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Canada’s Dorris defends 50m butterfly title at world para swimming championships
SINGAPORE — Canada’s Danielle Dorris defended her gold medal in the S7 50-metre butterfly Thursday…
Kyle Lowry’s new role: NBA analyst for Prime Video, even while still playing for the 76ers
Kyle Lowry is joining a new team, without leaving his current team. Prime Video announced…
Kyle Lowry’s new role: NBA analyst for Prime Video, even while still playing for the 76ers
Kyle Lowry is joining a new team, without leaving his current team. Prime Video announced…
B.C. fugitive, gangland killer arrested in Qatar: police
SURREY — A gangland killer who escaped from a British Columbia jail in 2022 has…
Multiple suspects charged in dark web drug trafficking network: Ontario RCMP
Seven people have been arrested in what police describe as one of the largest known…
Curling hub network expands to B.C., Saskatchewan, Ontario, another in Alberta
Curling Canada is expanding regional high-performance training hubs to Victoria, Okotoks, Alta., Moose Jaw, Sask.,…
‘Out Standing’ examines sexism in the military, shocking Sandra Perron photo
TORONTO — Intent on capturing the broad scope and deep impact of gender discrimination in…
Ticketmaster to give fans more information after uproar in way Oasis tickets were sold in the UK
LONDON (AP) — A company that came under fire during the sale of tickets for…
Islanders top pick Matthew Schaefer headlines the NHL rookies to watch
Matthew Schaefer being the first NHL No. 1 pick out of the Ontario Hockey League…
In the news today: PBO’s fiscal update, factors fuelling inflation, student job cuts
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Tariffs, government spending, gas prices — what’s driving inflation right now?
OTTAWA — MPs returned to the House of Commons earlier this month to confront an…
Almost 2,000 student employees cut from federal government in the last fiscal year
OTTAWA — The number of students working for the federal government fell almost 20 per…
Canada’s Diallo, Shapovalov, Andreescu lose as tennis season starts Asian swing
TOKYO — Canada’s Gabriel Diallo pushed second-seeded Taylor Fritz to a third-set tiebreak, but ultimately…
Raleigh hits 60th home run, Mariners win AL West title
SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 59th and 60th home runs of…
Judge ties MLB record by hitting 50 homers for 4th time as Yankees regain share of AL East lead
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge put himself in some rare company while lifting the…
Fried Rice combo sparks jokes among Yankees pitcher Max Fried and catcher Ben Rice
NEW YORK (AP) — A Fried Rice combo left Ben Rice hungering to yuk it…
Drone fired by Yemen’s Houthis wounds 22 in southern Israel, in a rare breach of missile defenses
JERUSALEM (AP) — A drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels wounded 22 people in the…
Blue Jays fall to Red Sox as Yankees pull even in divisional race
TORONTO — One of the Blue Jays’ worst skids of the season has come at…
Interim stay of cull order turns despair to joy on B.C. ostrich farm
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The mother and daughter at the centre of a movement…
Shaughnessy Cohen Prize goes to history professor’s book on postwar prime ministers
The Writers’ Trust of Canada says a history professor from the University of Regina has…
Crochet pitches 8 sharp innings, Yoshida and Narváez homer as Red Sox beat slumping Blue Jays 7-1
TORONTO (AP) — Garrett Crochet pitched eight shutout innings, Masataka Yoshida and Carlos Narváez homered,…
Scherzer struggles as Toronto Blue Jays drop 7-1 decision to Boston Red Sox
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays’ grip on first place in the American League East…
Judge reaches 50 homers for 4th time, hits pair as Yanks tie for AL East lead by beating White Sox
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge tied the major league record by reaching 50 home…
India’s new top envoy in Canada starts term as signs emerge of a thaw in relations
OTTAWA — India’s new high commissioner to Canada officially started his job on Wednesday at…