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Timber over Tinder: Bridegroom's Oak in a German forest has connected lovers for over a century
EUTIN, Germany (AP) - It's timber over Tinder in a forest in northern Germany where the Bridegroom's Oak has connected lovers for more than a century. Known as "Brutigamseiche" in German, the Bridegro...
Mar 04, 2025
In the news today: Deadline passes for Trump's tariffs with no relent
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Deadline passes for Trump's tariffs with no relent Canadians are waking up to a new and uncertain reality afte...
Mar 04, 2025
Quebec auto board 'fiasco' could be largest scandal since Charbonneau commission
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is grappling with a controversy that could be the biggest political scandal in the province since the Charbonneau commission, which found deep corruption in the constr...
Mar 04, 2025
B.C. budget to buffer province against Trump's 'uncertainty and disorder': minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister is preparing to deliver a budget today that she says will brace the province against four years of "uncertainty and disorder" amid the U.S. presidency of...
Mar 04, 2025
Border officer union cites staffing shortfalls as Trump proceeds with tariff threats
OTTAWA - The federal union that represents Canada's front-line customs and immigration officers says it's worried about staffing levels at the Canada Border Services Agency as the country responds to ...
Mar 04, 2025
Pope resting after acute breathing crises forced him to resume noninvasive ventilation
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis rested early Tuesday after he suffered further setbacks in his fight against double pneumonia: two new acute respiratory crises that required him to resume using noninvasive m...
Mar 04, 2025
Philippine fighter jet goes missing while on a mission against insurgents in a southern province
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine air force fighter jet with two pilots on board has gone missing during a night combat assault in support of ground forces who were battling insurgents in a sout...
Mar 03, 2025
NHL roundup: Capitals slip past Senators 5-4 in a shootout
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tom Wilson fought Brady Tkachuk late in the first period, scored on the power play in the second and assisted on Martin Fehervary's goal in the third to help the Washington Capitals ...
Mar 03, 2025
'We're never going to give up': Rebuilding Sharks rally past Leafs to end ugly slide
TORONTO - Ryan Warsofsky could sense a deflated locker room. The San Jose Sharks rookie head coach had a simple message for his young, scuffling team through two periods. The last-place visitors - rid...
Mar 03, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Deadline for Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico passes with no relent
WASHINGTON - The deadline set by U.S President Donald Trump to impose economy-wide tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico has passed. The president's executive order said 25 per cent across-the-boa...
Mar 03, 2025