to criminalize non-consensual sterilization, survivors told a press conference…
Carney pledges sanctions, $2 billion for Ukraine four years after full-scale invasion
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney promised another $2 billion in military aid and more…
Quebec father who drowned kids in 2022 wraps testimony at his murder trial
MONTREAL — A Quebec man who has admitted to drowning two of his children in…
8.7 million Canadians watched end of men’s gold-medal hockey game at Olympics
TORONTO — Nearly nine million Canadians watched the end of the men’s gold-medal hockey game…
Defence lawyer suggests complainant in Stronach trial has ‘tendency to lie’
TORONTO — A woman accusing Frank Stronach of raping her in a hotel suite decades…
Brother of Tumbler Ridge shooter is arrested in Alberta in attempted murder case
CALGARY — RCMP say the older brother of Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar has…